ŻfinMalta opens its company classes to local and international professional dance artists. This is a unique opportunity to join the ŻfinMalta dancers during their morning practice, which is always varied and led by international guest teachers. Classes are also open to students who are following vocational and professional training in dance. The minimum age to participate is 18 years.
10:00 – 11:15
“My work in classical ballet aims to help dancers discover, in a joyful manner, healthy ways of overcoming technical difficulties. For this, I share my understanding of the natural, biomechanical movements of the body, the use of breath and the importance of the relationship with the music. I believe that besides training, a ballet class can be a deep personal and artistic experience.”
Javier Torres
10:00 – 11:15
Join us for a week in November with ŻfinMalta’s Artistic Coordinator, Anna Nowak and guest yoga instructor Yanica Fenech, both highly skilled and accomplished in their fields.
To begin the week, on Monday Yoga with Yanica focuses on the pelvic floor, quality of the breath, and engaging the correct muscles during practice. From Tuesday to Friday, Anna teaches ballet technique, honing in on centring barre, as well as further centre work focused on shifting weight and dynamic phrasing.
10:00 – 11:15
Anna Nowak, ŻfinMalta’s Artistic Coordinator:
“Join us for a week focused on understanding the dynamics of the timeline and its implications for health. The week begins with a Yoga-based warm up, and pelvic floor warm up, to activate the muscles needed for ballet technique. Following this is ballet barre and a simple grounding centre. From Tuesday to Friday, expect deep abdominal warm ups and a full ballet class with pianist. Closing the week, connective tissue work leads into a more dynamic Yoga practice, focused on finding length and space in the body.“
10:00 – 11:15
“Each class will begin with grounding practices to allow dancers to re-discover their personal connection with the Earth. From this point of groundedness, verticality, horizontality, and eventually, three-dimensionality will be explored, curiously navigating these spatial fields by challenging weight and time within them. These explorations will mostly be in the form of guided open movement, with a few set phrases to support specific studies.
These classes are designed as a week-long journey, holding space for individual and collective experiences to unfold throughout the week, with the support of a specially-curated soundtrack. Within the fluid framework of this technical and playful voyage, emergent needs of the group will be addressed from day-to-day, and moment-to-moment.”
Here are a few notes to take into consideration in preparation for class etiquette and protocol:
Latecomers policy:
Liability clause:
Upon entrance to your first session, you will be asked to fill in a liability form. To ensure safety measures, please bring your own pen to fill out this form and hand it in to the teacher before class begins.
For further information and to discuss the ŻfinMalta Artist in Residence programme, please contact our Education & Outreach Officer, Martina Zammit on martina.zammit@zfinmalta.org
