Drawn from materials and the specific realities of Skatepark, this workshop builds upon the specificity of a character navigating an open choreographic score structured by rhythm, evolving within a dense and fast-moving environment shaped by the presence of multiple skateboards.
The practice explores how to maintain a performative state while remaining available, reactive, and open to unpredictability. Participants will engage in improvisation tasks that develop a strong connection to music while allowing freedom of choice, responding in real time to the spatial context.
Through this process, participants are invited to explore multiple characters and movement pathways, engaging with sound and space, while developing instant decision-making, performative presence, and spatial and musical sensitivity.
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
Fouad Nafili (MA, 1992) began his dance career at an early age with Breaking (breakdancing). He later joined the Conservatory of Music and Choreographic Arts Dar Lbaroud (Salé) before furthering his training in the program ‘AL Mokhtabar’ with Anania Danse (Marrakech). In 2016, he joined the Training Cycle at P.A.R.T.S. (Brussels) and later the MA program STUDIOS in 2019.
Fouad has been involved in numerous works, internships, and residences across Morocco, Europe, and the Middle East. He has collaborated with and performed in the works of various artists, including Michel Hallet Eghayan, Taoufiq Izzediou, Isabella Soupart, Bouziane Bouteldja, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Fanny Brouyaux, Radouan Mriziga, and more.
Currently, Fouad is on tour with Skatepark and Delirious Night by Mette Ingvartsen. Skatepark will be presented at yes – dance biennale, a new, large-scale dance festival taking place across Copenhagen from August 26 to September 28, 2026.
