Matej Kejžar(SI/BE): Workshop for Young Dancers

ABOUT

The workshop is organized in the frame of the first international exchange of high school students of the Khadans School from Antwerp and the Slovene secondary school SVŠGL – programme contemporary dance of the Pre-School Education and Grammar School Ljubljana. The exchanges will takes place in March and April 2010. During the visit of the Belgian students in Ljubljana, we are organizing a 4-day workshop by Matej Kejžar. The workshop is intended to the students of both schools and other dancers (from 15-20 years) with dance experience.

What do you look at and what do you see. These are the two key questions and at the same time points of departure of the workshop. The questions will be broached from several perspectives, from both the social and entirely subjective. To this purpose, we will attempt to construct a structure, which will be clear and open, constituting an event, emerging here and now. Through these structures, the participants will be introduced into a more radical approach, where the protagonists are substituted, music is replaced with dance, gender with the word.

Public presentation of workshop results and two choreographies of Khadans
Students of the Khadans School from Antwerp and the Slovene secondary school SVŠGL – programme contemporary dance

Programme:

Presentation of workshop resuls
Performing: Magali Casters, Kaatje de Bakker, Emilie De Roo, Evelyne De Weerdt, Olivia Van de Peer, Lio Van Diest, Shana Van Heukelom (Khadans); Jan Rozman, Tina Runko, Ana Romih, Barbara Vuzem, Nik Rajšek, Beno Novak, Špela Kralj and Neža Hribar (SVŠGL).
Artistic guidence: Matej Kejžar

Khadans – two short choreographies:

Keep on walking
Choreography: Min Hee Bervoets
Performing: Magali Casters, Kaatje de Bakker, Emilie De Roo, Evelyne De Weerdt, Olivia Van de Peer, (Lio Van Diest), Shana Van Heukelom

Fragile
Choreography: Joeri Dubbe
Performing: Magali Casters, Kaatje de Bakker, Emilie De Roo, Evelyne De Weerdt, Olivia Van de Peer, (Lio Van Diest), Shana Van Heukelom

BIOGRAPHY

Matej Kejžar is a dancer, a choreographer and a dance teacher. He graduated at the SNDO (The School for New Dance Development) in Amsterdam , Netherlands . In addition to joining Trisha Brown’s repertoire program in New York , during his studies he also participated in the Movement Research scholarship program. After graduation, he joined Brussels-based post-graduate The X-Group program at P.A.R.T.S. He created several pieces, including In this game, As you can see it is not about that, At senses at time, ZAC, Re-Senser, Simultaneous, Burlesque, Little Red Riding Hood: To See You Better. As a dancer, he participates with several choreographers in Slovenia and abroad, whereas as a dance teacher he works at SEAD, P.A.R.T.S., SNDO and Ultima Vez. He is based in Ljubljana, where he works and lives. He is currently dancing with the company Rosas.

PRACTICAL INFORMATON

WHEN AND WHERE

March 29 - April 1 (from 4:40-7:30pm) – Španski borci Culture Centre, studio, Ljubljana, SI
April 1 at 7pm - public presentation of workshop results and two short choreographies by Khadans dancers - Spanski borci, small hall, Ljubljana, SI

SUPPORT

Production and organisation: Emanat Institut and SVŠGL
In collaboration with: Španski borci and Khadans Belgium
Financial support: Ministrstvo za kulturo RS, Mestna občina Ljubljana – oddelek za kulturo and SVŠGL