21.07.2025—25.07.2025
Moving, on the verge of a Word
Workshop
with May Zarhy
with May Zarhy
Venue:
Kreuzberg 4
Möckernstr. 68
10965 Berlin
Möckernstr. 68
10965 Berlin
Dates:
Info:
Level: with movement experience
in English
Price: 240/210€*
in English
Price: 240/210€*
Description
When you improvise, how do you hold what you are moving with? How would you define it for yourself? In this workshop, we will explore the relationship between movement and the ways we articulate it. Through guided exercises, we will work on expressing what we are engaged with as we move and improvise—whether in words, shapes, textures, or other forms—allowing for greater clarity, presence, and the ability to develop, play with, and revisit our material. We will begin with a somatic-based warm-up, tuning into sensation, connecting with the floor, and engaging with others in the group. From there, we will dive into extended guided improvisations, writing, observing, and sharing reflections. This practice invites a deeper understanding of how we identify and conceptualize movement and how that shapes our dance. It is an embodied exploration of improvisation as a choreographic way of thinking.
Biographies
May Zarhy
May Zarhy is a freelance choreographer. Her choreographic and pedagogic practice focus on deep listening, by which to explore and negotiate presence in an already dense space.
Zarhy is a graduate of Codarts in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2006), and ex.er.ce choreography program directed by Xavier Le Roy and Mathilde Monnier in Montpellier, France (2007). During her studies she worked as William Forsythe’s assistant at the Forsythe Company (2005). Later, Zarhy co-founded with Ioannis Mandafounis and Fabrice Mazliah the collaborative trio “Mamaza” (2009 - 2014), with whom she created and performed around the world. Since 2014, she has been creating stage works and participatory works in the public sphere. Her work from the last few years has been shown among others at the: Holland Dance Festival, Festival Estate Danza Bergamo, Tanz Moderne Tanz Festival Chemnitz, Suzanne Dellal Center, and more. She has been working as a dramaturg and rehearsal director for fellow artists, such as: Adi Boutrous, Hermann Heisig, Fabrice Mazliah, and others.
Zarhy is a graduate of Codarts in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2006), and ex.er.ce choreography program directed by Xavier Le Roy and Mathilde Monnier in Montpellier, France (2007). During her studies she worked as William Forsythe’s assistant at the Forsythe Company (2005). Later, Zarhy co-founded with Ioannis Mandafounis and Fabrice Mazliah the collaborative trio “Mamaza” (2009 - 2014), with whom she created and performed around the world. Since 2014, she has been creating stage works and participatory works in the public sphere. Her work from the last few years has been shown among others at the: Holland Dance Festival, Festival Estate Danza Bergamo, Tanz Moderne Tanz Festival Chemnitz, Suzanne Dellal Center, and more. She has been working as a dramaturg and rehearsal director for fellow artists, such as: Adi Boutrous, Hermann Heisig, Fabrice Mazliah, and others.