Anyone can dance – and dancing simply makes you happy!
Workshop in French and English.
No experience required.
Ages 14 and up.
45 participants maximum.
Éric Gauthier does not only want people to watch dance. He wants to get them moving. Neither perfection nor proficiency are required – it's all about feeling the body differently and with a new awareness. After a thorough warm-up, Éric Gauthier develops a four- to five-minute choreography. Participants are invited and encouraged to contribute with suggestions and movement sequences. The result will be a choreography as unique as the workshop group – an unforgettable shared experience.
It only took Éric Gauthier a few years to make it from charismatic soloist of the Stuttgart Ballet to high-profile international choreographer and artistic director of one of Germany's most successful companies.
Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart is a young, dynamic company featuring 16 highly individual, versatile dancers, directed by dancer, choreographer, and musician Eric Gauthier. Founded in 2007, Gauthier Dance established itself in the German dance scene with record speed and has quickly become an international brand.
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