Circlesongs are an archaic form of vocal music, revived by the singer Bobby McFerrin in the late 1980s and developed today throughout the world.Principle of circlesongsThe principle of circlesongs is simple: people gather in a circle. A first person sings a motif that he or...
There are many ways to create music for dance. As an vocalist for Kendreka Circles, free dance and creative movement, I share with you the 3 principles that I feel are essential in my practice of accompanying dance live. I generally use only my voice...
Body percussion is a musical style that consists of creating sounds and music through the percussion of one's own body. These practices are part of human history, spanning different eras and cultures: South African Gumboots, Indonesian Saman, Ethiopian Aqwaqwam, Juba Dance in the Afro-American culture,...
This discipline, born from the encounter between climbing and dance, started to grow in the 1970s and 80s. The fundamentals of vertical dance are mainly based on one of the essential technical elements: the harness, but also the ropes and all the safety and anchoring elements...
Contact Dance Improvisation is opened to everyone. It is a dance initiated by the American choreographer Steve Paxton in 1972, where dancers come into contact with each other, jump on each other, roll on the floor and fall in the air. This practice does not seek...