Dance & Poetics

with Maria Sánchez Alonso

In these sessions, we will study and practice the inner drives and dynamic principles of improvised dance materials and pieces. We will exercise our freedom by embodying choices that talk to the space and to others with clarity. We will move in initiation and response, manifesting and creating pieces in the instant. The poetic language of dance. The body that receives, acts, navigates, and observes the essence, nature, configuration and atmosphere of each newborn piece. The class is offered as a regular practice and a performance project. At the last block of the sessions, a short piece will be made for the participants. This piece will be performed and shown to the public in order to share the work that has been done during the whole year and give the participants an opportunity to perform through improvised vocabulary. This is an open invitation, participants are not required to commit to this from the beginning in order to assist in the sessions.

For more information and registrations: tomikrostudio.aigina@gmail.com

Thursdays 17:00-18:30

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Maria Sánchez Alonso (Basque Country, Spain 1991) dancer, choreographer, yogini and teacher specializing in dance improvisation and instant composition. With a background in Theatre Arts (BA) and extensive training in contemporary dance, physical theater, and butoh, Maria devotes herself to the poetry of every artform.

She was a member of the professional Physical Theatre and Dance company Rabos de Lagartija, performing across Spain and receiving recognition at the TEA Festival in Toledo. Seeking further artistic development, she moved to Berlin to study at Tanzfabrik's Dance Intensive Program, where she trained in contemporary techniques such as Gaga, Flying Low, Improvisation, Release, and Instant Composition.

Maria has worked as a dancer for choreographer Maya M. Carroll (Bloodsong 2019, Eternal Returns 2022), and her artistic collaborations continue to shape her creative path. As a director and choreographer, she led The Poetic Body project in Berlin (2017–2021) creating, directing and staging independently several group pieces (We Ghosts 2017, Wound.Light 2018, Doors to Magic 2021).

Now based on the Greek island of Aegina, Maria creates her own projects, teaches poetry, yoga, dance improvisation, and offers immersive workshops and retreats. Her teaching method,

The Poetry of the Instant, integrates movement and imagination, encouraging dancers to explore their own unique landscapes and physical expression.

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