PARTICIPANTS WILL​

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• encounter movement material that shifts between explosive, accented physicality and fluidity, softness and release;

• explore efficiency and awareness in working with weight, gravity, momentum and the floor;

• work through improvisational scores that ask you to listen, decide, take risks, change direction and move beyond habitual patterns;

• investigate and devise partnering possibilities through weight, support, redirection and shared momentum, exploring how bodies negotiate space and intention through touch, sensitivity and communication;

• gain insight into Anna and Daniel’s creative process and bring these practices into the making of a performance together.

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FROM STUDIO TO STAGE​

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The intensive culminates in a performance: an extension of Exhale created with the participants and developed together with Anna and Daniel.

The new work will be presented in the same programme as Anna and Daniel’s performance of Exhale — bringing the research of the intensive into direct conversation with the work from which it began.

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?​

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• Experienced dancers aged 17 years and above with a sound and consistent background in contemporary dance training and performance experiences. Age is a guide rather than a strict requirement; exceptions may be considered based on experience and suitability.

• Dancers who are open, committed and ready to work intensively, with strong physicality, stamina, presence and expressiveness — while bringing their own individuality and artistic perspective into the room.

• Above all, we are looking for people who are grounded, generous, curious and playful — dancers who can work closely with others while maintaining a strong individual presence, who are willing to take risks, and who can commit to both the power and sensitivity of the work.

• Selection will be based primarily on each dancer’s physical, artistic and personal qualities.​

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APPLICATION PROCESS

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1. Prepare a 2- to 5-minute continuous improvisation video (unedited, with full body in view), improvising to below task:​​​​​​​​

Transforming through the following progression: 

Small → Bigger → Stronger → Excessive → Extreme

As an additional layer on top of this, think about:

Being alone.

Allow the body to collapse towards the floor through an exhalation. Search for this exhalation.

(Selection will be based on each dancer’s physicality, presence, character and expressive qualities.)

   2. Prepare a dance CV detailing your dance experiences.

   3. Complete the application form in full.​

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INTENSIVE FEE

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Early Bird: 22 Sep – 4 Oct

SGD 380​

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5 Oct – 8 Nov

SGD 480​

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Financial aid & Scholarships are available.

- Indicate interest in financial support in the "Remarks" section of the application form — limited assistance is available. You will be asked to provide supporting documents. 

- Scholarship(s) may be awarded to outstanding applicants.