BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ŻfinMalta - ECPv6.15.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ŻfinMalta X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ŻfinMalta REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Rome BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241021T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241021T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061130 CREATED:20241007T145223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T145517Z UID:32076-1729504800-1729509300@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Pamela Kerr DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nBallet with Pamela Kerr\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nThis ballet class focuses on refining classical technique while making it relevant to the demands of the contemporary dance scene\, emphasising precision\, control\, and the development of a versatile movement quality that can transition effortlessly between classical and modern styles. The class is designed to strengthen alignment\, balance\, and core stability. Each exercise builds upon fundamental principles\, encouraging dancers to deepen their understanding of classical technique. \n  \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text css=””]About Pamela Kerr[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nPamela Kerr is an independent dance artist who mainly works on choreography and rehearsal direction with an interest in light design. She started her training at the Tanya Bayona Academy and after spending some time studying at London Studio Centre she resumed her training locally at The Dance Workshop under the direction of Theresa Lungaro Mifsud.  She has worked with various dance artists and companies both locally and internationally and her work has been presented in Malta\, Portugal\, Italy\, Cyprus and most recently Dubai. Locally her work has featured during Notte Bianca\, Jum Dun Karm\, the fringe festival of The Malta International Arts Festival\, ZiguZajg\, The Malta International Arts Festival\, Toi Toi\, Educational programme of Teatru Manoel\, and others.   She has attended various workshops and master classes with the likes of Random Dance Company\, Roberto Olivan\, Christopher Tandy\, Samuel Guist\, Ultima Vez\, Hofesh Schechter and many others.  In 2018 and in 2023 her work was nominated for Best Performance for young audiences. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-oct-21-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Company-Open-classes-ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-October-event-ballet-and-contemporary-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240927T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240927T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240923T130146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T130146Z UID:31981-1727431200-1727435700@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Julienne Schembri DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nContemporary with Julienne Schembri\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\nJulienne’s classes will be rooted in the Laban Bartenieff Movement System taking inspiration from concepts of the developmental movement patterns\, experiential anatomy and space harmony.  The class will explore sequences as well as improvisational tasks taking dancers on a journey through simple and complex ideas to truly warm up the bodymind. This will invite dancers to discover new things or enrich what they already know. \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text css=””]About Julienne Schembri[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nJulienne Schembri has extensive experience of performing in London\, working with artists like Rosemary Lee\, Amit Lahav\, Anthony Van Laast\, Sacha Miles Davis and featuring as an ensemble dancer in Wicked\, in the West End. Now in Malta\, Julienne is seeking alternate ways in which to share her passion for movement and dance while actively participating in the social domain. She believes that embodied knowledge can provide a rich and powerful source for self\, social transformation\, empathy\, and connection. To satisfy this ongoing enquiry into the interconnection of dance and activism she is currently working towards gaining a diploma in Laban Bartenieff Movement System\, through EMOVE institute in Rotterdam.  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-sep-27-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Company-Classes-September-2024-Event-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240926T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240926T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240923T123830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T123830Z UID:31975-1727344800-1727349300@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Sara Accettura DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nContemporary with Sara Accettura\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n“This class draws on the core principles of the Cunningham technique. We will focus on building both strength and flexibility in essential muscle groups\, with a special emphasis on multi-directional movements of the spine\, the coordination between leg work and torso\, clarity of form\, and precise rhythm. The class will begin with centre work that emphasises posture and alignment\, and progress into extended travelling phrases that enhance spatial awareness and incorporate elements of chance methods. “ \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text css=””]About Sara Accettura[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nSara Accettura is a dance educator\, performer\, and choreographer\, specialising in inclusive practice\, who is currently a lecturer\, teacher\, rehearsal director\, and technique coordinator at the University of Malta\, as well as a dance leader for Opening Doors Association.\n\n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-sep-26-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Company-Classes-September-2024-Event-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240925T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240925T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240923T123241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T123241Z UID:31973-1727258400-1727262900@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Sara Accettura DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nContemporary with Sara Accettura\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n“This class draws on the core principles of the Cunningham technique. We will focus on building both strength and flexibility in essential muscle groups\, with a special emphasis on multi-directional movements of the spine\, the coordination between leg work and torso\, clarity of form\, and precise rhythm. The class will begin with centre work that emphasises posture and alignment\, and progress into extended travelling phrases that enhance spatial awareness and incorporate elements of chance methods. “ \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text css=””]About Sara Accettura[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nSara Accettura is a dance educator\, performer\, and choreographer\, specialising in inclusive practice\, who is currently a lecturer\, teacher\, rehearsal director\, and technique coordinator at the University of Malta\, as well as a dance leader for Opening Doors Association.