With this workshop, participants dive into the developing research of interweaving dance and sleep. Expanding on their Sleepdancing series, Max Levy and collaborators transform their choreographic practice, opening their methods into a participative exploration of movement, sensitivity, atmosphere and relationship. Built on collective and individual imaginations, how can rest and relaxation be found through movement and cooperation?
No dance training required; open heart and open mind recommended!
Collaborative partners: Stella Covi, Jerneja Fekonja, Noemi de Rosa
MAX LEVY
Born in Tokyo, Max Levy completed his training at the San Francisco Ballet, joining the ensembles of American Repertory Ballet and Charlotte Ballet before joining as a soloist with Ballett Staatstheater Nürnberg until 2017. He now works as an independent performer and choreographer, having danced numerous roles by prominent choreographers including Crystal Pite, William Forsythe, among others. He was nominated in 2015 as Most Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer by Dance Europe.
His meditative approach to choreography and performance has been presented through Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Roxy Ulm, Ballett Staatstheater Nürnberg, ACUD Theater, PAF Berlin, and Gdansk Dance Festival, as well as being top finalist at the 32nd International Choreography Competition Hannover, Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition 2019, and being awarded Best Dancer by SOLOCOREGRAFICO 2017. His films have also been screened at TANZAHOi Hamburg, Rollout Macao Film Festival, and Gießener Auftritte. He continues to work as an international artist and choreographer based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany where aside from choreography, he also produces music and visual art related to his work
Stella Covi is originally from Italy and started her studies at the ESDC Rosella Hightower at the age of 13. She graduated with a Bachelor in Contemporary Dance at the Zurich University of the Arts and became a member of the Tanztheater Pforzheim between 2018 and 2022. Since then, she has been working as a freelance dancer based in Stuttgart. During her studies and career, Stella has performed the works of Itzik Galili, Ishan Rustem, Barak Marshall, Michael Schumacher as well as freelance projects with Katja Erdemann, Alexandra Karbelas and Max Levy. In addition to her work on stage, Stella is pursuing a Master's Degree in Arts and Cultural Management at Rome Business School.