Zoe Lenzi
16.6 / 18.6 - Ballet
What to expect:
In this ballet class, we focus on achieving efficiency through less effort, exploring movement strategies that reduce unnecessary tension while enhancing dynamism and depth. Discover the mechanics that work best for your body and understand how they can better support your individuality and physical qualities.
The class offers an opportunity to blend technique with personal exploration. It provides a platform for you to work on refining your skills while also encouraging you to experiment with freedom within structure.
Biography:
Born in Nairobi on November 1996, Zoe first studied ballet at the Proscaenium Ballet school in Italy. From 2012 to 2016, she studied at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. During these years, she had the chance to learn and practice the most fundamental dance techniques, including George Balanchine’s ballet technique, Ohad Naharin's Gaga technique and William Forsythe's improvisation techniques and worked with choreographers such as Ihsan Rustem and Katharina Christl.
Zoe has been a member of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company from 2016 to 2023, working under the direction of Jacopo Godani. During this time, in addition to being part of all creations from J. Godani, she had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Rafael Bonachela, W. Forsythe, Marco Goecke, Saar Magal, Gustavo Gomes and Julian Nicosia.
Since becoming a freelance artist in 2023, Zoe collaborated with the choreographer Pál Frenák, performing in his new creation for the National Theather in Budapest. More recently, Zoe started the training of “Body Mind Centering” with the aim to obtain certifications as both Somatic Movememnt Educator and Practitioner.
Jeremy Curnier
23.6 / 25.6 - Ballet
What to expect:
In his ballet classes, classical technique is made relevant for contemporary dancers by focusing on honest skeletal alignment and muscle control. By emphasising proper stacking of the bones and activating the muscles along the backs of the legs, we build a stable foundation, allowing the dancer to experience more fluidity and freedom in their movement. This approach creates a grounded, supported body, freeing up the upper body for expressive play. The result is a dynamic and adaptable technique that enhances versatility and artistic exploration which becomes applicable to a range of dance genres.
Biography:
Born in the UK, Jeremy began ballet at 4, before graduating from the Royal Ballet School in 2009. He earned his first contract with Northern Ballet, performing lead roles in productions such as Swan Lake, 1984, and The Nutcracker. In 2017, Jeremy continued his career with Ballett Kiel before moving to Tanzcompagnie Gießen, where he transitioned to contemporary repertoire. Alongside his dance career, Jeremy is a certified Mental Performance Coach and is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Psychology. Jeremy continues to be a freelance artist, movement director, coach, and ballet teacher.
Marcos Novais
30.06 - Improvisation
What to expect:
A dynamic, exploration-based contemporary dance class rooted in guided improvisation. Together, we will cultivate a playful yet attentive sense of coordination, using the body’s natural intelligence to navigate space, time, and connection.
Through the use of floorwork, spatial awareness, joint articulation, muscular engagement, and shifting levels and timing, we will investigate movement as a language of curiosity.
The class invites dancers to challenge habitual patterns, discover new pathways of motion, and build meaningful connections with ourselves, with others, and with the space around us.
Biography:
Marcos Novais is a Brazilian dancer, choreographer, model, and teacher based in Wiesbaden, Germany. With a foundation in ballet and contemporary dance, he began his professional career in 2012, performing with two of São Paulo’s leading contemporary companies: Cisne Negro Dance Company and Balé da Cidade de São Paulo.
In 2017, he relocated to Germany and danced for two seasons with Ballet Augsburg. Since 2019, Marcos has been a company member at Hessisches Staatsballett, where he continues to expand his artistic growth through performance, collaboration, choreography and teaching.