RelaxtoErupt weekend workshop

Bio;Lewis Cooke is a freelance artist based in the UK.He found his passion for dance while working with National Youth Dance Company (NYDC). During his 2 years with NYDC he worked with Jasmin Vardimon and Akram Khan. Both productions premiered at Sadlers Wells and toured nationally in the UK. Lewis then went on to train at London Contemporary Dance School working with artists such as Hannes Langolf and Baptiste Bourgougnon. Independently Lewis joined Alleyne Dance Internship Programme to begin the creation for his solo "A Time When All Lights Must Be Hidden" a performance at The Place (Resolution) and Sadler's Wells, Lillian Baylis Studio. Lewis was an understudy for Jasmin Vardimon's "Pinocchio". He has performed in Street Improvisations with Beautiful Creatures & Paco Rabanne, The opening of the V&A Museum, Dundee with Shaper/Caper company, He has also worked with Tribe// company performing “No Sudden Moves” at The Place (Resolution).More recently Lewis performed the world premier of "Ludum" in Brussels by Anton Lachky Company which is currently touring internationally. He is currently performing "Icarus" an outdoor production touring nationally and international this summer with Southpaw dance company.

Lewis Cooke

RelaxtoErupt is a physically demanding practice which helps us to discover our use of 0-100% of energy and tension within the body and how that effects our capacity of movement. Whilst performing drills we will concentrate on expansiveness and how effortlessly we can transition in and out of the floor. The fundamentals of the practice are: playfulness, curiosity and pushing our bodies away from where is naturally comfortable in order to find new pathways. Within this 8 hour workshop we will bring an awareness to different surfaces through body to body manipulation and improvisation to explore vulnerability and authenticity in movement.
 RelaxtoErupt delves into the different types of disciplines Lewis Cooke has studied and is influenced by such as: contemporary dance, floor work, boxing, kathak and movement practicality. Its also influenced by the artist he has worked with such as Akram Khan, Alleyne Dance, Anton Lachky &amp; Tomislav English's Ferus Animi // Terra Nova methodology. Gibney Dance Studio's building will open at 9.45am so that we can start as close to 10am both days as possible. So please do arrive on time so we can make the most out of the 4 hours. If you have any questions please dont hesiate to contact me via my website, https://www.lewiscooke.info or instagram - @RelaxtoErupt RelaxtoErupt New York trailer - https://www.facebook.com/LewisCookeDance/videos/224910888429989/

Gibney 280 Broadway

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