Psychopomp Creation Workshop 2024!

Train and perform with Psychopomp this August!

This unique workshop will offer a comfortable and inclusive space to learn new skills, connect with other dancers as well as express your artistry in the creation.

Any and all levels of dancers and creators are welcome at this workshop!

This workshop will:

• Provide real world professional experience in performing and producing a larger dance festival, gaining experience and an inside look at how Psychopomp runs technical rehearsals, dress rehearsals and self produces a show with Highways Performance Space
  
• Perform in opening night of ourCHAOS Dance Festival at the iconic performance venue, Highways Performance Space.
  
• Collaboratively create with all participants a brand new dance performance piece
  
• Facilitate a space grounded in the free exchange of ideas/discourse for a diverse group of artists to come together and experimentally learn, create and connect.
  
• Offer high level training in contemporary, floorwork, partnering and performance for all levels
  
• Provide science & research backed prehab and injury prevention/mitigation techniques for dance artists
  
• Share and explore with our choreographic tool box for artists to create dance works
  
• Meet, collaborate & connect with like minded artists
  
• Record & share high quality documentation of process and performance to use for future reels/resumes etc.

The Details:

Tuesday August 27th- Friday August 30th

• 930AM-10:50AMDaily class
  (Rotating focus on Contemporary, Functional Strength + Acrobatic Floorwork Skills & Partner Work)
• 11-230: Creation of a NEW WORK!
  
• Friday August 30th special schedule:

• 930AM-10:50AM Daily class
• 11A-1p Creation
• 1:00p-3:00p Tech, Dress Rehearsal & Cool Down
• 8PM Festival Performance!!!

Special low cost festival discounts will be available for workshop participants’ family & friends to attend full festival!

FULL PSYCHOPOMP ** HIGHWAYS FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE:

Performance weekend 1: August 23rd & 24th

Performance weekend 2: August 30th & August 31st

Further details on festival performance will be provided soon!

This workshop & festival is funded in part by Highways Performance Space.

Host or Publisher Psychopomp Dance Theater