September 16–18, 2018
As part of Garage’s partnership with the New Holland Island, Australian choreographer Philip Channells and the team of Dance Integrated Australia will run a three-day inclusive dance laboratory in Saint Petersburg.A series of dance workshops organized in collaboration with the company Dance Integrated Australia proved to be one of the most important events within last year’s training program Experiencing the Museum hosted by Garage. Adults with intellectual disabilities engaged in the workshops alongside Theater Ballet Moscow dancers. The laboratory concluded with a presentation by Philip Channells explaining the choreographer’s methods of work with mixed groups.
This year, these master classes will resume at Saint Petersburg’s New Holland Island where dance will serve as the basis for developing a new vocabulary of movement, while, completed with film and digital technologies, it will help to open new perspectives for the participants’ interaction with the world in its most diverse physical and sensory aberrations.
The lab format has also evolved, it now welcomes any participants, regardless of the nature of their disability and dancing experience, along with people with intellectual disabilities and professional dancers. Wrapping up the event, the group will release a video documenting the two-year experience of work with inclusive dance practices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Supported by the Australian Embassy
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art would like to thank Ausdance NSW for supporting the project
Participation
The lab is open for adults with and without disabilities. To take part in the lab, please send completed participation forms to l.talyzina@garagemca.com.
Participation forms are available to download by following the link.
Participation forms will be accepted from July 15 until August 31, 2018, with the results to be announced no later than September 10, 2018.
About the performer
Philip Channells (b. 1970, Coffs Harbor) is founder, creative director and producer at the Dance Integrated Australia dance company; ambassador to the Bundanon Trust Artist in Residence program; former artistic director at Restless Dance Theater
About the organizations
Dance Integrated Australia (founded by Philip Channells in 2012) is a dance company focused on creating collaborative opportunities for established and emerging artists to develop international projects dedicated to the involvement into the artistic process of people with diverse backgrounds and physicalities. Its leading principle is inclusivity and proximity, challenging audience mindsets to gain extraordinary experiences. The company is an Associate Organization of Ausdance NSW
Founded by Dasha Zhukova and Roman Abramovich in 2008 Garage Museum of Contemporary Art is the first philanthropic institution in Russia aimed at the support and advancement of contemporary art and culture. The extensive program of exhibitions, education, research and publishing undertaken by the Museum reflects current developments in Russian and international culture, and opens new perspectives for public dialogue and production of new artworks.
On May 1, 2014 Garage Center for Contemporary Culture changed its name to Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, reflecting the co-founders’ commitment to providing long-term public access to living artists and art histories. On June 12, 2015, the Museum moved to its first permanent home in Gorky Park, in the heart of Moscow.
