LANLA MOVES ACOGNY
Intensive Dance Workshop about technique Germaine Acogny
Official presentation of LANLA in France and Performance and Meet&Greet with Germaine Acogny
25 - 26 - 27 March 2016

Take your chance and come shine with us during this special intensive African dance weekend, with:

Solo Performance and Meet&Greet with Germaine Acogny

Technique Germaine Acogny
Sabar
Acogny - contemporary/creation

Presentation of LANLA
With LIVE MUSIC!

The workshop is open to all levels, types and kinds of dancers, movers, artists, actors, people, circus people...
The program will maintain about 14 hours of dancing and presentation, including a Meet&Greet with Germaine Acogny!

LANLA-members are the dance-children of Germaine Acogny and the carriers of her dance-heritage in the form of the Technique Germaine Acogny.
It is important for this rich art and knowledge to be experienced and danced by the whole world, and this must be done in the correct way and purest form.
This is the task of LANLA. LANLA is an organization existing of dance artists, all selected, educated and qualified to work with this technique by Germaine Acogny herself.
LANLA-members were part of a three-year studying program at l'Ecole des Sables where Germaine Acogny transmitted for the first and the last time her technique to them. There are only 17 danceartists worldwide who are qualified to work with this technique.
In the presentation we will talk about Lanla, the Ecole Des Sables, the Acogny technique, the Transmission group.

Lanla Acogny Dance Technique believes and promotes respect for this technique and for the Ecole des Sables.

For further information: www.lanlamove.com www.jantbi.org

GERMAINE ACOGNY TECHNIQUE
The technique Acogny is the only codified and recognised contemporary dance technique created in Africa.
It´s created by Germaine Acogny, the mother of African contemporary dance.
It is based on traditional African dance (specially Senegal and Benin) and Western dancetechniques (classical ballet, release- and Graham technique). The philosophy of this technique is about identity. Placing yourself inside the community and nature. Being aware of your own body: to feel it, to touch it, to enjoy it. To live your body through the virtuosity of feeling.
The concept of the method and the movements are innovative and original. They come from nature. It is an unique way of approaching dance.
It respects every different body.
The technique talks about life, about the connection between human being and nature.
Joy, play, love and music are the fundaments of the spirit of the technique.
"The freedom of the body through discipline with the own identity".



Schedule:___________________________________________
Friday 25 March 20:00 - 21:00
"Mon élue noire" Sacre #2 (SOLD OUT)
Dance: Germaine Acogny / Choreography: Olivier Dubois
at Théâtre Sorano - Toulouse (tickets: http://www.sorano-julesjulien.toulouse.fr/) during Festival International CDC 2016 (www.cdc.toulouse.com)

Saturday 26 March 12:00 - 15:00 and 16:00 - 20:00
Meet&Greet Germaine Acogny - Technique Germaine Acogny - Sabar - Acogny contemporary/creation

Sunday 27 March 10:00 - 14:00 and 15:00 - 18:00
Technique Germaine Acogny - Sabar - Acogny contemporary/creation
Short presentation of the activities of LANLA

Teachers:__________________________________________________
Technique Germaine Acogny + Acogny contemporary/creation:
Aïda Colmenero Dïaz + Ise An Verstegen
(directors of Lanla Acogny dance technique)
Aïda is the only Spanish (and the only spanish speaking) artist who obtained the diploma in technique Germaine
Ise is the only Dutch artist living in France who obtained the diploma in Technique Germaine Acogny.

Sabar: Laye Serrere (Senegal)

more info:
Aïda: www.aidacolmenerodiaz.com
Ise - Laye: www.uniyoon.com
Dance technique Acogny: www.lanlamove.com


Musicians:__________________________________________________
Angel Fulla (Cameroun) + Laye Serrere (Senegal) + Ismaela Sall


Location:_________________________________________________
Performance:
Théâtre Sorano
35 allées Jules Guesde
31000 Toulouse
Stop Palais de Justice (metro, bus, tram)

Workshop:
Tyca - Toucan Studios
9, Rue Bernadette
31100 Toulouse
Stop Rue Bernadette (Bus 12)

Availability:________________________________________________
Limited availability