Laban International 2026 Workshop and Performance

Friday, July 31st Held at Modern Museum Mezzanine - Baía Room

14H – 15H30

Presenter: Bala Sarasvati

Assisting workshop and performance: Emery Martin and Regan Sadowski

 

Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish translations coming soon 

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Movement Workshop ~a 10 minute performance will follow~

LMA/BF Movement Exploration Exploring Intension, Functionality and Relationships Supporting Contemporary Movement Forms 

 

Embodiment becomes wisdom! This workshop is intended for movers/teachers/creators who enjoy exploring subtle LMA/BF concepts and approaches and developing these into more complex movement forms. The movement session will begin with some familiar Bartenieff/LMA based movement approaches explored through floor work, level changes, partnering sequences that lead into moving through space in three-dimensional movement activities such as looping, threading, rotating and spiraling. Methods and practice of fundamental movement patterns to deepen dynamic body alignment will also be accompanied by more subtle details such as breath patterns, visual cues, digital tracing, global rotation etc. to emphasize mobility and promote fuller body integration. Additionally, referencing Effort and Space Harmony elements, we will consider certain interrelationships to explore movement processes that involve engage/release, riding on the wave of momentum, free-falling and regenerating internal lines of energy. The incorporation of anatomical, sensory, kinetic awareness and imagery are at the essential core of this experience and intended to further access and deepen inner body connections; and awaken movement sensations to create motion, momentum and expression. Finishing the session, we will learn dance excerpts and revisit and renew how embodied awareness through LMA/BF theories nurture cultivates artistry and the creative process. We will reflect personal and observed moments of authentic and fully realized expressivity. We will share how we see the correlation of these dynamic aspects are now considered central to the more sophisticated movement styles that prevails the contemporary dance genre at large. 

 

The Workshop will be organized as follows:

1. Bartenieff Fundamentals and Fundamental Patterns

2. Excerpt phrases from the the performance 

3. Performance and follow-up observation feedback from participants and viewers

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~a 10 minute performance will follow~

 

Performance Notes

 

Excerpts from One Step at a Time -"Jumping Timelines"

Um passo de cada vez - "Pulando Linhas do Tempo" (trechos) 

 

Part I Vindication ~ Parte I Reivindicação 

    Bartenieff Fundamental focus ~ Foco fundamental de Bartenieff 

 

Part II Reimposition ~ Parte II Reimposição 

    Effort/Shape focus ~ Foco em Esforço/Forma

 

Part III Reclamation ~ Parte III Recuperação

    Space Harmony/Weight qualities ~ Harmonia Espacial/Qualidades de peso

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Credits

Director/Choreographer ~ Diretor/Coreógrafo

Bala Sarasvati

 

Performers ~ Intérpretes

Emery Martin and Regan Sadowski

 

Music (mixed and overlay) ~ Música (mixada e sobreposta)

Function, Dub Sutra, Chris Benstead, Rival Consoles,

Biosphere & Higher Intelligence Agency and Florence+the Machine

 

Film excerpts from the larger project "One Step at a Time" 

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