Smadar Goshen
“Gaga/people”
August 5 - 9
18.15 – 19.15 H
Studio C
All Levels
In English
Gaga is the movement language developed by Ohad Naharin throughout many years, parallel to his work as a world-renowned choreographer. Gaga classes are predicated on a deep activation of the body and physical sensations. We provide a framework for discovering and strengthening the body and adding flexibility, stamina, agility, and skills including coordination and efficiency while stimulating the senses and the imagination. Participants awaken numb areas, increase their awareness of habits, and improve their efficiency of movement inside multilayered tasks, and they are encouraged to connect to pleasure inside moments of effort.
Smadar is a choreographer, dancer, a certified Gaga teacher, Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis trainer. She completed her B.A. in dance and M.A. in choreography at the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance. Since 2011, her pieces are performed on various platforms worldwide. In the yearbook of magazine tanz 2023, Smadar was honoured as one of the 10 promising dance pioneers in Germany. She is currently the representative choreographer of Theater Freiburg’s dance department as part of the Réseau GRAND LUXE network. From 2024 – 2026, she is supported by the state capital Stuttgart and the Landesverband Freie Tanz-und Theaterschaffende Baden-Wuerttemberg.
The Gaga/people class is open to people ages 16+, regardless of their background in dance or movement. No previous dance experience is needed. Participants should wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to dance barefoot or in socks.