\n\n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-sep-25-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Company-Classes-September-2024-Event-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240924T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240924T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240923T124413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T124537Z UID:31977-1727172000-1727176500@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Julienne Schembri DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nContemporary with Julienne Schembri\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\nJulienne’s classes will be rooted in the Laban Bartenieff Movement System taking inspiration from concepts of the developmental movement patterns\, experiential anatomy and space harmony.  The class will explore sequences as well as improvisational tasks taking dancers on a journey through simple and complex ideas to truly warm up the bodymind. This will invite dancers to discover new things or enrich what they already know. \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text css=””]About Julienne Schembri[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nJulienne Schembri has extensive experience of performing in London\, working with artists like Rosemary Lee\, Amit Lahav\, Anthony Van Laast\, Sacha Miles Davis and featuring as an ensemble dancer in Wicked\, in the West End. Now in Malta\, Julienne is seeking alternate ways in which to share her passion for movement and dance while actively participating in the social domain. She believes that embodied knowledge can provide a rich and powerful source for self\, social transformation\, empathy\, and connection. To satisfy this ongoing enquiry into the interconnection of dance and activism she is currently working towards gaining a diploma in Laban Bartenieff Movement System\, through EMOVE institute in Rotterdam.  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-sep-24-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Company-Classes-September-2024-Event-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240923T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240923T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240916T075953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T123038Z UID:31868-1727085600-1727090100@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Sara Accettura DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nContemporary with Sara Accettura\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \n\n\n\n\n“This class draws on the core principles of the Cunningham technique. We will focus on building both strength and flexibility in essential muscle groups\, with a special emphasis on multi-directional movements of the spine\, the coordination between leg work and torso\, clarity of form\, and precise rhythm. The class will begin with centre work that emphasises posture and alignment\, and progress into extended travelling phrases that enhance spatial awareness and incorporate elements of chance methods. “ \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text css=””]About Sara Accettura[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text css=””] \nSara Accettura is a dance educator\, performer\, and choreographer\, specialising in inclusive practice\, who is currently a lecturer\, teacher\, rehearsal director\, and technique coordinator at the University of Malta\, as well as a dance leader for Opening Doors Association.\n\n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-sep-23-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Company-Classes-September-2024-Event-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240705T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240705T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T122255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T113405Z UID:8316-1720173600-1720178100@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Vinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n1st – 5th July 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef \n\n\n\n\n  \n“a lively dance of awakening supported by mindfulness meditation and breath awareness”  \n  \nNicola’s yoga classes are a blend of active and receptive Vinyasa yoga practice with a focus on alignment. This form of Hatha yoga cultivates strength and flexibility. The aim of this week’s yoga practice is to establish a profound mind-body connection\, stretching and strengthening the body\, in a calm and supportive manner. With the occasional use of essential oils\, we may enhance our attention to our breath\, stimulating a deeper sensory experience as we move. You are invited to apply clarity\, relax into openness\, and be inspired through a creative flow\, to access a deeper connection to our mental and physical structure.  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout Nicola Micallef  \nNicola Micallef\, born in Malta 1999\, began her Cecchetti Classical Ballet training with the Dance Workshop\, where she developed a fascination for Contemporary Dance. She went on to pursue her career with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company\, joining the company in 2017\, under direction of Artistic Director\, Paolo Mangiola. Following her four years of working intensively with the company\, she embarked on a freelance career and relocated to Berlin\, Germany. Within her career\, she has collaborated with a range of choreographers\, including Roy Assaf\, Jacopo Godani\, Sergiu Matis\, Mavin Khoo and Jose Agudo\, performing on both local and international stages.   \n  \nIn addition to her passion for artistic movement\, Nicola has cultivated a profound interest in the art of yoga. In December 2022\, she completed her 200-hour teacher training program at La Casa Shambala in Thailand\, where she attained certification in both Hatha and Vinyasa styles. She currently leads Vinyasa\, Self-Massage and Aromatherapy classes alongside her ongoing dance projects in Berlin.  \n  \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jul-05-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Yoga Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240704T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240704T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T122918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T113156Z UID:8318-1720087200-1720091700@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Vinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n1st – 5th July 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef \n\n\n\n\n  \n“a lively dance of awakening supported by mindfulness meditation and breath awareness”  \n  \nNicola’s yoga classes are a blend of active and receptive Vinyasa yoga practice with a focus on alignment. This form of Hatha yoga cultivates strength and flexibility. The aim of this week’s yoga practice is to establish a profound mind-body connection\, stretching and strengthening the body\, in a calm and supportive manner. With the occasional use of essential oils\, we may enhance our attention to our breath\, stimulating a deeper sensory experience as we move. You are invited to apply clarity\, relax into openness\, and be inspired through a creative flow\, to access a deeper connection to our mental and physical structure.  