CREATIVE ACROBATICS WORKSHOP

This course has been cancelled
Friday, September 8
6:15-7:45pm

1.5 hours

All levels

In this workshop, Ivan will guide participants in exploring and deepening their personal acrobatic vocabulary. Each individual body is unique; each person can express themselves with their distinct physical language.

The workshop is developed around 4 Principal Points: BASICS – RESEARCH – CHOREOGRAPHY – PRESENCE

Ivan has developed specific exercises and modes of working that focus on each point. The goal of this workshop is that each individual, according to their abilities and potential, can develop an atypical acrobatic vocabulary. In the workshop we use specific modes of research, creation, and perspective that participants may apply to their own practice; whether it is acrobatics, another circus discipline, or other forms of performance.

We will work from the principle that each individual has their own unique qualities and capabilities. We don’t teach acrobatic figures, we guide participants through a process to create their own acrobatic vocabulary.

This workshop is aimed at diverse populations ranging from amateurs to professional entertainers/instructors in fields such as Circus, Dance, Theatre, Comedy, Stunt, Martial Arts, etc.

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Ivan Dotsenko has been performing since the age of ten, hailing from a multi-generation circus family, Ivan’s talents have graced stages in over ten countries and three continents. Studying circus in the Ukraine as a young child, Ivan has since performed various circus disciplines like the Russian Bar, Jump Ropes, Hoop Juggling, tumbling and of course the Duo Trapeze. Working alongside circus icons and collaborating with companies like the Moscow State Circus, Disney World , Cirque Productions and most recently Cavalia, Ivan has acquired an extensive performance repertoire. He recently appeared in the Broadway production of Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy and toured North America with his act Tempo Trapeze. Circus skills aside, Ivan is a trained digital videographer and a talented guitarist.