Pihla Jaala and Laura Ahumada García
29.09/ 01.09 - Contemporary
What to expect:
This class is an invitation to explore the dynamics of space, weight, and physicality through a hybrid movement practice that draws from contemporary dance, breaking, capoeira, and contact improvisation. RAW FLAW dives into the raw edges of movement and the finesse of flow—merging instinct with precision, and technique with movement research.
We work from foundational principles such as gravity, momentum, groundedness, and three-dimensionality. Through a highly physical and responsive approach to the body in space, the workshop investigates how we initiate and redirect force. Participants will deepen their awareness of anatomical structure to support risk-taking, efficient floor work, and fluid transitions beyond the limits of their current movement vocabulary.
Throughout the week, we will offer set material and improvisational tasks inspired by these techniques. Improvisation allows dancers to work both creatively and technically, and the movement phrases are designed to refine articulation and provide concrete pathways for integrating the explored principles.
Biography:
Pihla is a social worker and dancer from Finland, currently enrolling in a Master program (MA CoDE) in Frankfurt. Jaala seeks international interdisciplinary collaborations. Her interest is in crafting sustainable attendable communities to research with body and movement in artistic and pedagogical processes.
Laura is South American Movement Artist, Performer, Improviser, Physical Theatre, Inter-arts Collaborator, Site-Specific and Educator currently enrolling in a Master program (MA CoDE) in Frankfurt. Since 2021 Laura has been a freelance dance artist, educator and choreographer in Germany. Her dedication for teaching, dancing and performing comes from her silliness, spontaneity, absurdity, simplicity, latin fire and finding togetherness in dance.
Zoe Lenzi
06.10 / 08.10 - 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.
Martin Angiuli
13.10 / 15.10 - Contemporary
What to expect:
ANIMOTUS – Awaken the moving animal within you
ANIMOTUS is a somatic and performative practice that merges technique, instinct, and metamorphosis through movement.It arises from the meeting of floorwork, animal flow, contact improvisation, and psycho-emotional exploration, creating a dynamic and transformative experience that traverses body, imagination, and connection.
The body moves fluidly and organically, constantly shifting, deeply listening to instinct and guided by clear intention.At the heart of Animotus lies the fusion of human and animal—not through imitation, but through symbolic, poetic, and sensorial integration.
Through physical exercises, perceptual practices, and creative imagery, Animotus invites participants to explore stage presence, expressive freedom, and the primal power of movement.It is designed for dancers, performers, and body artists seeking a space of authenticity, inquiry, and transformation.
Animotus is a journey for those who long to awaken their instinctive, vibrant, and untamed body.
Biography:
Martin Angiuli (Brindisi, 1992) is a dancer, choreographer, author, and teacher working across Europe and abroad. He has performed with companies and theatres including Landesbühnen Sachsen, Kinesis Dance (Canada), Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni, Compagnia Le Supplici, Compagnie Linga, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Tanztheater Erfurt, Theater Nordhausen, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Opéra de Lyon and so on.
He has worked as a choreographic assistant in Paris (ELSEWHERE Company) and recently at Theater Görlitz.
Martin is the author of Contraddizioni in movimento (2021) and Coraggiosamente Comuni (2025), and founder of UNDONE ( ex ConTrust Collective ). His creations span dance, video art, and photography, featured in festivals and galleries.
He also teaches in companies and various formats ( AnTanzen, Profi-training ) and developed Animotus, a pedagogical approach rooted in physical research of the inner animal nature.