Contemporary dance – Elenita Queiróz
Soft Rebellion
Contemporary dance workshop
Exploring themes of exhaustion, vulnerability, and rebellion, the workshop Soft Rebellion invites participants to engage with the methodology developed by Elenita Queiróz for her dance piece Warning for Contemplation Sections. The approach navigates the tension between oppositional forces—balancing stillness, sustained positions, and minimal movements with raw, energetic motion. Through guided artistic exploration, participants reflect on their personal values, embodied expressions, and individual stances to uncover what they stand for. This journey transforms personal insights into a collective movement, culminating in a shared manifesto. The workshop offers a dynamic space for self-exploration, collaboration, and artistic resistance, encouraging participants to engage with their bodies and beliefs.
Ages: 16+
Level: All
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Elenita Queiróz
Elenita Queiróz is a Brazilian-born choreographer, performer, and cultural thinker whose career in contemporary dance reflects a profound engagement with the complexities of identity, feminist discourse, and the fragility of human existence. Since 2016 based in Switzerland, Queiróz channels her life experiences and interdisciplinary training into works that resonate with universal themes while maintaining a deeply personal edge. Based in Switzerland since 2016, she has collaborated with international artists and institutions worldwide and created her own work over 22 years. Recognized with the 2023 WerkbeitragSt.Gallen and the 2021 TanzPlan Ost Choreography Prize, her latest works include Warning for Contemplation Sections (2022) and The Fabulous Ones (2024). Queiróz holds a Master’s degree in Expanded Theatre from the Hochschule der Künste Bern – CH, a postgraduate degree in Cultural Management from SESC São Paulo, and a Bachelor’s degree in Dance and Pedagogy from UNICAMP – BR.
“I feel small in the face of life’s magnificence. On stage, I’m equal: immense, fragile and insatiable.” (Elenita Queiróz)