Dance and Its Gesture

Well, here is something I have never done before. ...all right, I never say never. Let me explain.

This is for you if:
1. You have never enjoyed dancing in your entire life and want to find out what all the dancing crowd is raving about.
2. You have ever in your life enjoyed dancing.
a., Maybe you had a single 20-minute taste of it 15 years ago.
b., Maybe you have spent over 20,000 hours on a ballet mat, enjoying who knows how much of it, but you are a professional devotee (in short: a pro dancer).
c., Anything between a and b.

This programme is truly extraordinary.

Because there is simply nothing like this on the workshop palette. There are high-level masterclasses taught for dancers. There are classes taught for amateurs by enthusiastic, dedicated teachers with far more skill. But crossing over almost never happens. Neither among the students, nor between the trainers. Here Erika Vasas is the guest master.... If you know Pál Frenák's company, I need say no more. If you don't, trust me: it is top tier.

And now everyone who is not a professional dancer is wondering what on earth they would bumble through across these two days.

Let me tell you.

What makes this so compelling is that she is 'only' the guest teacher. The head of the Chekhov Workshop is Levente Turóczi. I won't list his qualifications—just click once if you appreciate the wide canvas and want to see a thrilling combination. I attended two of his events this autumn (Voice, gesture). The day he guides is not memorable merely because of how expertly he commands his tools (he obviously does, but many people have skill). No. It is the way he creates a state with random participants—from high schoolers to retirees—that you normally only experience during professional stage work. Not with a whip. He does it through something else entirely. In that state you gain insights you can never find elsewhere. Safely, free of expectations, in full acceptance and appreciation. (If you are an amateur, you might assume this is only for you. You are mistaken! For a professional, this is like a blood transfusion... rarely encountered, yet profoundly inspiring...) However far or close you stand to the stage, you walk away with building blocks for who you are. You receive answers directly to your deepest questions. Truly wondrous. That is why I want you to know about these two days. I don't know whether the stars and schedules of these two people will ever align like this again.

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