June 23, 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Mapping worlds is a programme of movement workshops for children aged 6 to 8 designed to encourage creative exploration of the relationship between the body and space.
Taking its cue from the senses of touch, hearing and sight, the workshop will invite participants to listen to themselves, to get to know themselves, to express themselves and to transform together through a sensitive relationship with that which lies outside them.
At a time when our experience with others is heavily restricted, mapping worlds is a space in which we can safeguard a joyful and inquisitive rapport with the outside world and experience both the self and the world through movement practices allowing individual expression and enhancing differences.
Elena Giannotti, is a choreographer and dancer. She was British choreographer Rosemary Butcher's main player and collaborator for over 10 years. She embarked on her career as a choreographer in 2002. Moving to Ireland, her work was sponsored by the Arts Council Ireland for 8 years until she returned to Italy and her creations have been presented in Ireland, England, Mexico, Italy, the United States, Slovakia, Germany, the Czech Republic and Japan. From 2014 to 2017 she collaborated as co-author with the artists Ioannis Mandafounis, Bruce Myers and Roberta Mosca, with 2 creations at the ADC Theater in Geneva. She has taught at various European universities and dance and choreography centres such as Laban in London, the TanzQuartier in Vienna, the Freie University in Berlin, the University of Limerick in Ireland, the University of the Arts in Berlin, the Centre National de la Danse in Angers. She has co-directed the Racconti di Altre Danze Festival together with Chelo Zoppi since 2017. Today she collaborates as consultant and choreography assistant with artists Alessandro Sciarroni, Daniele Ninarello and Sara Sguotti. She is a Host for Social Dreaming, Operatore Tuina and an expert in traditional Chinese medicine. She has run her farm in Tuscany since 2019.
REGISTRATION
To attend the workshops you have to enrol for each individual encounter by writing to infanzia.pelanda@palaexpo.it
giving name, family name and age of the children being enrolled and a contact phone number
Registration opens Monday 7 June 2021
Registration closes two days before each encounter
Maximum number of participants: 15
In the event maximum capacity is exceeded, a waiting list will be created.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Comfortable clothing is strongly recommended
Adults accompanying children to a workshop should make sure they arrive:
15 minutes before the workshop starts
15 minutes before the workshop ends