WEEK 2 28.07 - 01.08

WEEK 2

28.07 - 01.08

Jos Baker

Jos Baker is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and founder of Trodden Dreams. Formally educated at the Laban Center and PARTS he has grown during his collaborative years with Peeping Tom. His professional journey brought him to work with DV8, Damien Jalet & the Paris Fashion Week and allowed him to showcase his own creations globally. His teaching has been much sought after all across Europe.
His improvisation based workshop On Movement and Stillness. takes you from where you are to where you need to be, inviting you to take yourself and your desires in movement to the process. Using elements of dance, theatre and meditation, we will look at how different mindsets and approaches can change our movement patterns, as well as how our movement patterns effect our thinking. For the creative process, for performance, for life.

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Sabrina Gargano

Sabrina Gargano, originally from Italy, is a dance artist and oscillates between London and Barcelona. She received her education among others at JV2 in London, after which she has become a member of the Jasmins Vardimon Company, touring extensively. Next to that she co-found Elelei Dance Theatre Company with the artist Rafa Jagat, creating and performing their own works across Europe.
During DO Festival 2025 Sabrina will be sharing her State of Alert workshop. Be aware: Sabrina is keeping it alive! With her fresh, inspiring and flowy sequences and phrases she will make you move across the entire space: up and down, spiralling, falling, rolling and jumping. There is always a twist and an element of surprise in her flowing yet challenging movement material. She draws upon her extensive knowledge in the fields of flying low, capoeira, martial arts and acrobatics. Better get ready, ‘cause it’s going to get physical!

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Elke Schroeder

Elke Schroeder is a Canadian/German Helsinki-based dance artist. A passionate performer, teacher and maker, her work takes her to art and movement institutions around the world. A graduate of the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, her diverse training background includes myriad dance styles, acrobatics, theatre studies, martial arts, athletics, functional movement and yoga. Elke is a long-time student of the Fighting Monkey practice and is a designated Inspire by FM instructor.
Elke's classes are inspired by the Fighting Monkey improvisation methodology and practice philosophy. They are for those interested in exploring danced task and aim to expand movement capacity & variability, increase mobility, strength, endurance and sharpen qualities of movement. On top of that her classes will surprise you, make you laugh and allow you to get to know each other better. A fantastic way to kick-start the days at DO Festival! Open to movers of all disciplines who are wanting to train intensively and mindfully.

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