LADMMI Summer School

When you are registered for a DEC in contemporary dance, the school year generally ends at the end of May and the following one only begins at the end of August, which means there is a three-month break. LADMMI is of the opinion that a young dancer who has opted to undertake intensive dance training would be seriously disadvantaged by such an extended break. For this reason, summer training courses are mandatory for all students registered in the DEC in professional training for the duration of the three years of the program. Please note: All students are required to pay each summer school fees of $515.

Summer School lasts three weeks and is generally scheduled so that students have one week to rest before starting the fall session. The courses are centered around two activities: technique classes and workshops.

Technique classes

The technique classes in contemporary dance ensure that the student gets back in shape gradually. The student is responsible for being at his/her maximal physical shape and technical level for the beginning of the fall session and his/her continued training. Dance-related physical training may also be added.

!!! Please note that technique classes are open to dance professionals. Are you interested? Click here for more details regarding our open classes during summer 2009.

Workshops

Certain workshops such as Bouffon, Singing, Theatre, Voice and Movement, Art and Movement, Rhythm Laboratory are also included in the summer school program. They give young artists and students an opportunity to expand their performance possibilities through courses that complement the professional training program. These workshops give students an opportunity to explore other living arts.

2009 Summer School Schedule
From July 27 to August 14

At Studio Bizz
551 Mont-Royal Avenue East, 3rd floor
Montréal QC H2J 1W6
(Métro Mont-Royal

Schedule from July 27 to 31, 2009

1st year		2nd year	3rd year
Studio B		Studio D
		9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Pilates / mat work with Isabelle Morrissette
		Studio D	Studio C
		10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Classe technique II with Marc Boivin	10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dynamic Trunk and Foot Dance master class with Irene Dowd
Lunch
Mon. to Fri. 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Technique I with Robin Colyer		1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Atelier : Création musique-danse with Marc Boivin	1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Classe technique III with Isabelle Poirier
Mon., Wed., Fri. 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Laboratoire rythmique I with Bobby Thompson	Tue., Thu. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Arts et mouvements with Robin Colyer	2:45 p.m. to 4:45 Horizons master class with Irene Dowd	3:15 to 5 p.m. Laboratoire d’interprétation III with Carol Prieur

Schedule from August 1st to 14, 2009

1st year	2nd year	3rd year
Studio B	Studio D
	9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pilates / mat work with Isabelle Morrissette
	Studio D	Studio C
	10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Technique class II with John Ottman	10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Technique class III avec Marc Boivin
Lunch
mon. to fri. 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Technique class I with Robin Colyer	1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Atelier : Création musique-danse with Marc Boivin	1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Atelier : Voix et mouvement with Marie-Josée Gauthier
Mon., Wed., Fri. 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Laboratoire rythmique I with Bobby Thompson	Tue., Thu. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Arts et mouvements with Robin Colyer	3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Atelier : Les familles de Bouffon II with Massimo Agostinelli

MASTER CLASSES WITH IRENE DOWD
From July 27 to 31, 2009

Second-year students course :
Dynamic Trunk and Foot Dance
Master class with Irene Dowd
2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
The purpose of this course is to provide strategies for enhancing articulation at the hip joints both for stability of weight bearing limb and mobility of gesturing limb. Participants will learn Dynamic Trunk and Foot Dance, a warm-up choreography that involves dynamic stabilization of the pelvis, actions of the foot in coordination with ankle, knee and hip, and rotation of the hip joint through all the spatial dimensions. In the process of practicing this choreographed material, students will be introduced to the anatomical potential of the lower spine, pelvis, hip joints, ankles and feet.

Third-year students course :
Horizons
Master class with Irene Dowd
10 :30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The purpose of this course is to refine the expressive and functional usage of our extremities with reference to self, ground and other people. Participants will learn Horizons a warm-up choreography that involves extravagant variations in the relationships between hands and eyes. Students will be introduced to the anatomical potential of the arms, hands, head and upper spine. Together, we will explore adaptable strategies for communicating the dramatic intent behind the specific gestures being performed.

!!! Please note that master classes with Irene Dowd are also offered to dance professionals. Are you interested? Click here for more details regarding our open classes during summer 2009. 

