Training: »Deep fall in Body Memories« with Sonia Rodriquez
The body as a vessel for the emotional enables us to perceive our inner world and to connect with
the outer world. The structures stored in body memory are an essential basis of our experience of
self and identity: each person's individual history and idiosyncrasy is expressed in their bodily
habits and behaviors. Following this idea, the main focus is preparing our physical and mental body. The warm-up revolves around spiral movements to open energy pathways, stimulate the lymphatic and nervous system, and increase the range of motion and functional strength inspired from Gyrokinesis method. From there, we'll dive into dance sequences that emphasize three-dimensional movement to explore dynamism, texture, and musicality. Floor work will bring us deeper into spatial awareness, working as individuals and as a group.
The last part of the workshop will be deconstructing the choreographic sequences, finding other
possibilities that invite theatrical images, highlighting our freedom and personality through
improvisation tasks. I invite dancers and movers to join in this playful, challenging, and curiosity-driven experience, where we build and explore together. Let´s unlock new movement pathways and celebrate the strength that comes from our stories and memories.
Sonia Rodríguez, originally from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, is a choreographer, performer, and teacher in Contemporary Dance. Her career has included collaborations with prominent companies such as Cía Provisional de Danza, Charleroi Danses, En-Knap, Rui Horta Stage Works, La Baraka, Lanonima Imperial, Cie Yann L’heureux and Cie Dysoundbo. She has been recognized with awards including »Best Dancer« at the Madrid Choreographic Contest, the 3°prize as best performer at the 8th International Solo Tanz Theater in Stuttgart and Best Choreography »Caos« at the Danza Calviá Festival. Over the past decade, she has contributed as a guest teacher and choreographer at a range of institutions and festivals, such as the National Dance School (EDCN), Sasha Waltz & Guests, Iwanson School, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Scottish Dance Theater Rep Dundee, Beijing Dance Festival, Norrdans, Toula Limnaios, Carte Blanche, Skãnnes Dansteater, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Staatstheater Kassel, Staatstheater Darmstadt and Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, with work presented throughout Europe, America, and Asia. Since founding Cía Sonia Rodríguez in 2002, the company has been based in Berlin with support from institutions like the Goethe Institute. Her creations, including »Forbidden Colors«, »Absence/Presence«, »Mabel«, and »Lighthouse«, have been performed internationally.