Cover Photo: Zsofia Jozifek
Photo: Zsofia Jozifek
In partnership with PuSh Performing Arts Festival
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Class Description:
Starting from the premise that the organization of words in time and space can transform spoken language into dance, the workshop explores the ability of text to provoke movement. We will explore a series of performative tools through which the choreography of words evokes mental images. At the same time, the rhythm of the text and the way it interacts with the body contribute to the development of a performative discourse. Through progressive exercises, the workshop encourages constant associations and dissociations of meaning.
Juggling between the abstract and the concrete, we will train our movement spontaneity and performative clarity, as well as our reaction speed and ability to undertake deep listening and active reading. The goal is to develop a polysemantic body capable of performing a coherent discourse. This body—image is the basis of my method of working with dancers, the base of a type of performativity whereby what is absent from the stage gives rise to something very present in our imagination.
Simona Deaconescu, a Romanian choreographer and filmmaker, works across genres and formats at the intersection of fiction and reality. Her work often delves into futuristic interpretations of the body, creating spaces where nature, history, and technology converge, extending the concept of choreography beyond the human body.
Simona's educational background includes a BA and MA in Choreography from The National University of Theatre and Film Bucharest and a BA in Film Directing from Media University Romania. Notable recognitions include the National Centre for Dance in Bucharest Award in 2016, as well as being nominated as an Aerowaves Twenty18 and Twenty22 Artist.
In 2014, Simona founded her project-based company, Tangaj Collective, and in 2015, she co-founded the Bucharest International Dance Film Festival. Her diverse work includes performances, installations, films, and video art showcased on various platforms across Europe, Canada, South Africa, Madagascar, and the USA.
Simona's teaching experience spans over a decade, offering contemporary dance and dance filmmaking classes in different cities from Romania, as well as internationally in Vienna, Torino, Santiago de Chile, Klaipeda, and Budapest. In 2020 and 2023 she has been coordinating workshops within the Academy of Dance and Performance at the National Centre for Dance in Bucharest.