Modern Expressive Dance
technique as a pathway for free imagination

Movement is used for researching the body's anatomical potential to make us understand its form better and thus learn to discover and express mental and emotional dimensions: dance for a sensitive and intelligent body. This class is based on the dance technique of Lester Horton. Respecting the human anatomy, it helps to correct physical weak points and to prepare a dancer for any type of dance. Special attention will be given to the dancers’ capacity to develop a convincing performing character with emotional skills. Technique used as a pathway for the creative process and a free imagination. Ismael Ivo, artistic co-director of ImPulsTanz workshops and well-known expressive dancer and choreographer, has been living in Germany for many years.


Ismael Ivo
Ismael Ivo, born 1955 in Sao Paulo/Brazil, is given the Trofeu Pirandello Sao Paulo, the prize for the best solo dancer already 1983. 1983/84 a scholarship for Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York follows before he moves to Berlin where he has been living since. Besides his numerous solo pieces, a.o. PHOENIX (1985), UNDER THE SKIN (1986), DELIRIUM OF A CHILDHOOD (1989), DIE KREISRUNDEN RUINEN (1991) and APOCALYPSE (1992) he gets internationally wellknown through the choreographies FRANCIS BACON (1993) and OTHELLO (1996), both productions directed by the German dance theater choreographer Johann Kresnik. A close cooperation with Johann Kresnik and the Japanese choreographer Ushio Amagatsu, director of the "Sankai Juku"-Ensemble which is worldwide recognition, have been accompanying his artistic life.
Those different experiences are melting with his afro-brazilian roots. From 1996 to 2000 Ismael Ivo is heading the dance theater company at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar choreographing eleven pieces.
Especially in the 90ies he cooperates with theater directors, oa George Tabori, for several groupworks. 1999 he started his artistic collaboration with Marcia Haydée. The duets TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (1999) and M.- WIE CALLAS (2002) are created as well as choreographies for Ankara, Rio de Janeiro and Vienna. Just now the production DIE ZOFEN created with Koffi Koko and Yoshi Oida 2001 received the Time Out Live Award of London.
From the beginning in 1984 until today Ismael Ivo has been the artistic director of ImPulsTanz Workshops.

Ismael Ivo will also perform, together with Takashi Kako at ImPulsTanz 2006 with “Apocalypse” on August 9 and 11 at the Volkstheater.