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout Nicola Micallef  \nNicola Micallef\, born in Malta 1999\, began her Cecchetti Classical Ballet training with the Dance Workshop\, where she developed a fascination for Contemporary Dance. She went on to pursue her career with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company\, joining the company in 2017\, under direction of Artistic Director\, Paolo Mangiola. Following her four years of working intensively with the company\, she embarked on a freelance career and relocated to Berlin\, Germany. Within her career\, she has collaborated with a range of choreographers\, including Roy Assaf\, Jacopo Godani\, Sergiu Matis\, Mavin Khoo and Jose Agudo\, performing on both local and international stages.   \n  \nIn addition to her passion for artistic movement\, Nicola has cultivated a profound interest in the art of yoga. In December 2022\, she completed her 200-hour teacher training program at La Casa Shambala in Thailand\, where she attained certification in both Hatha and Vinyasa styles. She currently leads Vinyasa\, Self-Massage and Aromatherapy classes alongside her ongoing dance projects in Berlin.  \n  \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jul-04-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Yoga Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240703T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240703T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T121838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T113014Z UID:8314-1720000800-1720005300@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Vinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n1st – 5th July 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef \n\n\n\n\n  \n“a lively dance of awakening supported by mindfulness meditation and breath awareness”  \n  \nNicola’s yoga classes are a blend of active and receptive Vinyasa yoga practice with a focus on alignment. This form of Hatha yoga cultivates strength and flexibility. The aim of this week’s yoga practice is to establish a profound mind-body connection\, stretching and strengthening the body\, in a calm and supportive manner. With the occasional use of essential oils\, we may enhance our attention to our breath\, stimulating a deeper sensory experience as we move. You are invited to apply clarity\, relax into openness\, and be inspired through a creative flow\, to access a deeper connection to our mental and physical structure.  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout Nicola Micallef   \nNicola Micallef\, born in Malta 1999\, began her Cecchetti Classical Ballet training with the Dance Workshop\, where she developed a fascination for Contemporary Dance. She went on to pursue her career with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company\, joining the company in 2017\, under direction of Artistic Director\, Paolo Mangiola. Following her four years of working intensively with the company\, she embarked on a freelance career and relocated to Berlin\, Germany. Within her career\, she has collaborated with a range of choreographers\, including Roy Assaf\, Jacopo Godani\, Sergiu Matis\, Mavin Khoo and Jose Agudo\, performing on both local and international stages.   \n  \nIn addition to her passion for artistic movement\, Nicola has cultivated a profound interest in the art of yoga. In December 2022\, she completed her 200-hour teacher training program at La Casa Shambala in Thailand\, where she attained certification in both Hatha and Vinyasa styles. She currently leads Vinyasa\, Self-Massage and Aromatherapy classes alongside her ongoing dance projects in Berlin.  \n  \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jul-03-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Yoga Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240702T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240702T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T121555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T112701Z UID:8312-1719914400-1719918900@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Vinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n1st – 5th July 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef \n\n\n\n\n  \n“a lively dance of awakening supported by mindfulness meditation and breath awareness”  \n  \nNicola’s yoga classes are a blend of active and receptive Vinyasa yoga practice with a focus on alignment. This form of Hatha yoga cultivates strength and flexibility. The aim of this week’s yoga practice is to establish a profound mind-body connection\, stretching and strengthening the body\, in a calm and supportive manner. With the occasional use of essential oils\, we may enhance our attention to our breath\, stimulating a deeper sensory experience as we move. You are invited to apply clarity\, relax into openness\, and be inspired through a creative flow\, to access a deeper connection to our mental and physical structure.  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout Nicola Micallef  \nNicola Micallef\, born in Malta 1999\, began her Cecchetti Classical Ballet training with the Dance Workshop\, where she developed a fascination for Contemporary Dance. She went on to pursue her career with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company\, joining the company in 2017\, under direction of Artistic Director\, Paolo Mangiola. Following her four years of working intensively with the company\, she embarked on a freelance career and relocated to Berlin\, Germany. Within her career\, she has collaborated with a range of choreographers\, including Roy Assaf\, Jacopo Godani\, Sergiu Matis\, Mavin Khoo and Jose Agudo\, performing on both local and international stages.   \n  \nIn addition to her passion for artistic movement\, Nicola has cultivated a profound interest in the art of yoga. In December 2022\, she completed her 200-hour teacher training program at La Casa Shambala in Thailand\, where she attained certification in both Hatha and Vinyasa styles. She currently leads Vinyasa\, Self-Massage and Aromatherapy classes alongside her ongoing dance projects in Berlin.  \n  \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jul-02-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Yoga Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240701T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240701T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T120940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T112514Z UID:8310-1719828000-1719832500@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Vinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n1st – 5th July 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nVinyasa Yoga with Nicola Micallef \n\n\n\n\n  \n“a lively dance of awakening supported by mindfulness meditation and breath awareness”  \n  \nNicola’s yoga classes are a blend of active and receptive Vinyasa yoga practice with a focus on alignment. This form of Hatha yoga cultivates strength and flexibility. The aim of this week’s yoga practice is to establish a profound mind-body connection\, stretching and strengthening the body\, in a calm and supportive manner. With the occasional use of essential oils\, we may enhance our attention to our breath\, stimulating a deeper sensory experience as we move. You are invited to apply clarity\, relax into openness\, and be inspired through a creative flow\, to access a deeper connection to our mental and physical structure.  \n  \n  \n  \nAbout Nicola Micallef  \nNicola Micallef\, born in Malta 1999\, began her Cecchetti Classical Ballet training with the Dance Workshop\, where she developed a fascination for Contemporary Dance. She went on to pursue her career with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company\, joining the company in 2017\, under direction of Artistic Director\, Paolo Mangiola. Following her four years of working intensively with the company\, she embarked on a freelance career and relocated to Berlin\, Germany. Within her career\, she has collaborated with a range of choreographers\, including Roy Assaf\, Jacopo Godani\, Sergiu Matis\, Mavin Khoo and Jose Agudo\, performing on both local and international stages.   \n  \nIn addition to her passion for artistic movement\, Nicola has cultivated a profound interest in the art of yoga. In December 2022\, she completed her 200-hour teacher training program at La Casa Shambala in Thailand\, where she attained certification in both Hatha and Vinyasa styles. She currently leads Vinyasa\, Self-Massage and Aromatherapy classes alongside her ongoing dance projects in Berlin.  \n  \n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jul-01-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Yoga Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240628T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240628T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T120137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T120137Z UID:8308-1719568800-1719573300@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Zoe Camilleri DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n24 – 28 June 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri  \nThis week of Company Open Classes is led by Zoe Camilleri who will be leading classes that will build in energy\, rhythm and complexity as the week goes along.   \n  \n“We will play with ideas of inertia\, suspension and accumulation of speed to help us focus on the qualities needed in the body to hit certain accents while softening in the inbetweens. We will then put these qualities and discoveries in practice through structured phrases and exercise\, accompanied by carefully selected\, mostly groovy music.”  \n  \n  \nAbout Zoe Camilleri  \n  \nMaltese- based freelance artist and dancer\, Zoe Camilleri\, started dancing at the age of 3 with the College of Dance. At the age of 18 she went into full- time training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. After graduating she returned to her home island to join the first ensemble of dancers of ŻfinMalta\, first as an apprentice and for the next three years as a full-time dancer. Throughout her career she has performed extensively both locally and internationally\, working with choreographers such as Iván Pérez\, Athanasia Kanellopoulou\, Jose Agudo\, Mavin Khoo\, Francesca Tranter\, Lucia Piquero\, Paolo Mangiola amongst others. Her roles further include that of teacher\, movement director\, choreographer and rehearsal director. Zoe is also a seamstress\, owning a sustainable fashion brand called Zowij.Makes\, where she handmakes custom made clothing out of vintage and pre-loved fabrics.  \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jun-28-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240627T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240627T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T115814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T115814Z UID:8306-1719482400-1719486900@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Zoe Camilleri DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n24 – 28 June 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri  \nThis week of Company Open Classes is led by Zoe Camilleri who will be leading classes that will build in energy\, rhythm and complexity as the week goes along.   \n  \n“We will play with ideas of inertia\, suspension and accumulation of speed to help us focus on the qualities needed in the body to hit certain accents while softening in the inbetweens. We will then put these qualities and discoveries in practice through structured phrases and exercise\, accompanied by carefully selected\, mostly groovy music.”  \n  \n  \nAbout Zoe Camilleri  \n  \nMaltese- based freelance artist and dancer\, Zoe Camilleri\, started dancing at the age of 3 with the College of Dance. At the age of 18 she went into full- time training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. After graduating she returned to her home island to join the first ensemble of dancers of ŻfinMalta\, first as an apprentice and for the next three years as a full-time dancer. Throughout her career she has performed extensively both locally and internationally\, working with choreographers such as Iván Pérez\, Athanasia Kanellopoulou\, Jose Agudo\, Mavin Khoo\, Francesca Tranter\, Lucia Piquero\, Paolo Mangiola amongst others. Her roles further include that of teacher\, movement director\, choreographer and rehearsal director. Zoe is also a seamstress\, owning a sustainable fashion brand called Zowij.Makes\, where she handmakes custom made clothing out of vintage and pre-loved fabrics.  \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jun-27-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240626T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240626T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T115627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T115627Z UID:8304-1719396000-1719400500@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Zoe Camilleri DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n24 – 28 June 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri  \nThis week of Company Open Classes is led by Zoe Camilleri who will be leading classes that will build in energy\, rhythm and complexity as the week goes along.   \n  \n“We will play with ideas of inertia\, suspension and accumulation of speed to help us focus on the qualities needed in the body to hit certain accents while softening in the inbetweens. We will then put these qualities and discoveries in practice through structured phrases and exercise\, accompanied by carefully selected\, mostly groovy music.”  \n  \n  \nAbout Zoe Camilleri  \n  \nMaltese- based freelance artist and dancer\, Zoe Camilleri\, started dancing at the age of 3 with the College of Dance. At the age of 18 she went into full- time training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. After graduating she returned to her home island to join the first ensemble of dancers of ŻfinMalta\, first as an apprentice and for the next three years as a full-time dancer. Throughout her career she has performed extensively both locally and internationally\, working with choreographers such as Iván Pérez\, Athanasia Kanellopoulou\, Jose Agudo\, Mavin Khoo\, Francesca Tranter\, Lucia Piquero\, Paolo Mangiola amongst others. Her roles further include that of teacher\, movement director\, choreographer and rehearsal director. Zoe is also a seamstress\, owning a sustainable fashion brand called Zowij.Makes\, where she handmakes custom made clothing out of vintage and pre-loved fabrics.  \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jun-26-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240625T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240625T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T115419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T115454Z UID:8302-1719309600-1719314100@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Zoe Camilleri DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n24 – 28 June 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri  \nThis week of Company Open Classes is led by Zoe Camilleri who will be leading classes that will build in energy\, rhythm and complexity as the week goes along.   \n  \n“We will play with ideas of inertia\, suspension and accumulation of speed to help us focus on the qualities needed in the body to hit certain accents while softening in the inbetweens. We will then put these qualities and discoveries in practice through structured phrases and exercise\, accompanied by carefully selected\, mostly groovy music.”  \n  \n  \nAbout Zoe Camilleri  \n  \nMaltese- based freelance artist and dancer\, Zoe Camilleri\, started dancing at the age of 3 with the College of Dance. At the age of 18 she went into full- time training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. After graduating she returned to her home island to join the first ensemble of dancers of ŻfinMalta\, first as an apprentice and for the next three years as a full-time dancer. Throughout her career she has performed extensively both locally and internationally\, working with choreographers such as Iván Pérez\, Athanasia Kanellopoulou\, Jose Agudo\, Mavin Khoo\, Francesca Tranter\, Lucia Piquero\, Paolo Mangiola amongst others. Her roles further include that of teacher\, movement director\, choreographer and rehearsal director. Zoe is also a seamstress\, owning a sustainable fashion brand called Zowij.Makes\, where she handmakes custom made clothing out of vintage and pre-loved fabrics.  \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-jun-25-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240624T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240624T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240612T114731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T115120Z UID:8300-1719223200-1719227700@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Zoe Camilleri DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n24 – 28 June 2024\, 10:00 – 11:15  \nContemporary with Zoe Camilleri  \nThis week of Company Open Classes is led by Zoe Camilleri who will be leading classes that will build in energy\, rhythm and complexity as the week goes along.   \n  \n“We will play with ideas of inertia\, suspension and accumulation of speed to help us focus on the qualities needed in the body to hit certain accents while softening in the inbetweens. We will then put these qualities and discoveries in practice through structured phrases and exercise\, accompanied by carefully selected\, mostly groovy music.”  \n  \n  \nAbout Zoe Camilleri  \n  \nMaltese- based freelance artist and dancer\, Zoe Camilleri\, started dancing at the age of 3 with the College of Dance. At the age of 18 she went into full- time training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. After graduating she returned to her home island to join the first ensemble of dancers of ŻfinMalta\, first as an apprentice and for the next three years as a full-time dancer. Throughout her career she has performed extensively both locally and internationally\, working with choreographers such as Iván Pérez\, Athanasia Kanellopoulou\, Jose Agudo\, Mavin Khoo\, Francesca Tranter\, Lucia Piquero\, Paolo Mangiola amongst others. Her roles further include that of teacher\, movement director\, choreographer and rehearsal director. Zoe is also a seamstress\, owning a sustainable fashion brand called Zowij.Makes\, where she handmakes custom made clothing out of vintage and pre-loved fabrics.  \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-contemporary-with-zoe-camilleri/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ZfinMalta-Calendar-Company-Open-Classes.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240503T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240503T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T160712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T160712Z UID:7884-1714730400-1714734900@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Alexis Oliveira DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Alexis Oliveira\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Alexis Oliveira\, ZfinMalta’s Rehearsal Director for ‘Geographers of Solitude’.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Alexis Oliveira \nBorn in Santos\, Brazil\, Alexis started dancing at the age of 8 and finished his ballet studies at the age of 15 with a diploma of the Royal Academy of Dancing which allowed him to participate in the Adeline Genée competition in London\, where he was offered a scholarship for the English National Ballet School in 1997.  \n  \nHe has since then been dancing for several big ballet companies in Europe such as English National Ballet (1999 – 2002)\, AterBalletto (2002 – 2005)\, Stuttgart Ballet (2005 – 2009) and Les Ballets De Monte Carlo (2009 – 2023).[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-may-03-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240502T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240502T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T160522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T160522Z UID:7882-1714644000-1714648500@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Alexis Oliveira DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Alexis Oliveira\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Alexis Oliveira\, ZfinMalta’s Rehearsal Director for ‘Geographers of Solitude’.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Alexis Oliveira \nBorn in Santos\, Brazil\, Alexis started dancing at the age of 8 and finished his ballet studies at the age of 15 with a diploma of the Royal Academy of Dancing which allowed him to participate in the Adeline Genée competition in London\, where he was offered a scholarship for the English National Ballet School in 1997.  \n  \nHe has since then been dancing for several big ballet companies in Europe such as English National Ballet (1999 – 2002)\, AterBalletto (2002 – 2005)\, Stuttgart Ballet (2005 – 2009) and Les Ballets De Monte Carlo (2009 – 2023).