Contemporary with Zoe Camilleri
Join Zoe Camilleri for an intensive week of company open classes designed to progressively build in energy, rhythm, and complexity, offering a dive into certain dynamics of movement. We will explore the idea of controlling time through our bodies, using concepts of inertia, suspension, and acceleration, to hone the physical qualities needed to land sharp accents while maintaining fluidity and softness in transitions. Through a mixture of improvisation and structured phrases, we aim to develop both strength and ease in movement. Expect an environment that encourages discovery and the freedom to explore and challenge your own movement vocabulary.
Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers, led by local and international guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more, professional dance practitioners are invited to join the company’s morning warm-up, with practices including ballet, contemporary, somatic movement, and yoga. Classes are suitable for 18+ years, and perfect for professionals and advanced students*. ŻfinMalta’s Company Open Class programme is tailored exclusively to provide a space where participants can further develop their professional practice, make connections, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.
Age: 18+*
*We consider participation from younger individuals on a case-to-case basis, usually accepting requests from participants pursuing vocational training. Interested participants under the age of 18, and those with queries regarding the pace of this class may contact emma-louise.walker@zfinmalta.mt in advance of booking their tickets.
Company Open Classes are set at a professional pace suitable for the company’s dancers morning routine. Upon the booking of tickets, there is the assumption that participants have had experience in the practicing technique and that the class is not an introductory session for them.
Zoe Camilleri is a Maltese-based freelance dancer, artist and maker. She began dancing at the age of 3 with the College of Dance in Malta, and at 18, she moved to London to train full-time at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance.
After graduating, Zoe returned to Malta and joined ŻfinMalta, where she was part of the company’s first ensemble of dancers. She spent four years with ŻfinMalta performing locally and internationally, working with a variety of renowned choreographers such as Iván Pérez, Athanasia Kanellopoulou, Jose Agudo, Mavin Khoo, Francesca Tranter, Lucia Piquero, and Paolo Mangiola. As a freelancer, Zoe has taken on roles as a performer, teacher, movement director, choreographer, rehearsal director and costume coordinator, working with companies and organisations across different sectors of the arts.
In addition to her work in dance, Zoe runs Zowij.Makes, a sustainable fashion brand where she designs and makes custom clothing from vintage and pre-loved fabrics.
€10 drop-in
€35 Weekly package (5 classes)
*booking fee applies