About Irene Dowd
Irene Dowd has a B.A. in philosophy from Vassar College, studied anatomy and neuroanatomy at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical School, and neurosciences at Teachers College, Columbia University.

She studied with and assisted Dr. Lulu E. Sweigard at the Juilliard School from 1968 though 1974.

Irene performed under the direction of Anna Sokolow and Jose Limon at the Juilliard School, and has choreographed extensively for her own company and others. She has been strongly influenced by her study of dance with a number of choreographers, especially Merce Cunningham, Lucas Hoving, Antony Tudor, and Viola Farber.

Since 1970 she has taught dance, composition, functional and kinaesthetic anatomy, and neuro-muscular re-education at such institutions as Teachers College, Columbia University, Wesleyan University, Simon Fraser University, the Juilliard School, Queens College, Brooklyn College, the American Dance Festival, the Naropa Institute, the American Center for the Alexander Technique, the Dance Notation Bureau, the Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies, and the National Ballet School of Canada.

From 1984 to 1986 Irene was co-principle investigator in a study on “Effects of Neuromuscular Retraining on Mobility of the Elderly” with Judith A. Smith, PhD., R.N., as principle investigator,funded by the Center for Nursing Research at the University of Pennsylvania.

She has been a regular consultant to dancers in such dance companies as the White Oaks Project the National Ballet of Canada, and the Merce Cunningham Company.
Her words and drawings have appeared in journals including Eddy , Dance Scope , Contact Quarterly , Dance Research Journal of CORD , Pour La Danse , La Danza , Dance Magazine , Choreography and Dance and books including Schmerz und Sports (Pain in Sports: Interdisciplinary Paintherapy in Sportsmedicine), the International Dance Encyclopedia.

She is the author of Taking Root to Fly (1981, 1990, 1995), now in the fourth printing of the third edition.

Currently she is on the dance faculty at The Juilliard School and the National Ballet School of Canada.

She has maintained a private practice in neuro-muscular training and kinaesthetic anatomy for over thirty years. She choreographs.

Source: http://www.margiegillis.org/irene_en.html

 

About Carol Prieur
Carol Prieur started her career with Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers. She
has worked with the Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault. Grants permitted
her to pursue her studies in New York, Europe and India where she was
initiated into Kalarypayattu, an Indian martial art form. Since she
became a member of COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD in 1995, three solos have
been created for her: Humanitas, Étude Poignante, and Movements. She
received an Award for Best Performance in Marie Chouinard’s film,
Cantique no. 1, at the Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and
Video Award in Toronto.

 

About Isabelle Morrissette
With a passion for the art of body
movement, Isabelle has been teaching since the young age of 14.  She
started out as a dance teacher for children of all ages.  A graduate of
LADMMI, she had her 1st contact with the pilates method in the 90’s.

Since 2001, certified by Polestar Education, she has been teaching all
over Montreal. In 2002, she opened a small studio, Solstice Pilates,
which has been thriving ever since with a small exclusive clientele.
She has thaught functional anatomy and dance conditioning in LADMMI’s
college program since 2004. She has also been invited to work as a
guest instructor on a regular basis with the dance company Cas Public.

Continuing her quest for knowledge, she has developed a partnership
with the internationally acclaimed Franklin Method, hosting workshops
for them in collaboration with LADMMI.

Having been offered many career opportunities, she has decided to
dedicate herself to her studio and college students, trying to stay
true to her values and live her passion for the art that is
transforming a body and a life, building a human connection that is
priceless... 

 

About Robin Colyer
Robin Colyer has been part of the LADMMI
team since its conception, both as teacher and administrator. Her
teaching has focused on technique, creation and improvisation. 
Graduate of York University dance department, she spent the first years
of her career performing with independent choreographers in New York
and touring her own work in Canada. More recently she has been
animating dance projects with young adolescents as part of the Wellness
Program at the Eastern Townships school board.

 

 

 

 

Rates

Summer School fees are $515 (tax included) for the full session and must be paid in full upon registration.

To register:

Registration deadline for LADMMI students is Friday May 8, 2009. Please fill out the registration form that will be sent to you and return it along with your payment.

IMPORTANT: The registration form was mailed to LADMMI students last Tuesday March 17.