Cascadanza- Italian Dance Winter Workshops with Kate Causbie

Join Cascadanza as we welcome back Kate Causbie from Seattle, WA, for an Italian Dance Winter Workshop Series.

What to expect:

In these workshops, Kate will guide an exploration of balli popolari social dances from Southern Italy! Rather than being choreographed, these dances follow movement social codes: certain steps, shapes, and patterns originating in local community and which create a spontaneous somatic conversation.Together, we will parse apart the broad genre of "tarantella," exploring rhythms of specific dances from areas of Puglia, Campania, and Calabria.

Throughout, cultural integrity will be a priority: being conscious about from where and whom the dances arrived to us in our time together, and anchoring our explorations in the diverse realities of living traditions today.No prior dance experience is required—just a love of Italian culture and a willingness to move!

About Kate:

Kate’s connection to these dances comes from a path of seeking traditions that are alive in communities in Southern Italy -- especially those from Puglia, the homeland of her grandmother's family. She is focused on understanding the call towards these lineages that is experienced by many people whose ancestors left the lands of the Apennine peninsula, building bridges between these living roots and diaspora communities by centering living local lineage. Since 2022, she has led the organization of an international residency on oral music and dance tradition in Puglia, in collaboration with the town of Galatina and the artistic direction of Rosa Voto from the Melbourne School of Tarantella.

Workshop will take place in Studio 1 at the Classical Ballet Academy in Southeast Portland.

Info: Please arrive on time so we can make the most out of our workshop and so that you can receive the full scope of what Kate will be teaching us.

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