The class is a practice in performing with improvisation as tool and material. Participants practice, both by audience-ing and performing, the listening that is the heart in the work. It is a listening and awareness of the buzz; the vibrations and resonance of bodies, sounds and music in the space. We work from wonder and curiosity, navigating the ever-shifting landscape of the space, constantly negotiating stillness and movement in the instant, and getting to know the dance as it unfolds.
The classes are held in Studio 3, Dansehallerne, Franciska Clausens Plads 27 DK-1799 Copenhagen V.
Dansehallerne has an elevator with step-free access to all floors. Accessible and gender-neutral toilets and wardrobes are available on the ground floor.
We kindly ask you to arrive 15 minutes prior to class in time for check-in with the QR code on your ticket.
All members can participate in Dansehallerne’s training activities – a year-round program with approximately 5 days of training per week and now also workshops every other week. This is for all professional members regardless of background in dance training, and it is also possible to participate in a drop-in class.
International guests can participate in training for free for up to 1 month. If you have comments or good tips for the training program, you can always send an email to the curators; trainingcurator@dansehallerne.dk
Malin Astner has been working in the field of dance and choreography since graduating from Danshögskolan in Stockholm 2002. Her interest in improvisation and working with live music and musicians started during her years in Berlin where she also took part in creating the performing platform Meetingpoint. Malin has been working as performer, pedagog and rehearsal director both freelance and at institutions, amongst other Skånes Dansteater. Between 2016 and 2024 Malin worked as part of the faculty of dance and choreography at The Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen.
Jean-Louis Huhta. Born in Gothenburg, now living in Copenhagen. Has been obsessed with sound and rhythm since childhood. He has played in bands such as Anti-Cimex, Cortex, Lucky People Center and Skull Defekts. Under the name Dungeon Acid he has played around the world and released records on various underground record labels. As a composer for dance he has worked with, among others, Cullberg Ballet, Cristina Caprioli, Per Jonsson, Philippe Blanchard and Rasmus Ölme.
