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Embodied Interpretation - Tools for Improvisation and more
As dancers, we often experience and explore life through our bodies. In my class, I meet the participants at eye level and offer a space for learning together. From somatic work and compositional improvisation to schematically structured, clear movement sequences, the class becomes a time of deeper understanding and expansion of their own movement vocabulary, anchoring in their own body and specifying the essential expression of kinesthetic energy, movement intention and form.
Physical movement intensity and the associated mental stimulation as well as the balance of movement and stillness is important to me. My goal is to give the participants tangible tools so that they can crystallize and expand their own movement language.
In terms of content, I work precisely on different elements of contemporary dance, which is very much based on my own practice. I am very interested in deep movement research and precision and I teach clear principles that are explored in improvisation and sometimes set material.
Melissa Kieffer works internationally as a dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher, focusing on Berlin and Switzerland. In 2018, she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Dance at the Lausanne University of Performing Arts "La Manufacture." After completing her studies, she danced in productions by choreographers such as Johannes Wieland, Sebastian Zuber, Fleur Darkin (Scottish Dance Theatre), Tamara Gvozdenovic, Michael Schumacher, and Breeanne Saxton. Since 2022/23, she has regularly collaborated with Sasha Waltz & Guests, Mirjam Gurtner, and Victor Rottier. She is a founding member of the Greywax Dance Company.
As a dance teacher, Melissa Kieffer works in various institutions, teaching contemporary dance to children, young people, amateurs, and professional dancers. She continuously refines her work and approach through further training in dance, choreography, and body-related and therapeutic methods.