A 4-day laboratory dedicated to improvisation as an art of performance — exploring how composition, communication, and performance unfold simultaneously, and how presence, attention, and relationship become the material of performance.
Designed for professional dancers, the laboratory invites participants to deepen improvisation as an independent artistic practice while expanding their movement language, compositional awareness, and performance skills.
Working through solo and collective practices, we will explore how choreography can emerge in the present moment through listening, attention, and decision-making. Throughout the week, our shared research will unfold around the theme of Belonging — exploring the relationship between self, group, and environment. The laboratory will gradually develop into a collective creative process, culminating in a public improvisation performance: not a predetermined outcome, but a natural extension of the artistic research developed together.
General Schedule
Between sessions there is time to rest, walk in the forest, swim in the natural pool, read, or reflect. Evenings are shared around the campfire with fresh, nourishing meals.
Limited places — open to professional dancers and experienced movers interested in improvisation as a performance practice.
Choreographer, dancer, designer, and teacher — founder of Or Marin Dance Theater Company (est. 2005) and RE-SEARCH, a three-year professional programme for creative dancers running since 2015 in Israel. Her work is known for its visual aesthetics and use of vocal and textual material within contemporary dance and performance, shown at festivals and venues across Israel and abroad. Or recently moved her residence to Portugal, where she is establishing this dance center for workshops and an artist residency programme.
Teacher, dancer, researcher, and director (an architect until 2010), exploring the intersection of art, physical practice, and personal-social awareness for over two decades. Noam specializes in Contact Improvisation and group improvisation, drawing on Aikido, the Ilan Lev Method, Body-Mind Centering, and Gaga. He was CEO of the Contact Improvisation Association in Israel for 16 years, co-directs Studio Tena, and holds a Master's degree focused on group improvisation as a performance art and practice of belonging.
Includes the full laboratory programme, all meals, and a camping spot for your own tent.
Includes the full programme, all meals, and a private caravan. Single/double, limited, first-come first-served.
Programme + meals included. Hotel arranged & paid separately at Duecitânia Design Hotel, ~20 min walk.