WORKSHOP
Ballet Fantasies
Joseph
Simon
WHEN | April 26-27, 2025
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26|04|2025 → Workshop 14.00 - 17.00
Open studio / Q & A 17.30 - 19.00 -
27|04|2025 → Workshop 11.00 - 14.00
Deadline for applications: 15.04.25
WHERE | La Cap, Via Capacciola 178, Sinalunga (Siena-Tuscany) - IT
Accommodation available on site at Agriturismo Podere La Capacciola
Ballet fantasies
Workshop with Joseph Simon
Working with movement languages as “sticky feet”, "house ballet" and work-titles as “ballet fantasies”, Joseph experiments with alternative forms of ballet, which break hierarchies and invite for groove, playfulness and individuality mixing breaking and house dance.
During the workshop, ballet technique will be playfully deconstructed and reconstructed on multiple levels, blending its rigor and precision with groove, diverse musicalities, and an improvisational mindset inspired by jazz, house music and hip hop culture.
The practice will involve both structured movement patterns and exercises, as well as improvisation and playful creation. Familiarity with ballet training is required to participate.
ABOUT
Joseph Simon (France, 1989) graduated from ArtEZ School of Dance, Arnhem in 2014. His work explores the hybridity between classical ballet and urban dance forms, particularly house dance and hip-hop, which he actively practices. Positioned at the intersection of academic dance, House and contemporary practice, his work examines how ballet encounters subcultural movements based on community, self-empowerment, and liberation. He teaches regularly at Codarts Circus Arts University, Rotterdam and across Europe. He has been resident choreographer at Dansateliers Rotterdam, and he continues collaborating as a performer with artists such as Erik Kaiel, Hooman Sharifi, Alida Dors, Jochen Heckmann, Jean-Guillaume Weis, Jonas Frey Dalton Jansen, Tu Hoang, and Oona Doherty.
Joseph Simon will be artist in resident at La Cap from April 16 to May 4 2025, together with the dancer Gabrielle Aidulis.
Registration
The seminar is addressed to dance practitioners, a maximum of 12 participants will be selected.
In order to participate we ask you to share:
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A short video link (Vimeo or Youtube) displaying your work or your practice;
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A resume to be uploaded (max 15Mb) or via a weblink (google drive, website, etc…).
The seminar will be led in English. Places are limited, a maximum of 12 participants will be selected.
Deadline for applications is 15.04.25 (applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, we encourage you not to wait until the last day to apply).
Accepted participants will be informed by email with all the further steps to take to join us.
To register please fill in the form below.
Contact: lacap.info@gmail.com
Tuition
Limited accommodations available on-site (Agriturismo Podere La Capacciola) in double or single rooms located in two apartments. The apartments are equipped with kitchen, and participants will be able to organize their meals independently.
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Lab 1 day: 65 €
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Lab 2 days: 85 €
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Accomodation on site (limited spots): 40 euros per night per person
Early bird (registration before March 15)
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Lab 1 day: 50 €
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Lab 2 days: 70 €
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Accomodation on site (limited spots): 35 euros per night per person
REFUND POLICY
Refunds will only be issued under the following circumstances:
1. Cancellation by the Organizer
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Failure to reach the minimum number of required participants.
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Force major events (e.g., health emergencies, natural disasters) that prevent the workshop from taking place.
No refunds will be granted in case of cancellation by the participant,
Registration Form
The seminar is limited to a maximum of 12 participants. To register, fill out the form and you will receive a confirmation via email.
The Movement Re|Hubs series
is a curated program designed to inspire movers, dancers and practitioners to exchange practices, experiment and learn from national and internationals professionals in the field willing to share and connect through their practice. The cycle of workshops is designed to stimulate and reconnect artists and makers offering them a space for dialogue, education, experimentation, and creative recovery.
La Cap, provides participants the opportunity both to reside on-site and have access to the studio space, allowing these gatherings to foster cross-disciplinary exchange and nurture practices in dialogue and co-habitation with national and international mentors.
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