Please note our company doesn't hold auditions.If you are interested in working with us we encourage you to get to know us through the different workshops we organise throughout the year.
Keep in touch through social media or email to find out about future opportunities.
Keep in touch through social media or email to find out about future opportunities.
Upcoming workshops:
Neus will be teaching at Modern Dance Academy in Turin, Italy 7-11 July 2022.
Past workshops:
PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS:
PROFESSIONAL workshop with chris fonseca
10 December 2021 10:30-12 at The Place, London
Dancer Chris Fonseca and artistic director Neus Gil Cortes will share an insight into the creation of NOISE in this workshop for Deaf and hearing professional dancers. Participants will be able to use Subpacs to feel the vibration of the music in their bodies.
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"In the new year, I will be exploring and engaging with my own personal journey of the hearing loss. It is something I have not touched upon since 2018, and this workshop and the community that welcomed me with such heart-warming hands has contributed to my courage for this. Thank you for this" |
professional class
16 September 7-8:30pm at The Point, Eastleigh
Artistic director Neus Gil Cortes will lead professional class at The Point on her technique, Delicate Beast. The class will be impro-based, inspired by some aspects of the imagination-driven, intense physicality of Gaga and Hofesh Shechter techniques, challenging the participants with a full body awareness approach.
Artistic director Neus Gil Cortes will lead professional class at The Point on her technique, Delicate Beast. The class will be impro-based, inspired by some aspects of the imagination-driven, intense physicality of Gaga and Hofesh Shechter techniques, challenging the participants with a full body awareness approach.
Nua dance intensive
23 September 10:30am-3:30pm
This is an opportunity to embody the practices that excite and inspire Neus’ current choreographic work. The intensive will start with an introduction to Neus’ well tested technique, Delicate Beast, focusing on improving the participant's awareness of their movement by listening to the natural path of the movement through the body, while pushing them out of their comfort zone, all with an intuitive and honest approach. This will be followed by repertory from Nua Dance company in which to apply the principles explored, all directed towards finding expressive and deeply embodied physical states. Neus will then propose creative tasks used in her most recent creative processes to develop the participants own creative and dramaturgical ideas.
This is an opportunity to embody the practices that excite and inspire Neus’ current choreographic work. The intensive will start with an introduction to Neus’ well tested technique, Delicate Beast, focusing on improving the participant's awareness of their movement by listening to the natural path of the movement through the body, while pushing them out of their comfort zone, all with an intuitive and honest approach. This will be followed by repertory from Nua Dance company in which to apply the principles explored, all directed towards finding expressive and deeply embodied physical states. Neus will then propose creative tasks used in her most recent creative processes to develop the participants own creative and dramaturgical ideas.
creative lab:
movement devising techniques applied to aerial
In January 2019 Neus led a creative lab alongside rope artist Leo Hedman at National Centre for Circus Arts, exploring movement devising techniques applied to aerial work.
"It allowed me to think more on creative/artistic possibilities and explore techniques I don't normally get to use" Feedback from participant |
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"Floor warmup was perfect for a movement workshop - also liked the three hour structure. Would love to see it repeated on a (semi) regular basis" Feedback from participant |
DANCE, MEET CIRCUS
CIRCUS, MEET DANCE
When Dance and Circus meet, some extraordinary things can happen.
Aerial rope artist Tori McGrory and choreographer Neus Gil Cortés led an intensive workshop for circus, dance and performance artists exploring the rich space at the overlap of these two artforms. Over the five hour session, participants had a chance to learn and use circus and dance devising techniques and methods with focus on collaboration and skill share.
Saturday 18 August 2018 at Chisenhale Dance
Aerial rope artist Tori McGrory and choreographer Neus Gil Cortés led an intensive workshop for circus, dance and performance artists exploring the rich space at the overlap of these two artforms. Over the five hour session, participants had a chance to learn and use circus and dance devising techniques and methods with focus on collaboration and skill share.
Saturday 18 August 2018 at Chisenhale Dance
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"I learned how I can move differently and a lot more than I have been around and on equipment and how I can create and express more of myself" Feedback from participant |
Supported by the Chisenhale Dance Allotment Fund and Arts Council England
COMUNITY WORKSHOPS:
workshops with deaf people as part of noise
16 & 17 August 2022 Dance workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark!
18 June Video Design workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark!
30 & 31 May 2022 Dance workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark!, Lewisham Borough of Culture and Subpac
27 January 2022 Dance workshop for Deaf women in collaboration with Definitely Women
19 January 2022 Dance workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark! and Deaf sport
1 & 3 June 2021 Dance workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark!
18 June Video Design workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark!
30 & 31 May 2022 Dance workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark!, Lewisham Borough of Culture and Subpac
27 January 2022 Dance workshop for Deaf women in collaboration with Definitely Women
19 January 2022 Dance workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark! and Deaf sport
1 & 3 June 2021 Dance workshop for Deaf young people in collaboration with Remark!
These workshops are designed to energise, inspire and motivate Deaf people to connect to their bodies and find the joy of moving together.
We also want to encourage young people to pursue careers in the arts if they want by presenting successful role models of Deaf artists and introduce some of the motifs behind the creation of NOISE.
We also want to encourage young people to pursue careers in the arts if they want by presenting successful role models of Deaf artists and introduce some of the motifs behind the creation of NOISE.
developing the character of quimera while enhancing wellbeing and critical thinking
14 October 2019 The Place, London
10 October 2019 Women Rise, London
17 September 2019 The Point, Eastleigh
7 September 2019 Trinity Comunity Arts, Bristol
20 June 2018 Jackson's Lane, London
22&29 June 2018 at East London Dance
10 October 2019 Women Rise, London
17 September 2019 The Point, Eastleigh
7 September 2019 Trinity Comunity Arts, Bristol
20 June 2018 Jackson's Lane, London
22&29 June 2018 at East London Dance
Inspired by Quimera’s character, the aim of these workshops is to facilitate moments of self-reflection and self-discovery of the potential and need of the participants’ voices in this society. Through specifically designed movement and theatre exercises, the participants reflect on their view of the world and tap onto their dreams and life experience to come up with ideas in how to make a difference.
The participants gain a new experience of movement, through gentle exploration of their abilities, while opening a discourse about how their findings can be applied into everyday life.
We aim to make every participant feel that they leave having explored their own thoughts and have found a way to physically celebrate their own voice.
The participants gain a new experience of movement, through gentle exploration of their abilities, while opening a discourse about how their findings can be applied into everyday life.
We aim to make every participant feel that they leave having explored their own thoughts and have found a way to physically celebrate their own voice.
" Neus provided a safe creative workspace where all participants were able to express themselves in movement to the best of their ability. I have been wheelchair and bed bound and doubted I would be able to join in but felt totally supported really enjoying and appreciating the workshop. It was fun and a surprise to be able to rapidly access my feelings through the medium of dance" Feedback from participant |
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“I loved the QUIMERA dance workshop led by Neus Gil Cortes.I thought she was patient, observant and creative in her teaching. She was intuitive in picking up ques as to what imagery people liked or disliked and made it adaptable to each individual.” Feedback from participant |
Supported by Arts Council England
