WORKSHOP: Mourad Bouayad - Playful Improvisation 07.-09.07.2025

In the organizer's words:

Playful Improvisation

Playful, Physical, Theatrical

07.-09.07.2025

Through improvisation, guided tasks and choreographic composition, we move between organic movement, rhythm and explosive dynamics. We focus on listening to our instincts and dealing playfully with movement qualities and music. The aim is to strengthen individual expression within a shared group energy.

This course is suitable for people who enjoy movement and are curious about blurring aesthetic boundaries.

Through improvisation, guided tasks, and composition, we will navigate between organic movement, rhythm, and explosive dynamics. The focus will be on listening to our instinct, playing with textures, playing with music, playing. Enhancing individual expression within collective energy.

Suitable for movers curious to blur the boundaries between aesthetics.

Mourad Bouayad

Paris-born choreographer, dancer and actor Mourad Bouayad has worked in many fields. He began with hip-hop dance and found his freedom in the contemporary field, where he was able to "blur the aesthetic boundaries of movement." He danced with the Batsheva Ensemble and is a certified Gaga teacher. As an actor, he starred in Hakim Belabbes' latest feature film, which is yet to be released, and will be seen in Sofia Alaoui's upcoming film. As a choreographer, he created the solo "MY WAY" for the Palais de Chaillot in 2024 in addition to his works for advertising films, which were created in collaboration with director Adi Halfin. He has also presented other works at the Institut du Monde Arabe and recently at L'Olympia with "À l'Unisson". He developed this inclusive piece together with Arnaud Assoumani. It addresses the threshold between belonging and exclusion and brings together amateur, professional, athlete and physically impaired performers.

Parisian-born choreographer, dancer, and actor Mourad Bouayad evolves through many fields. Starting with Hip Hop dance, he found freedom in the contemporary field where he could "break the aesthetic boundaries of movement." He danced with the Batsheva Ensemble and is a certified Gaga teacher. As an actor, he performed in the last feature of Hakim Belabbes, yet to be released, and will appear in Sofia Alaoui's upcoming film. As a choreographer, beyond his creations in collaboration with director Adi Halfin for commercial films, he created a solo for Palais de Chaillot " MY WAY " in 2024, Institut du Monde Arabe, and more recently at L'Olympia with "À l'Unisson," an inclusive piece co-created with Arnaud Assoumani around the idea of the threshold between belonging and being apart, with amateur, professional, athlete, and handicapped performers.

WORKSHOPS

In each workshop, participants will work intensively with one of the artists over 3 days.

Each workshop is offered for two levels:
SOFT - slower tempo, for relaxed people or those with little previous experience
INTENSIVE - faster tempo, for the motivated or with more dance experience & professionals

10:00-12:30 Soft

13:30-16:00 Intensive

PRICES

Early Bird: 125 € (available until 25.05., 23:59)

Normal price: 150 €

Workshop-Bundle: You want to attend more than one workshop? Get in touch with us at info@tanzfaktur.eu!

SUMMER ACADEMY

The TanzFaktur Summer Academy - Cologne's international festival for contemporary dance- takes place every year in mid-July. Thelarge-scale two-week festival is a platform for top-class national and international artists, projects and collectives.

In addition to the performances, workshops for professionals and dance enthusiasts offer opportunities for exchange between dance professionals and the audience.

The TanzFaktur SommerAkademie - Cologne's international festival for contemporary dance - takes place every year in mid-July. The large-scale two-week festival is a platform for high-caliber national and international artists, projects and collectives.

In addition to the performances, workshops for professionals and dance enthusiasts offer opportunities for dialogue between dance professionals and the audience.