Reflections on Nature and Form through Dance

Join BalletX’s Rehearsal Director Keelan Whitmore for a movement and choreography workshop that invites participants to bridge art, science, and movement.

Drawing inspiration from microscopic photography and videography of nature and the human body, participants will be asked to reflect on what is visible and invisible to the human eye and guided to explore these concepts through dance. We’ll begin with a collective and holistic warm-up drawing from contemporary, ballet, and modern techniques geared towards students of all experience levels, preparing the body and mind for exploration. Participants will then learn movement from Noelle Kayser’s Scales on the Wings of a Butterfly, a work inspired by the intricacies of natural form and transformation.

There will be opportunities for reflection and dialogue through writing and discussion, followed by a collaborative deconstruction of the movement phrase. Together, we’ll explore how dance can act as a medium to connect the micro and macro worlds of form, perception, and expression.

Registration is free! This workshop is open to movers of all backgrounds and levels.

BalletX performs Scales on the Wings of a Butterfly at BalletX in Bryn Mawr this Dec. 12-14 at Goodhart Hall, Bryn Mawr College. To learn more and purchase tickets for the performance, visit BalletX.org/BrynMawr.