The Adaptable Body
Section: Meet the Choreographers
Jason Martin (CA)
22.07 | 17:00 – 19:00
For information and registrations email to: [email protected]
This workshop aims to enhance the adaptability of each individual through the development of acute body awareness. Guided in a continuous exploration, participants connect with every part of their bodies, fostering greater sensitivity, mobility, and spontaneity. By integrating somatic, meditation and dance practices, each gesture gains origin and purpose through the exploration of various movement systems. We learn to consistently challenge ourselves, smoothly transitioning from one state to another, playing with intensity, speed, and texture. In response to these suggestions, we break free from established patterns, enabling the development of new ways of perceiving and generating movement. These principles are then applied and practiced at the end of the workshop by creating a choreographic phrase or learning repertoire from the company.
Jason Martin is a choreographer, dancer, and teacher from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After graduating from L’École de danse contemporaine de Montréal in 2012, he performed with renowned Canadian companies such as Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Daniel Léveillé Danse, Compagnie Virginie Brunelle, Le Carré des Lombes, and the Margie Gillis Dance Foundation. In 2016, he founded ENTITEY/jason martin, creating international dance works that explore the resilience and interdependence of the human condition. His accolades include Best Dancer at the SoloDuo NRW + Friends International Dance Festival, Best Choreographic Work at the Certamen Coreográfico 10 Sentidos, La Gomera Choreography Center Prize at the Masdanza Festival, and third place at ICC Linkage. He has also been invited as a guest choreographer, including by the Ballet of the Opera Wroclaw, Ballet Nacional Dominicano, Ballet Metropolitano de Medellín, Sadna Gaaton Dance Program, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, and Compañía Nacional de Danza de Costa Rica.
For information and registrations email to: [email protected]
22 July
17:00 – 19:00
Jason Martin | The Adaptable Body
