Join Hungarian contemporary dancer and aerialist Dorottya Podmaniczky (Firebirds Company, One Thousand Faces collective) for a weekend of technique and creative exploration on aerial hoop.

Saturday, 3.10

15:00–18:00 — Lyra Flow

During the sessions we create a nurturing space where I share my experience in technique and creative work.

The focus is on using technique as the foundation of the sequence. From mastering transitions and rolls to exploring dynamics and falls, we learn to effortlessly flow from the floor to the air, from one position to the other with grace, precision and maintaining a constant flow in the body and mind.

Main topics:

• transitions, weight distributions, rolls, dynamics
• sequence building, composition

18:30–20:00 — Mini Hoop (short-format session)

Sunday, 4.10

10:00–13:00 — Creative Aerials

A workshop for experienced beginner, intermediate and advanced aerialists of any aerial apparatus. A safe environment where I share my knowledge and experiences of creative work in the air and contemporary dance, and also inspired by martial arts and yoga.

The primary focus of the class is to unleash our creativity and express ourselves boldly in the air in the safest possible way. The goal is to acquire a constantly maintained use of flow in the body and mind that enables us to travel through different movement qualities from the floor all the way gradually to the air within one trip. In this sensitive process, we create personal and unique characters using our skills. Through guided improvisational exercises, we discover our own possibilities and those provided by the aerial apparatus.

Main topics:

• movement qualities
• connection between the ground and air
• time, space, dynamics

Dorottya has taught and performed across Europe, including at the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest, Les Rencontres de Danse Aérienne Saint-Nazaire, and with One Thousand Faces' touring show "Terra."