[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-may-02-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240501T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240501T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T154937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T154937Z UID:7880-1714557600-1714562100@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Alexis Oliveira DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Alexis Oliveira\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Alexis Oliveira\, ZfinMalta’s Rehearsal Director for ‘Geographers of Solitude’.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Alexis Oliveira \nBorn in Santos\, Brazil\, Alexis started dancing at the age of 8 and finished his ballet studies at the age of 15 with a diploma of the Royal Academy of Dancing which allowed him to participate in the Adeline Genée competition in London\, where he was offered a scholarship for the English National Ballet School in 1997.  \n  \nHe has since then been dancing for several big ballet companies in Europe such as English National Ballet (1999 – 2002)\, AterBalletto (2002 – 2005)\, Stuttgart Ballet (2005 – 2009) and Les Ballets De Monte Carlo (2009 – 2023).[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-may-01-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240430T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240430T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T154330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T154330Z UID:7878-1714471200-1714475700@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Alexis Oliveira DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Alexis Oliveira\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Alexis Oliveira\, ZfinMalta’s Rehearsal Director for ‘Geographers of Solitude’.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Alexis Oliveira \nBorn in Santos\, Brazil\, Alexis started dancing at the age of 8 and finished his ballet studies at the age of 15 with a diploma of the Royal Academy of Dancing which allowed him to participate in the Adeline Genée competition in London\, where he was offered a scholarship for the English National Ballet School in 1997.  \n  \nHe has since then been dancing for several big ballet companies in Europe such as English National Ballet (1999 – 2002)\, AterBalletto (2002 – 2005)\, Stuttgart Ballet (2005 – 2009) and Les Ballets De Monte Carlo (2009 – 2023).[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-apr-30-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240429T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240429T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T151137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T154044Z UID:7873-1714384800-1714389300@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Alexis Oliveira DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Alexis Oliveira\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Alexis Oliveira\, ZfinMalta’s Rehearsal Director for ‘Geographers of Solitude’.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Alexis Oliveira \nBorn in Santos\, Brazil\, Alexis started dancing at the age of 8 and finished his ballet studies at the age of 15 with a diploma of the Royal Academy of Dancing which allowed him to participate in the Adeline Genée competition in London\, where he was offered a scholarship for the English National Ballet School in 1997.  \n  \nHe has since then been dancing for several big ballet companies in Europe such as English National Ballet (1999 – 2002)\, AterBalletto (2002 – 2005)\, Stuttgart Ballet (2005 – 2009) and Les Ballets De Monte Carlo (2009 – 2023).[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-apr-29-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240426T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240426T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T163135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T163135Z UID:7897-1714125600-1714130100@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Elena Ciavarella DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Elena Ciavarella\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Elena Ciavarella\, whose classes are based on floor work and inspired by the Piso movil system and flying low.   \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]The training bases itself on the notions of spirals\, sliding\, pushing and pulling to reach the vertical from the ground. During sessions with Elena three dimensions will be explored: the floor\, partnering and the air.  \n  \n  \nAbout Elena Ciavarella  \n  \nElena Ciavarella started 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.  \n  \nShe 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…  \n  \nIn 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 actually teaches for the Calabash dance school under the direction of Wayne Barbaste in Lyon. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-apr-26-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240425T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240425T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T162857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T162857Z UID:7895-1714039200-1714043700@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Elena Ciavarella DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Elena Ciavarella\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Elena Ciavarella\, whose classes are based on floor work and inspired by the Piso movil system and flying low.   \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]The training bases itself on the notions of spirals\, sliding\, pushing and pulling to reach the vertical from the ground. During sessions with Elena three dimensions will be explored: the floor\, partnering and the air.  \n  \n  \nAbout Elena Ciavarella  \n  \nElena Ciavarella started 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.  \n  \nShe 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…  \n  \nIn 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 actually teaches for the Calabash dance school under the direction of Wayne Barbaste in Lyon. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-apr-25-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240424T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240424T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T162651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T162651Z UID:7893-1713952800-1713957300@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Elena Ciavarella DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Elena Ciavarella\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Elena Ciavarella\, whose classes are based on floor work and inspired by the Piso movil system and flying low.   \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]The training bases itself on the notions of spirals\, sliding\, pushing and pulling to reach the vertical from the ground. During sessions with Elena three dimensions will be explored: the floor\, partnering and the air.  \n  \n  \nAbout Elena Ciavarella  \n  \nElena Ciavarella started 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.  \n  \nShe 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…  \n  \nIn 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 actually teaches for the Calabash dance school under the direction of Wayne Barbaste in Lyon. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-apr-24-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240423T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240423T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T162449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T162449Z UID:7891-1713866400-1713870900@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Elena Ciavarella DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Elena Ciavarella\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Elena Ciavarella\, whose classes are based on floor work and inspired by the Piso movil system and flying low.   \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]The training bases itself on the notions of spirals\, sliding\, pushing and pulling to reach the vertical from the ground. During sessions with Elena three dimensions will be explored: the floor\, partnering and the air.  \n  \n  \nAbout Elena Ciavarella  \n  \nElena Ciavarella started 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.  \n  \nShe 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…  \n  \nIn 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 actually teaches for the Calabash dance school under the direction of Wayne Barbaste in Lyon. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-apr-23-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240422T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240422T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240320T161557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T161720Z UID:7886-1713780000-1713784500@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Contemporary with Elena Ciavarella DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nContemporary with Elena Ciavarella\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Elena Ciavarella\, whose classes are based on floor work and inspired by the Piso movil system and flying low.   \n  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]The training bases itself on the notions of spirals\, sliding\, pushing and pulling to reach the vertical from the ground. During sessions with Elena three dimensions will be explored: the floor\, partnering and the air.  \n  \n  \nAbout Elena Ciavarella  \n  \nElena Ciavarella started 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.  \n  \nShe 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…  \n  \nIn 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 actually teaches for the Calabash dance school under the direction of Wayne Barbaste in Lyon. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-apr-22-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Company Open Classes,Contemporary Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-Open-Classes-Alexis-Oliveira-Elena-Ciavarella-1920x1080px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240209T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240209T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240118T105250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T105250Z UID:7512-1707472800-1707477300@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Zsolt Elek DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Zsolt Elek\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Zsolt Elek\, who bases his Classical Ballet teaching practice on the Vaganova system.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Zsolt Elek \n  \nBorn in 1971 in Hungary\, Zsolt studied at the Hungarian Dance Academy as classical ballet dancer from1983 to 1991.  He started his career as a ballet dancer in the ballet company of the Hungarian State Opera House and from 1993 to 1996 he was a ballet dancer at the Wiener Volksoper – Austria.  In 1997 he moved to Italy\, where he soon became a solo dancer with the Astra Roma Ballet company (1997-2000) and then with Balleto di Roma.  During his years in Italy he was a founding member and teacher at Centro Culturale Danza.    \n  \nAfter 2001 he returned to Hungary\, where he gained an insight into the world of television as an editor-reporter for TV2 television. In 2005\, he joined the choir of the Győr National Theatre and worked as a ballet master at the Győr School of Dance and Fine Arts\, and since 2012 as the school’s head of practical training. In 2008 he founded the Classical Ballet School in Komarno – Slovakia where he created choreographic work too.  There he also collaborated with the young theatre company and choreographed on them for 3 years.  Zsolt also opened another 2 Classical Ballet Schools in the city. In 2013 he graduated from the Hungarian Dance Academy with a Master of Arts (MA) in Classical Ballet.\n  \n  \nSince 2016 he has been Ballet Master at the Ballettakademie der Wiener Staatsoper and has represented the Academy as a jury member at several ballet competitions. Zsolt has taught ballet courses as a guest ballet master for the Miskolc Ballet and Győr Ballet.  As a guest ballet master he participated in the summer course in Piran- Slovenia\, Sibiu-Romania\, Pančevo-Serbia\, and in ballet courses organised by Belgrade Dance Foundation in Corfu and Belgrade. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-feb-09-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-event-Company-Open-Classes-Ballet-Zsolt-Elek.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240208T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240208T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240118T104819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T104819Z UID:7510-1707386400-1707390900@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Zsolt Elek DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Zsolt Elek\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Zsolt Elek\, who bases his Classical Ballet teaching practice on the Vaganova system.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Zsolt Elek \n  \nBorn in 1971 in Hungary\, Zsolt studied at the Hungarian Dance Academy as classical ballet dancer from1983 to 1991.  He started his career as a ballet dancer in the ballet company of the Hungarian State Opera House and from 1993 to 1996 he was a ballet dancer at the Wiener Volksoper – Austria.  In 1997 he moved to Italy\, where he soon became a solo dancer with the Astra Roma Ballet company (1997-2000) and then with Balleto di Roma.  During his years in Italy he was a founding member and teacher at Centro Culturale Danza.    \n  \nAfter 2001 he returned to Hungary\, where he gained an insight into the world of television as an editor-reporter for TV2 television. In 2005\, he joined the choir of the Győr National Theatre and worked as a ballet master at the Győr School of Dance and Fine Arts\, and since 2012 as the school’s head of practical training. In 2008 he founded the Classical Ballet School in Komarno – Slovakia where he created choreographic work too.  There he also collaborated with the young theatre company and choreographed on them for 3 years.  