Jos Baker

Integrated Dance Theatre Practice (Peeping Tom)

Movement with meaning

Integrated Dance Theatre Practice is a physical and playful workshop that combines dance technique, improvisation, acting and composition. By training both your body and your imagination, you can become a more expressive dancer and performer.

You will refine your technique with a focus on musicality and dynamics. Through improvisation, you will sharpen your responsiveness, increase your creativity and learn to make conscious choices in the moment. Acting exercises will help you to clarify emotions, move with intention and tell stories. In this way, movement connects with meaning.

In composition exercises Baker challenges you to experiment with time, space, structure and collaboration. You will learn how to build rough ideas into a strong scene. Expect an intensive but playful approach that deepens your understanding and motivation.

Teacher

Jos Baker is a choreographer, dancer and teacher. He has been dancing since the age of 7 and studied at The Laban Centre (London) and PARTS (Brussels). He was part of Peeping Tom, but also created many of his own performances. He has also collaborated on music videos and short films with Thom Yorke, Paul Thomas Andersson, Koen Mortier and St Claire. He also gives a wide range of classes and workshops for professional dancers and dance students.

Accessibility

• The workshop is physically demanding
• The workshop is accessible to wheelchair users
• The ability to memorise long phrases or structures is not a requirement