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The Saturday Workshop - with Courtney Mazeika
February 24, 2024 | 1-3 pm
Improvisational research and phrase work for intermediate/advanced dancers.
This workshop will explore movement improvisation and creative process. We will research our relationships to our sensations, imaginations, the space, objects, and the community in the room that day. Come as you are!
Courtney Mazeika is a movement artist, maker, and educator. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Texas at Austin; then trained under Summer Lee Rhatigan at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. As an independent artist, she has had the opportunity to perform in original works by Tom Weinberger, Bobbi Jene Smith, David Harvey, Christian Burns, Lone King Projects, Alex Ketley and more. Courtney has had the honor of being on faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program, and served as director of the SALT Pre-Professional Training Company. Her independent choreography has been shared at the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition (2nd prize), 801 Salon SLC, Chop Shop Contemporary Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, University of Texas at Austin, SALT Contemporary Dance I and II, and more. From 2018 to 2022, she was a collaborator and company artist with UNA Productions. She danced with Norrdans (SE) for the 2022-2023 season, where she had the opportunity to perform works by Or/Eller, Rena Butler, and Ioannis Mandafounis. www.courtneymazeika.com