TAKE OFF: Class with Courtney may Robertson

Take Off Festival International Artist Courtney May Robertson, who will be performing the pleasure of stepping off a horse when it's moving at full speed on Saturday 19th February, will teach a 90 minute class on Thursday morning

The class will begin with a functional training practice which incorporates a variety of my personal physical influences; we will work on stamina, agility, strength and focus of the mind. Following that we will focus on learning dance material from my solo performance ‘the pleasure of stepping off a horse when it’s moving at full speed’. In particular, we will dissect and study two scenes from the work. One which requires minute isolation, extreme precision and sharpness, and another which combines lively hopping and skipping with dynamic changes of directions and detailed spatial patterns. We will work towards finding true freedom and joy in the body while maintaining form and clarity. 

Scottish dancer and performer Courtney May Robertson is based in Rotterdam. As a dancer and artist she has collaborated with several choreographers including Club Guy & Roni, Jan Martens, Connor Schumacher and Florentina Holzinger. In 2015 she started making her own work that explores what she has defined as 'the relentless desire to dominate' - ranging from the micro: a patriarchal figure in the nuclear family, to the macro: totalitarian governments.