Effortless Flow
17 November – 18:00-22:00
Info
This class will revolve around floorwork and the core principle of executing movements with ease. Its primary aim is to explore and refine the skill of weight shifting, enabling dancers to effortlessly transition between various movements while grasping the impact weight distribution has on movement quality and aesthetics. Through improvisation and targeted exercises, participants will delve into the utilization of body weight and momentum to generate power and propel themselves through space. The focus will be on mastering the efficient use of weight, minimizing effort while maximizing the profound impact of each movement.
Biography
Jean-Baptiste Baele is a freelance Belgian choreographer based in Kristiansand, Norway. Originally from Madagascar, he grew up in Belgium where he started to dance when he was 19 years old. Under the mentorship of Valérie Matthieu and Talina Jager, Jean-Baptiste evolved as a dancer in Belgium for three years before moving to London to study a bachelor degree at Trinity Laban conservatory of Music and Dance. After graduating in 2015 with the Marion North Award Of Outstanding Performance Achievement, Jean-Baptiste presented his piece Rhetorical is the good word, a duet with young Belgian artist Malik Zaryaty, in the Bonnie Bird Theater., He has performed for several choreographers such as Mia Habib (How to Die Inopiné, Norway), Daniel Mariblanca (Normal, Norway), Fred Gehrig (Synchronicity, UK), Freya Pauwels (Morning, BEL), Niki Van Callandt (Spectrum, NDL), Raynold Battesti (Nuits Nocturnes by Cie des sources, BEL), and Yves Ruth (U.F.O. by W.A.N.P., BEL) among others. In 2018, Jean-Baptiste Baele choreographed his first piece A Tome just ended for the Perpetuum Mobile Festival, and met Julie Amal, with whom he founded Baejjahn Dance company, based in Brussels. He was co-director and choreographer of the company until 2021. When it comes to choreographing, Jean-Baptiste focuses on investigating the complexity of social behaviours, the historical background of a body and its memories, and physicalities that evolve through space.
Registration
Free participation by registration.
To register, please fill in the form available HERE until 1 November. Selected participants will be notified by 7 November at the latest.
