Intensive Workshop Rhythm of the Soul with Orly Portal

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Following the incredible success of Poetry in Movement in 2023, we are delighted to announce this incredible opportunity to study again with the international choreographer Orly Portal.

This year the offer will be even more intense!
Six hours of study every day, a deep insight into Orly’s repertoire and method, spanning the 8th century to the present From “Rabia” to “Swiria”, two of the choreographer’s greatest masterpieces.
From the profound mysticism of Rabia to the earth and fire energy of the incredible rhythmic piece of Swiria inspired by the Gnawa culture.

When:

4-7 July 2024 from 10.00 to 17.00 (1 hour break icluded)

Where:

Tanz-Zentrale
Erich-Zeigner-Allee 64B
04229 Leipzig

Costs:

Early Bird 400 € ( possible until 01.04.2024)

450 € (deadline 03.06.2024)

LIMITED SPOTS!!!

Info and registration:
lopilatoevelina@gmail.com

About Rabia:

Inspired by Rabia al-Adawiya, a Sufi mystic from the 8th century, this work presents the choreography of a Sufi ceremony of love and unity to the sound of Persian music devoted to the poems of 13th-century poet Jalal al-Din Rumi.

About Swiria:

A magical journey between the old port city of Essaouira and the new world.

Dancers, the women circle, portray a unique interlocking of both tenderness and strength where each muscle is ever-present, masterfully producing melodic phrases, which naturally correlate with the music of Gnawa spiritual rituals as well as the beat of Gil Scott-Heron’s spoken-word poetry.

More about Orly Portal Works:

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About Orly Portal

Dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, voice and movement therapist, a folklore explorer and the developer of a distinct dance language based on the creation of movement from deep release incorporating elements of nord african dances, modern contemporary dance, contact improvisation and Feldenkrais.

Developer of the Portal method of physical and self awareness practices exploring the wisdom of tuning into the body and honing movement quality, focused on the delicate movement of the pelvis and its interaction with the body as a whole.

For over 25 years, Orly Portal has performed on many stages and festivals in Israel and around the world and has collaborated with leading artists from various fields, including Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Timna Brauer and Eli Meiri, Shai Dayan, Mark Eliyahu, Albert Amar, Yair Dalal, Eyal Sela, and Bustan Abraham among others. In 2009, she founded the Orly Portal Dance Company for which she created original choreographies introducing ancient dance through contemporary expression while applying insights from her extensive research. „Laylat Hob“, „Gnawiya“, „Between the Open and the Hidden“, „Between the Worlds“- a co-production with the Ashkelon Mediterranean Andalusian Orchestra, „Rabia“, „Swiria“, and Portal’s recent choreography of „The Rite of Spring of Farid El-Atrache“ have received rave reviews, marking Orly Portal’s multidisciplinary innovative dance creation as one-of-a-kind, mesmerizing and inspiring.

More about the choreographer:

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Photo credit : Noam Amir und Alex Pt