The 605 Collective (Classes Nov 23 & 25)
The 605 Collective, co-directed by Lisa Gelley, Shay Kuebler and Josh Martin is an interdisciplinary group of Vancouver-based dance artists committed to the creation and performance of new work inspired by both urban and contemporary dance. The freedom found in this cohesion, along with the merging of their distinct movement and perspectives, has awakened an exciting, fresh, and unpredictable aesthetic to capture new audiences. 605 has emerged with a clear direction and strong vision to offer a highly athletic art form, with extreme physicality derived from the human experience. Their work continues to test and challenge the full capacity of the dancers while acknowledging their unique qualities as both performers and as personalities. In various combinations, this cooperative team is exploring new paths and creative methods to build performance experiences that are powerful, visually stirring, and ultimately engaging. With the group’s extreme versatility, the artists experiment and create by using one another as the canvas for their ideas and visions. Through a constant collaboration, pulling from their diverse movement vocabularies, the collective members continue pushing past their individual limitations towards new possibilities. As part of a new generation of creators, The 605 Collective aims to become a company known for its movement innovation and physically demanding works, valuing collaboration as an essential tool for new directions in dance.
The 605 Collective - Class Description
Warm up will include stretch, upper body strengthening, awakening the feet, arms, spine, and rib cage. Through a series of exercises in the centre and across the floor, we will acknowledge the weight of the body, both resting and moving through space, and find the natural or instinctual pathways and momentum that this weight creates. This class will include examples of 605's movement vocabulary, combining techniques and styles found in both contemporary and hip-hop dance. Participants will be exploring the body's relationship with the floor, finding efficiency into and out of the floor, articulations and isolations of body parts at various levels, and discovering effective and safe ways to carry out large, athletic movements while maintaining raw and powerful execution. Bring your kneepads and enthusiasm.
WORKING CLASS NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
M Nov 1, W Nov 3 Susan Elliott
M Nov 8, W Nov 10 Deanna Peters
F Nov 12 Justine Chambers
M Nov 15, W Nov 17, F Nov 19 Helen Walkley
M Nov 22, W Nov 24, F Nov 26 The 605 Collective
WORKING CLASS NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
M Nov 1, W Nov 3 Susan Elliott
M Nov 8, W Nov 10 Deanna Peters
F Nov 12 Justine Chambers
M Nov 15, W Nov 17, F Nov 19 Helen Walkley
M Nov 22, W Nov 24, F Nov 26 The 605 Collective
9:30-11:00am @ The Dance Centre (677 Davie St, @ Granville)
$12 drop in, $100 for 10 class card
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