WORKSHOP with PAOLO CINGOLANI
Sa., 19. Sept.
|Tanzraum Wartek
Environment and Atmosphere – instant composition techniques - Dance is an open, relational and dynamic human activity.
Zeit & Ort
19. Sept. 2026, 13:00 – 16:30
Tanzraum Wartek, Burgweg 15, 4058 Basel, Schweiz
Über die Veranstaltung
Environment and Atmosphere
– instant composition techniques -
Dance is an open, relational and dynamic human activity. During the workshop, we will begin by studying the relationship between the environment external and internal to the body (organism-world). We will then move on to exploring the relationships between the body and the Earth’s mass (weight and support), eventually including the relationships between the joints and directions in space (the creation of choreography in the flow of the present).
Afterwards, we will explore the relationship between ourselves and our dancing, between our choreographies and the presence of an observer, to arrive at the dancer-audience relationship in performance.Creating and receiving movement, and leaving your own choreographic mark on the atmosphere within a space are just some of the themes explored during the composition sessions.
The class is open to anyone wishing to study improvisation as a performing art.
PARTICIPATION COST CHF 65.- reduced (artists/students/Kultur Legi etc.)
CHF 85.- standard
CHF 105.- supporter
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+41 79 595 84 13
Paolo Cingolani
Originally from Italy, Paolo is a dancer specialising in instant composition and improvised dance. His training is based on over 25 years of study and practice with internationally renowned teachers such as Julyen Hamilton, Steve Paxton, Lisa Nelson, Nancy Stark Smith, Kirstie Simson, David Zambrano, Ruth Zapora and Daniel Lepkoff. Since 2012, he has been a member of Allen’s Line, Julyen Hamilton’s company. Allen’s Line has performed extensively in Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Norway and the Czech Republic.
Paolo is also dedicated to the study of Taiji Quan, having followed the traditional method of the Chinese Master Dao Gong-Wu of Rome for over 30 years. As a dancer and choreographer, he has performed extensively across various European countries from 2003 to 2026. As a teacher, he has developed a personal technique resulting from the combination of TaiJi with the principles of contemporary dance. Since 2010, he has been teaching at schools, universities and dance festivals in Italy and across Europe.
A workshop organized by Susanna Grob in collaboration with Ootherside Collective.
