Professional Training
Some of my recent international training experiences are below.
5-week DanceWEB scholarship, Implustanz Festival, Vienna.
Thank you to the Bank of Valletta Joseph Calleja Foundation and Arts Council Malta for providing the co-funding I needed to participate in DanceWeb 2025.
Workshops I did:
- Sabine Parzer – Tonus Awareness – or how to be soft and clear in Improvisation – Open Level, 14.30-17.00 (5-days, week 1)
- Isabel Lewis – Communal EPIC Performance Salon – Intensive. Advanced, 11.00-17.00 (2-days)
- Benoît Lachambre – Magnetism and embodied resonance – Open Level, 9.00-11.30 (5-days, week 2)
- German Jauregui – Tools for Partnering – Advanced, 11.40-14.10 (5-days, week 2)
- Raja Feather Kelly – SONDER – Intensive. Advanced, 11.00-17.00 (2-days)
- Terence Lewis – Bollywood Dance – Beginner, 18.15-20.15 (5-days, week 2)
- Peter Jasko – Deep Movement Consciousness – Beginner (5-days, week 3)
- Krõõt Juurak/Vera Rosner – Dancing with… (and Tango without Steps) – Open Level, 17.00-20.00 (5-days, week 3)
- Laura Arís – Play Full Body – Open Level, -Intensive. 11.15-17.15 (2-days)
- Marta Coronado – Release Technique – Enjoying the Laws of Motion – Intermediate, 9.30-11.30 (5-days, week 3)
- Martin Kilvády – Crafting Movements – Intermediate, 9.30-11.30 (5-days, week 4)
- Ori Flomin – The nature within us – Exploring the qualities of the 5 elements through movement, dance, and shiatsu – Open Level, 11.40-14.10 (5-days, week 4)
- Joe Alegado – Shifting Roots – Alegado Movement Language – Beginner, 16.15-18.00 (5-days, week 4)
DanceAbility Introduction to Teacher Training
ImPulsTanz offers a four-week DanceAbility Teacher training for those interested in leading inclusive movement groups. The course covers inclusive community-building, movement and improvisation techniques, class planning, and performance project leadership. During the first week of ImPulsTanz, I joined the DanceAbility course every morning (3hr), led by Alito Alessi and Connie Vandarakis.
Internship with Skånes Dansteater, Malmo, Sweden (June 2025)
Skånes Dansteater is Sweden’s largest independent dance institution and started including dancers with disabilities in its ensemble in 2014. Skanes leads the Europe Beyond Access consortium of 10 cultural organizations from 10 countries, an international initiative dedicated to promoting disabled and Deaf artists in the performing arts. Thanks to an Erasmus Traineeship grant I had received during my final year at MCAST, I had the chance to go to Skanes for 3 weeks, under the mentorship of Vidar Maggason and Olivia Arizmendi.
Highlights:
- Performing a duet with Olivia Arizmendi during the performance ‘Blå timme’ (Blue Hour), premiering along Malmö’s coastline during MalmöSommarscen. Guided by choreographer Madeleine Månsson, actor and radio producer Catrine Lundell, and composer Jonas Jonasson. Produced by Skånes Dansteater and the Viaductus project.
- 3-day workshop on partnering led by HuryCAN physical theatre and dance company.
- Spending the last week with the company dancers where I took part in classes and contributed to a company dancer Facundo Ebenegger’s research process
“I truly, truly love the life here at Skanes. It’s something really special for me. I get to start off the day by training with the company dancers in the gym (tomorrow I will have training and attending class with them) then I have a whole day of intense rehearsals which I truly love as well! This Sunday I will be attending a workshop led by one of the company dancers…I get to be part of a professional dance company and be integrated into company life.” From Angela’s journal, Thursday 12th June 2025
