Winter Intensive 2023 with Ross McCormack

Our annual intensive is back for 2023!

We are inviting freelance dancers, movers and makers to apply to be a part of this week long masterclass in the capital to explore new teritory and push the boundaries.

As guest tutor, we are very excited to welcome into the studio Ross McCormack. Ross is a New Zealand Arts Laureate, a celebrated performer and renowned choreographer. Currently Auckland-based, Ross is a graduate of the New Zealand School of Dance, he went on to dance with the Douglas Wright Dance Company, Royal New Zealand Ballet, and Australian Dance Theatre, among others. He founded MuscleMouth dance company, and has choreographed and directed works that have been performed around the world.

Photo by John McDermott

The Intensive will run from 9:30am - 4:30pm, 29th May until the 2nd June.

The Winter Intensive costs $200 per person. 

Northland Memorial Community Centre
5 Woburn Road, Northland, Wellington

Applications close 1st of May

If you have any questions, please email Artistic Manager Anita - anita@footnote.org.nz

About the workshop

TaberBach: Ross McCormack/Romeu Runa Les Ballets C dela B. photo: Cris Van de Burt.

From the tutor:

“I would love to share and get a bit further with something I am calling ‘Junk Text’ which has become more present within my latest processes. Junk Text is a type of writing that simply lets me move, words and dialogues that never seem to be organised by specific narratives, words that run a little wild like a movement improve, I enjoy learning them back painfully, reshaping everything in as many ways as possible to see what works. Dancers have their own ways in which to order and learn material, and I have found these same patterns can be used to harness words and passages of dialogue to truly shift an idea. I love seeing the body and brain push to its’ full capacity as it tries to retain and spew out enormous amounts of verbal and physical information, the body brain and tongue in a constant state of reasoning.”