ProLab Master Class vol.1 “Dance Method of Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin
Schedule] 8/10 (Mon.) – 8/14 (Fri.) 11:00 – 12:15
Place】Dance Base Yokohama
Training class for professional dancers based in Japan. In “Master Class” vol. 1, under the theme of “Approach to Improvisation,” guest instructor Kana Otte will teach the “dance method of Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin. The purpose of this workshop is to reexamine the originality of one’s own movement and imagination based on the experience each has cultivated, and to find interest in the improvisational body without narrowing one’s vision by sharing it with others.
Fee] Single ticket ¥2,000
How to apply
Please register through Peatix (https://daby-masterclass1.peatix.com/).
*Applications are now being accepted. Some dates have already reached capacity.
*Pre-registration as a DaBY member is required to apply.
*Gaga class observation is prohibited by regulation. Please understand this beforehand.
Profile of the lecturer
Kana Ote Kana Ote
Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin’s dance method.
From 1996 to 1999, she studied ballet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon (France), where she received her diploma. 2001, she joined Ballet de Jeunesse International Rosella Hightower (France). After leaving Ballet de Jeunesse, she joined contemporary dance companies such as Ballet Bern (Switzerland) and Carte Blanche (Norway). In 2010, she received an overseas training grant from the Pola Art Foundation to study at the Bat Sheva Dance Company in Israel, and in 2011, she became the first Japanese to participate in the Gaga Instructor Training Program, where she received instructor certification. She was the first Japanese to participate in the Gaga Instructor Training Program in 2011, and received her instructor certification. During her stay in Israel, she became interested in the body while learning Gaga, and studied the Ilan Lev Method, which originated in Israel, and obtained certification as an instructor. 2012, she moved her base of activities to Japan, where she works as a freelance dancer and is actively promoting Gaga in Japan as an instructor.
Outline of “Master Class
August 10 (Monday) to 14 (Friday), each day the following 3 classes will be held
(1) 11:00-12:15 Kana Ote “Dance Method of Gaga/dancer Ohad Naharin
(2) 13:00-14:30 Kenta Komori “Basic Ballet for Contemporary Dancers and Application of Ballet Mechanics”
3) 16:30-18:30 Yoko Ando “Forsythe Technique and its Variety
Studio open from 14:30 to 16:30 (for students only)
Fees
2,000 yen / major class [Gaga/dancerオハッド・ナハリンのダンスメソッド](75 min.)
1,200 Yen / Small Dancers Class [Basic ballet for contemporary dancers and application of ballet mechanics] (90 min.)
3) ¥3,000 / Ando Class [Forsythe Technique and its Variety] (120 min.)
(1) through (3) / ¥5,000 (regular fee ¥6,200)