PEFAPDA
The Professional Training and Artistic Program in Dance
(PEFAPDA)
The goal
Our program responds to the urgent need to train performing artists - or future teachers interested in the art of movement - in the diverse languages of contemporary creation. The program, supported by Canadian Heritage, draws on African sources of dance and music around the world.
The structure
The classes are given by a group of professionals in music and dance including guest teachers.
Concentration courses
Rhythm and voice: Develop dancers’ vocal ability in relation to movement
Rypada: Rhythms, postures and alignment for dance.
Repertoire class (rhythmiculture): Particular aspect of rhythm and movement of a rhythmic culture based on the specificity of African traditions.
Rhythms and movement: Body / Space, movement / energy, individual / community: relationship between music and dance.
Drums, voices and percussion: Voices, rhythms, drums, orchestration and improvisation.
Theory :theoretical workshops: African dance - sources and contexts, creolity and cultural emancipation - Haiti the African island in America, Black Dance, Rhythms and gestures.
Practical lessons
Fundamental class: Basic vocabulary with emphasis on the principles of progression (weight, breath, fall, progression)
Advanced class: Traditional space and contemporary approach
PEMA: Warming class (relaxation, energy exchange, breathing, etc.)
Author directory: Practical workshop: repertoire of Zab Maboungou | Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata
Artistic management and production: Practical workshop - assistance with program coordination, special workshops and show preparation.