The workshop is the third version of this long artistic research about gender expression and migration: a project that meets the expressive gestures of Physical theatre and dance techniques with the "not enough expressed" stories of homosexuality and gender fluidity from different backgrounds.
What the movements say about you? How do you stand, sit, talk and watch the others? How you interact with the others? Still in many of our countries there are prejudices, intolerance and
ignorance towards the homosexuality. In many countries people have to hide their inner identities and to become empty shells that follow the norms and the rules of the gender binary society.
The aim of the project is to give voice to a topic that is still a taboo and controversial: the plan is to create a performance (30 min long) focused on the results of the workshop. The language is based on Physical Theatre technique with a research on gestures and pedestrian movements in combinations with the individual stories of each participants.
The workshop is intended for the participants of the previous editions but also new dancers are welcome: people of any gender, of all ages and preferably with some performance experience. The participants have to be comfortable to talk and investigate about homosexuality. The project is in English and Finnish.
The performances will be displayed during Helsinki Pride week (24.-29.6.2019 - N.B. dates to be confirmed) and Loviisa Pride (6.7.2019). Travel expenses are covered.
Workshop schedule: Fri 31.5. at 16-19, Sat 1.6. at 11-16, Fri 14.6. at 16-19 & Sat 15.6 at 11-16
Instructor: Beniamino Borghi
Place: Zodiak studio C4
This workshop is free of charge
Inquires and enrolments: tanssiartesaani@gmail.com
This workshop is organised in co-operation with TanssiARTesaani and Zodiak - Center for New Dance. NoCore workshop and performances are supported by The Finnish Cultural Foundation and Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
Beniamino Borghi (b. 1978) born in Milan, is a dancer, choreographer and media artist. He has danced since the age of eight and masters several dance techniques including tap dance, ballet, modern-jazz, contemporary and contact. He graduated as Interior designer and at the same time attended several workshop for professional dancers lead by relevant choreographers: David Hernandez, Ted Stoffer, Koshro Adibi, Inaki Azpillaga, David Zambrano, Tero Saarinen and DV8 Physical Theatre. He has worked as a dance teacher and choreographer for amateurs group (LODC in Loviisa) as well as professionals (Boomtown Dance and Kaakon Tanssi ry in Kotka). At the moment Beniamino is the artistic director of the dance company tanssiARTesaani.
