| Teachers | Level | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bettina Neuhaus | Introductory | One week: € 240,- / All 4 weeks: € 960,- |
| Date | Time | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| 12th January 2026 | https://www.collettivomacula.com/landscapes-for-composition |
Information
DANCING ON POETIC GROUND
Skinner Releasing Technique as a foundation for composing with movement and voice
This workshop offers the practice of Skinner Releasing as an entry into dancing and making dances that may include our sound and voice.
Mornings:
Each day starts with a Skinner Releasing class in which dancing becomes a way to open the body and to become receptive to our intuition and imagination.
Afternoons:
Inspired by the morning Releasing practice, the afternoon sessions offer ways into making dances, using voice, words and movement. Emphasis is given to the sensuous dancing body and our intuition, guiding us in what wants to emerge and become material. Approaching vocalization as another kinaesthetic dimension of dancing, we investigate the spectrum of breath, sound, pre-verbal expression and words, and how to direct our spontaneity and the fluidity of receptivity. Attention is given to being in relationship with the material as we create and perform it, and as it is living within the composition.
Dancing on poetic ground is part of the 2nd edition of LANDCAPES FOR COMPOSITION, a project initiated and facilitated by colletivo MACULA and spanning over the period of November 2025 till May 2026.
The program consists of 4 Intensive Weeks of 7 days each, distributed from November 2025 to May 2026. The program aims to offer a valuable and sustainable possibility to study and research improvisation and composition within a group, framed by a beautiful landscape in nature.
LANDSCAPES FOR COMPOSITION takes place at Gaia Terra, a beautiful eco-village in the North of Italy.
17-23 November 2025 – Lilo Stahl
12-18 January 2026 – Bettina Neuhaus
23-29 March 2026 – Vera Mantero
11-17 May 2026 – Kirsty Simson
Fee: The cost for each week of study is € 240,- and includes 27 hours of workshop and two days of co-facilitation.
The cost of the entire study program is € 960,-. This comprises 4 weeks of studying with invited teachers for a total of 108 hours plus all the other research activities that will be shared with the group.
How to apply:
There are only 20 spots available for the entire program. A few spots will be available for attending only 1,2 or 3 weeks. Priority will be given to those who can attend the entire program. You can apply via this application form
Registration closes end of July 2025
The selection of participants will be made with the only aim of creating an environment that supports learning and to gather a group of people with a similar understanding of the practice.
More information and details you find here
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