EARLY BIRD – FULL WEEK KDV BOOTCAMP | Monday 22.09 to Friday 26.09

AMANDA DONATO

Snatch Point

Donato teaches a dynamic and conceptual Contemporary dance class, emphasizing fluid spatial transitions, musicality, and artistic agency. Through initial improvisational exercises, dancers deeply embody and enrich the execution of her structured repertoire. Her classes cultivate dynamic movement and refine performance quality, inspiring the exploration of full expressive range

TUESDAY 23.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
13:15 - 15:00 SNATCH POINT

THURSDAY 25.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
16:00-17:45 SNATCH POINT

ANTONY FRANZ

Cuntified Motions

Cuntified Motions is a practice that combines a series of guided exercises designed to help you explore and embody your own individual sensual movement language. Through playful exploration, you will discover new ways of expressing yourself physically, cultivating confidence and joy in the art of seduction through movement.

This workshop places a strong emphasis on self-acceptance and body appreciation. By celebrating the body’s natural rhythms and expressions, participants are invited to reconnect with themselves, build trust in their physical presence, and enjoy the liberating experience of moving with pleasure and authenticity

MONDAY 22.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
18:00-19:45 CUNTIFIED MOTIONS

SARA LU

The Embodied Poem

In The Embodied Poem, movement becomes a living language—a way to translate inner experiences into poetic form. Rooted in Butoh methodology and embodied exploration, this two hour class invites you to delve into the body’s hidden landscapes—its rhythms, sensations, and untold stories.

THURSDAY 25.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
18:00-20:00 EMBODIED POEM

KIANÍ DEL VALLE

KDV PERFORMANCE GROUP repertory class

The first-ever KDV PERFORMANCE GROUP repertory class marks the celebration of six years of the troupe’s norm bending trajectory. The session opens with a grounding warm-up designed to prepare both body and mind, before moving into learning choreographic sequences  from distinctive works including Las Casas Invisibles, Hermanas Brujas, Tierra Quemada, El Túnel, and Cortex. Participants will not only embody movement material from these pieces but will also gain direct insight into the methods and techniques employed by Del Valle in the processes of creation, conceptualization, and world-building

TUESDAY 23.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
16:00-18:00 KDV REPERTORY CLASS- LAS CASAS INVISIBLES + HERMANAS BRUJAS

RUBEN NSUE

Groove Decomposition

Groove Decomposition is a methodology that explores how to dismantle learned movement patterns to find your own bodily vocabulary. Through body dramaturgy, we investigate the echoes of memories and rhythms that each body holds.

The process works in three phases: dismantling the imposed, deep listening to authentic impulse, and building new ways of moving. Participants explore what stories their body tells and how to create from that personal truth.

Open to artists, movement researchers, and anyone curious to reconnect with their authentic corporeal expression. No prior training needed.

MONDAY 22.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
13:15 - 15:00 GROOVE DECOMPOSITION

THURSDAY 25.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
13:15 - 15:00 GROOVE DECOMPOSITION

STEVEN FAST

Gyrokinesis ®

The Gyrokinesis ® Method is a movement method that addresses the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences. It is an original and unique method that coordinates movement, breath and mental focus to harmonize body, mind and spirit.

MONDAY 22.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
16:00 to 17:45 Gyrokinesis ®

SHANNON LEYPOLDT

Massage and Recovery

These sessions will explore massage as a self care practice working towards maintaining a healthy, sustainable physical practice, while deepening our understanding of the body. Massage can be integrated as a way to exit one's dance practice and return to yourself, while processing and integrating the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of our day. Shannon is a sports massage therapist and will guide us through both self-massage and partner massage techniques.

WEDNESDAY 24.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
18:15 -19:45 MASSAGE AND RECOVERY

ADAM RUSSELL-JONES

Break the Barre

A mindful ballet class focussed on intention of movement and the relearning of how we can approach classical ballet technique. Less about turning out and more about turning up.

WEDNESDAY 24.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
13:15 - 15:00 BREAK THE BARRE

ALVIN COLLANTES

Ecological Bodies

In this session, we will delve into improvisation in the body that echoes knowledge of ecology and wisdom in dancefloor spaces. What happens when we curate a collective space of nesting to allow the body to access its unique movement language in conjunction with nature's cyclical experience and movement? This improv session is a process of environmental stewardship and a practice of harnessing resilience in the face of poetic calamities and shifts in landscapes.

TUESDAY 23.09 at DEUTSCHES THEATRE
18:15 - 20:00 ECOLOGICAL BODIES WITH ALVIN COLLANTES