Zsolt also opened another 2 Classical Ballet Schools in the city. In 2013 he graduated from the Hungarian Dance Academy with a Master of Arts (MA) in Classical Ballet.\n  \n  \nSince 2016 he has been Ballet Master at the Ballettakademie der Wiener Staatsoper and has represented the Academy as a jury member at several ballet competitions. Zsolt has taught ballet courses as a guest ballet master for the Miskolc Ballet and Győr Ballet.  As a guest ballet master he participated in the summer course in Piran- Slovenia\, Sibiu-Romania\, Pančevo-Serbia\, and in ballet courses organised by Belgrade Dance Foundation in Corfu and Belgrade. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-feb-08-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-event-Company-Open-Classes-Ballet-Zsolt-Elek.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240207T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240207T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240118T101953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T101953Z UID:7508-1707300000-1707304500@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Zsolt Elek DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Zsolt Elek\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Zsolt Elek\, who bases his Classical Ballet teaching practice on the Vaganova system.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Zsolt Elek \n  \nBorn in 1971 in Hungary\, Zsolt studied at the Hungarian Dance Academy as classical ballet dancer from1983 to 1991.  He started his career as a ballet dancer in the ballet company of the Hungarian State Opera House and from 1993 to 1996 he was a ballet dancer at the Wiener Volksoper – Austria.  In 1997 he moved to Italy\, where he soon became a solo dancer with the Astra Roma Ballet company (1997-2000) and then with Balleto di Roma.  During his years in Italy he was a founding member and teacher at Centro Culturale Danza.    \n  \nAfter 2001 he returned to Hungary\, where he gained an insight into the world of television as an editor-reporter for TV2 television. In 2005\, he joined the choir of the Győr National Theatre and worked as a ballet master at the Győr School of Dance and Fine Arts\, and since 2012 as the school’s head of practical training. In 2008 he founded the Classical Ballet School in Komarno – Slovakia where he created choreographic work too.  There he also collaborated with the young theatre company and choreographed on them for 3 years.  Zsolt also opened another 2 Classical Ballet Schools in the city. In 2013 he graduated from the Hungarian Dance Academy with a Master of Arts (MA) in Classical Ballet.\n  \n  \nSince 2016 he has been Ballet Master at the Ballettakademie der Wiener Staatsoper and has represented the Academy as a jury member at several ballet competitions. Zsolt has taught ballet courses as a guest ballet master for the Miskolc Ballet and Győr Ballet.  As a guest ballet master he participated in the summer course in Piran- Slovenia\, Sibiu-Romania\, Pančevo-Serbia\, and in ballet courses organised by Belgrade Dance Foundation in Corfu and Belgrade. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-feb-07-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-event-Company-Open-Classes-Ballet-Zsolt-Elek.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240206T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240206T111500 DTSTAMP:20260818T061131 CREATED:20240118T101753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240118T101753Z UID:7506-1707213600-1707218100@www.zfinmalta.org SUMMARY:Company Open Classes - Ballet with Zsolt Elek DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1587042757740{padding-bottom: 7% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCompany Open Classes\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nBallet with Zsolt Elek\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n Book Now\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers and one of our expert guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more\, local and international professional dance artists are invited to join the company’s morning practice. Techniques explored are ballet\, contemporary\, and somatic practice. Classes are suitable for young dancers and established practitioners alike. ŻfinMalta provides an open and inclusive space where participants can further develop their professional practice\, make connections\, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]This week of Company Open Classes is led by Zsolt Elek\, who bases his Classical Ballet teaching practice on the Vaganova system.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]About Zsolt Elek \n  \nBorn in 1971 in Hungary\, Zsolt studied at the Hungarian Dance Academy as classical ballet dancer from1983 to 1991.  He started his career as a ballet dancer in the ballet company of the Hungarian State Opera House and from 1993 to 1996 he was a ballet dancer at the Wiener Volksoper – Austria.  In 1997 he moved to Italy\, where he soon became a solo dancer with the Astra Roma Ballet company (1997-2000) and then with Balleto di Roma.  During his years in Italy he was a founding member and teacher at Centro Culturale Danza.    \n  \nAfter 2001 he returned to Hungary\, where he gained an insight into the world of television as an editor-reporter for TV2 television. In 2005\, he joined the choir of the Győr National Theatre and worked as a ballet master at the Győr School of Dance and Fine Arts\, and since 2012 as the school’s head of practical training. In 2008 he founded the Classical Ballet School in Komarno – Slovakia where he created choreographic work too.  There he also collaborated with the young theatre company and choreographed on them for 3 years.  Zsolt also opened another 2 Classical Ballet Schools in the city. In 2013 he graduated from the Hungarian Dance Academy with a Master of Arts (MA) in Classical Ballet.\n  \n  \nSince 2016 he has been Ballet Master at the Ballettakademie der Wiener Staatsoper and has represented the Academy as a jury member at several ballet competitions. Zsolt has taught ballet courses as a guest ballet master for the Miskolc Ballet and Győr Ballet.  As a guest ballet master he participated in the summer course in Piran- Slovenia\, Sibiu-Romania\, Pančevo-Serbia\, and in ballet courses organised by Belgrade Dance Foundation in Corfu and Belgrade. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_column_text] \nCost\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text]€10 drop-in  \n€35 Weekly package (5 classes) \n*booking fee applies[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”]\n More information\n\n[vc_empty_space height=”60px”][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.zfinmalta.org/event/company-open-classes-feb-06-24/ LOCATION:ŻfinMalta Studios\, Mediterranean Conference Centre\, Valletta\, VLT 1645\, Malta CATEGORIES:Ballet Classes,Company Open Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.zfinmalta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ZfinMalta-National-Dance-Company-event-Company-Open-Classes-Ballet-Zsolt-Elek.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR