Dance Improvisation for people with and without disabilities – Anna Vekiari

The importance of personal development and coexistence within a diverse group
Dance Improvisation workshop for people with and without disabilities

Movement is the mirror of personality. It influences and creates changes in the psyche. It is the result of heredity, nurture, and social influences. According to Laban, “Behind our every movement is an intention. “When I am able to recognize it, then its expression becomes conscious and empowers the individual and his presence. Our meetings are aimed at getting in touch with the subjective preference for movement, self-awareness and recognition of the innate qualities and dynamics of the body. We will also explore the movement elements that “were not developed as much as others”. We will create a personal movement map. Key components of the research we will do are Intention, Weight, Flow and Time. The workshop draws from Laban and DanceAbility methods. It aims at awareness and insider contact with subjective movement preferences, co-educating through the inclusive nature of the. It focuses on the uniqueness of each body and expands personal and social skills. We will attempt a simultaneous exploration of “inside-self”, with “outside- group”. We focus on connection and work with solos, duets, small and large group.
The workshop is for people with and without disabilities, with previous experience in movement

OPEN PRESENTATION
We invite you to the open presentation of the workshop “The importance of personal development and coexistence within a diverse group” by Anna Vekiari on Wednesday 17/07 at 4th Elementary School (Nik. Mandilara 22, Ermoupoli) at 18:30.
(Free entrance)

Ages: 15+
Levels: The workshop is for people with and without disabilities, with previous experience in movement

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Anna Vekiari

Anna Vekiari was born and grew up in Athens. She is the founder and the artistic director of the professional inclusive dance company Exis and the co-founder of ISON Dance Theater – the first training facility for performing arts for disabled and non-disabled performers in Athens. She graduated from the Professional Dance Academy “Anna Petrova” in 2010. She is a dance therapist from the Greek Dance Therapy Union and a Polestar Pilates Instructor. She is a certified DanceAbility teacher, a method of contemporary dance and improvisation for inclusive dance groups created by Alito Alessi. Since 2012 she teaches classical, contemporary and improvisation dance to children and adults with or without disabilities, in an inclusive concept. She has collaborated with many Associations for disabled people like MDA for Neuro-Muscular conditions, PEGKAP for learning disabilities and the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in Greece, KEA-AMEA – Vocational Rehabilitation Center for People with Disabilities, many schools for disabled children and several inclusive organisations and dance festivals in Greece and abroad. In 2021 she was the artistic director of the Erasmus plus project “CONTACT”. Contact project focuses on contact and inclusion through dance and music. She collaborates with inclusive As a dance therapist she has collaborated with EPAPSY – Association for Regional Development and Mental Health and currently collaborates with IASIS ΝGO DAY CENTER for Mental Health.