Contemporary dance and acrobatics – Alexandros Anastasiadis
Organic Acrobatix
Contemporary dance and acrobatics workshop
This workshop intends to construct a self-coherent structure of practicing dance, while addressing elements in all the stages of its complexity. An equal amount of attention is given to body conditioning, dance technique, acrobatic elements, the use of space and time, the relation between the performers and performativity.
Through all the stages of the work, engagement and awareness are challenged, by compelling the practitioners to constantly seek for connections between new and old information. The process of the class oscillates between two modes. One is to challenge ourselves to broaden the limits of our current potential and the other is to allow for the information to settle, becoming an organic part of our craft.
A coherent group dynamic is constructed throughout the practice, owing to, but also resulting in the work being based on the exchange of information, support, ideas and input. All the while, enjoyment of the process of working with our bodies and with people is continually encouraged.
Ages: Teenagers, adults
Level: Previous experience in dance, movement, and/or other performing arts
Photo credit: George Kondylis, Christos Spanos
Alexandros Anastasiadis
Alexandros is a dance artist raised in Greece. Since graduating from the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in 2017, he has been living in Brussels and working as a performer and dance maker. He is interested in the body as the place where communication happens, where, playfully, we can renew social relations. In his look for dialogue, he is engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations learning and adapting methods and tools from other art forms into the dancing as well as challenging the classical stage format to establish direct contact between performers and audience.
He has been creating within collective structures (La Otra Familia) and has been working with Jazz and Improv musicians, making improvised shows, research sessions and jams, with an artistic community outreach.
Over the last year he created the group Dans Kapot (along with the band Don Kapot), which made a series of community and interactive performances. Their current project is heading towards a full-scale production with the support of Jazzlab and Kaap. His current solo work “the fall in between” has received the support of RADAR Mechelen, the Flemish Community Commission of Brussels and the Iles Artist Project.
As a performer he has participated in five productions of the company Ultima Vez and has also worked for Alexandrer Vantournhout and Julyen Hamilton.
He was invited to direct dance pieces for educational programmes (State Dance school of Thessaloniki, Greece, Fre3 Bodies in Barcelona, Spain) and worked as an artistic coach for dance creations. He teaches dance both through professional workshops in educational platforms and festivals across Europe and also through classes for children and communities i.e. for the Atelier Kids of Ultima Vez and for Platform K.