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Dancer, performer and choreographer

João Cardoso

With the aim of promoting complementary training for professional dancers or those in the process of becoming professional dancers, focusing on technical development, dance language diversity, and knowledge exchange, we established the EVC Training Program and the Kick-Off Program.

### EVC TRAINING

A complementary intensive training program for dance artists that gives them the opportunity to get acquainted with the fundamental languages of contemporary dance worldwide.

### _Falling into Movement in Connection_, with João Cardoso

As both dancer/performer and teacher, João Cardoso has been interested in contact improvisation techniques and how to apply them to horizontal floor work and vertical work in a contemporary dance class. The connection with music plays an essential role in this class model, as it stimulates the practice of a playful body that enjoys moving through energetic approaches. The practice itself begins with shared or individual moments of "body reset," whether through breathing exercises, exploring fatigue, or improvising from points of contact. On the one hand, the practice develops into patterns of movement research, paying attention to touch and the awaken of forgotten parts of the body. On the other hand, it develops in the use of floor work techniques, bringing awareness to the transitions between horizontal and vertical and challenging a concept of "collective mind." Sprinkled with a touch of expressive drama, this practice presents itself as an invitation to the development of capable, gentle, humble, curious, alert bodies and minds, connected to the inherent pleasure of dancing and moving.

The EVC TRAINING is a complementary intensive program for dance artists that gives them the opportunity to get acquainted with the fundamental languages of contemporary dance worldwide.

This year, we invite João Cardoso with _Falling into Movement in Connection_, a practice that begins with shared or individual moments of "body reset," whether through breathing exercises, exploring fatigue, or improvising from points of contact. On the one hand, the practice develops into patterns of movement research, paying attention to touch and the awaken of forgotten parts of the body. On the other hand, it develops in the use of floor work techniques, bringing awareness to the transitions between horizontal and vertical and challenging a concept of "collective mind." 

Sprinkled with a touch of expressive drama, this practice presents itself as an invitation to the development of capable, gentle, humble, curious, alert bodies and minds, connected to the inherent pleasure of dancing and moving.

###### Target Audience

 - Dance professionals or those in the process of becoming professionals

*Up to 25 participants.

###### Price

- € 45,00 - GDA collaborating artist grants (8 slots)
- € 90,00 - GDA non-collaborating artist grants (12 slots)
- € 150,00 - Value without GDA grant  

*Fundação GDA grants will be conceded by order of confirmation of registration.

**Personal accident insurance required.

EVC TRAINING '26 ⏤ Intensive Training

Com o intuito de promover a formação complementar para profissionais da dança ou bailarinos e bailarinas em vias de profissionalização, com foco no aperfeiçoamento técnico, diversidade de linguagens e intercâmbio de conhecimentos, desenvolveu-se uma proposta complementar que se traduz na realização dos Programas Treino EVC e Kick-Off. 

### Treino EVC
Formação complementar intensiva para profissionais da dança que permite o contacto com linguagens fundamentais da dança na contemporaneidade à escala universal.

### _Falling into Movement in Connection_, com João Cardoso

Tanto como bailarino/performer quanto como professor, João Cardoso tem-se interessado pelas técnicas do contacto improvisado e pelo modo de aplicação no trabalho horizontal de chão e no trabalho vertical, durante aulas de dança contemporânea. A conexão com a música desempenha um papel essencial neste modelo, pois estimula a prática de um corpo playful, que se move através de abordagens enérgicas. A prática em si começa a partir de momentos compartilhados ou individuais de “reset do corpo”, seja por meio de exercícios de respiração, seja pela exploração do cansaço ou pela improvisação a partir de pontos de contacto. Por um lado, a prática vai-se desenvolvendo em padrões de pesquisa do movimento, com atenção ao toque utilizado para despertar partes do corpo esquecidas. Por outro, desenvolve-se no uso das técnicas de trabalho de chão, trazendo consciência para as transições entre o horizontal/vertical e desafiando um conceito de “mente coletiva”. Salpicada com um toque de drama expressivo, esta prática apresenta-se como convite para o desenvolvimento de corpos e mentes capazes, curiosas, em alerta e conectadas com o prazer próprio de dançar e de se mover.

Treino EVC '26

Schedule

Intensive and complementary KOVA training for dance professionals. KOVA is the language, practice and composition tool developed by the choreographer Marcos Morau, in which the focus of the movement is not so much the contact with emotions and feelings but a deep connection with the body and the search for shapes and volumes. 

Marcos Morau created in 2005 the company La Veronal, a collective of artists from dance, cinema, literature, and photography. His training and the tools he uses to develop his work are not limited to dance, extending to artistic disciplines such as photography and theater. 


###### Target Audience
Dance professionals

###### Price ⎯ 200€

###### GDA scholarships available

###### Limit of 30 participants

###### Online registration

EVC Training 2023

Complementary intensive training for professional dancers that gives them the opportunity to explore the fundamental languages of contemporary dance, this year focusing on the artistic language of Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite.

###### Target Audience
Dance professionals

###### Price ⎯ 200€

###### GDA grants available

###### Online registration




EVC Training 2024

With the aim of promoting complementary training for professional dancers or those in the process of becoming professional dancers, focusing on technical development, dance language diversity, and knowledge exchange, we established the EVC Training Program and the Kick-Off Program with the support of GDA. The three invited instructors for this year’s editions have established their own language and methodology over the past few years, and they are unanimously recognized by their peers.

## EVC TRAINING

A complementary intensive training program for dance artists that gives them the opportunity to get acquainted with the fundamental languages of contemporary dance worldwide.

#### Movement Practice with Tiago Martins

The fundamental basis of Movement practice is the contrasting exposure of the body to unknown situations, situations of chaos and complexity, which can transform both the moment and the structure. In this confrontation, one learns to deal with the interconnectedness of seeing and doing, doing and feeling, feeling and being through paradigms, questions, and puzzles, while creating situations that foster mobility, organic strength, balance, coordination, and locomotion. As a whole, the practice of Movement empowers and enables the global development of a body that moves with increasing awareness and, above all, with greater humanity.

EVCTraining'26

EVC TRAINING

Falling into Movement in Connection, with João Cardoso