Libby Farr
Ballet for Contemorary Dancers

easier, more joyful, and more human The class continually re-evaluates classical technique focusing on strenghtening the dancers’ awareness of their own alignment. Libby Farr’s study of the body technique Gyrokinesis has led her to a warm-up that invites the students to be aware of their bodies more deeply, as it takes particular care of the spine and the breathing. Since people unfortunately often react to ballet as if they wore wrong size clothes, it is essential for Libby to make ballet easier, more joyful, and more human. The centre challenges the participants to use the placement and release discovered at the barre as a source of strength and individual dynamics. Breathing will be often talked about, as will working against the tendency to overpower movement. How much energy is really needed for a certain movement?