Contemporary Intensive with Elena Ciavarella

Contemporary intensive

11 – 14 years old:  

Wed 19th April & Fri 21st April / 19:00 – 20:30 

15+ years old (adults are welcome) 

Tue 18th April / 19:00 – 20:30

Sat 22nd April / 17:00 – 18:30

Location: ŻfinMalta Studios, Valletta

Price:

€40 (full 3 hour intensive)

€25 (one 90 minute class)

Providing an intensive experience over two days, ŻfinMalta is hosting Elena Ciavarella to lead a contemporary workshop for dance practitioners for two age groups: 11 – 14 years old and 15 years and over (adults are welcome). 

ŻfinMalta Dance Intensives are curated as themed experiences, focusing on a particular movement technique and exposing participants to guest teachers commissioned who contribute to company dancers’ training.  Intensives are best experienced in their entirety through package offers however drop-in sessions are also up for grabs for a taster of the whole experience. 

Elena’s intensive is an inclusive workshop targeted towards mixed ability participants. Participants with and without previous dance training are welcome to join in the ŻfinMalta intensive led by Elena, which is based on floor work and leaps from a somatic starting point.

The training provided by Elena within this intensive is inspired by the Piso movil system, some flying low techniques and makes use of the notions of the spiral, pushing, pulling with the overarching aim of reaching the vertical from the ground.   

“Three dimensions that are explored: the floor, partnering and the air.” 

Elena Ciavarella is also leading ŻfinMalta open company classes in which participants of 18 years and over may join the company dancers in their morning class.  On the other hand, this intensive experience offers an exclusive, intimate and more focused evening programme for all 11 – 14 year olds to experience Elena’s training as well as all 15+ and adults who cannot make the morning classes.   

About Elena Ciavarella

Elena Ciavarella started her training in contemporary dance in France, at the CNR of Boulogne Billancourt, In 2001 she attended the professional course of Aterballetto under the direction of Mauro Bigonzetti in Italy. She obtained a degree in Cinema and Performing Arts at the University of Pisa in 2003, before moving to France where she obtained the DE (dance teacher national degree) in contemporary dance at the CND in Lyon in 2009 and a Master’s degree in Development of international artistic and cultural projects at the University of Lyon2. 

She danced for several companies in France and Italy: Opus ballet, Rome Opera, cie Faizal Zeghoudi, cie Redha, cie Eva Luna, Collectif Dynamo, cie Ezio Schiavulli, Teatro all’improvviso, cie Arabesque, cie Nadège Cabisidan… 

 In 2008 she founded Collettivo Unico, with which she carried out numerous research projects in collaboration with international companies such as Delfos (Mexico), Cortocinesis (Colombia), Adarte (Italy), Cie Ezio Schiavulli (Italy). She also teaches for the Calabash dance school under the direction of Wayne Barbaste in Lyon. 

Contemporary Intensive with Elena Ciavarella

Dates & Times:

11 – 14 years old:  

Wed 19th April & Fri 21st April / 19:00 – 20:30 

15+ years old: (adults are welcome) 

Tuesday 18th April / 19:00 – 20:30 

Saturday 22nd April / 17:00 – 18:30

Price:

Full 3 hour intensive: €40

1.5 hour class frop-in:  €25

Can’t make it? EXPERIENCE ELENA’S INSTRUCTION DURING OUR MORNING CLASS PROGRAMME IN WHICH YOU CAN JOIN THE ŻFINMALTA COMPANY DANCERS ALL WEEK AT ŻFINMALTA STUDIOS, FROM THE 17TH-21ST APRIL! (18+)

Dates & Times:

17th – 21st April:

10:00 – 11:15 / Morning Company Classes (18+ years old)

Price:

Drop-in classes/ €10

5 class package/ €35