DFTD Choreographic Workshop with John Scott

Date:

Mon 8 Jul 2024

Time:

13:00 - 15:00

Please Note:

Please be aware strictly no shoes in the studios.

Venue:

DanceHouse

Admission:

€15 Non-members / €10 DI Members

John Scott explores the choreographic creation and development of material, spatial awareness, performance state, text, dance, wordless stories. Scott, founder and director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre, is known for his tireless experimentation. Scott will engage in the processes he uses in the creative process for developing material for performance. Scott utilises the techniques he has learned from his own research and his performances with choreographers/artists as varied as Meredith Monk, Sara Rudner, Thomas Lehmen and The Living Theatre. Scott has also created award-winning work with victims of torture and refugees and with artists in Palestine. Scott has taught workshops for professional dancers at New York University Experimental Theater Wong (NYUETW), University of Colorado, Drexel University, Philadelphia, San Jose State University, Irish World Academy at University of Limerick and UCD Drama Department, Firkin Crane, Cork, Dance Limerick, Dance Ireland, Dublin.