The Performing Arts Research and Training Studios (P.A.R.T.S.) were launched in September 1995. The school is a joint initiative of the dance company Rosas and the Belgian National Opera De Munt / La Monnaie. Its director is the choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, who designed the artistic and pedagogical curriculum. There are not many opportunities for dancers outside of the regular PARTS program to get acquainted with Rosas repertoire. In 2009, PARTS and Rosas organized its very first Summer School for professional dancers. I was lucky enough to be accepted and it was an incredible experience! Only 20 students are accepted into each repertory group. The program is designed so that we receive a lot of individual guidance and coaching by the teachers. Each morning we take a contemporary technique class with a PARTS teacher and every afternoon is devoted to learning repertoire.
Cool, I hope you're learning a lot!
ReplyDeleteYes, for certain! I have an incredible teacher for the repertoire and we are learning so much more than just choreography. We are getting to experience how the piece was made and creating our own version based on the original instructions from Anne Teresa. And with the choreography we are learning every detail and getting really deep into the articulations and qualities of the movement. Its amazing!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that certainly sounds amazing!
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