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Navy Blue

Oona Doherty

On the occasion of the guest performance at the season opening of Gessnerallee 20245/25, choreographer Oona Doherty offers the opportunity to learn movement language and material from the performance Navy Blue in a workshop. After a warm-up, the group will explore an interpretation of contemporary ballet technique with a feeling of dread in the body from Navy Blue part 1. The second part of the workshop, A Taste of Strings, focuses on improvisation exercises that develop by following emotional states and a commitment to submission.

  • Bühne 2
    Tanzhaus Zürich
    Wasserwerkstrasse 129
    8037 Zürich
  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • English

  • Open to: Dancers, choreographers, performers, movers of all kinds

Saturday, 05.10.2024
Clock 10:00 — 12:00

  • This event is free of charge
  • Duration: 2h
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Picture LUCA TRUFFARELLI

Oona Doherty

Oona Doherty, born in London in 1986, is an Irish dancer, choreographer and artist from Belfast whose dance style is known for its strength, expression of anger and tenderness. Doherty studied at the London School of Contemporary Dance, the University of Ulster and the Laban Centre London and worked for four years with the Dutch company «T.R.A.S.H.», which is known for its punk, experimental style. She has won numerous awards for her choreography, such as the Best Performers Award at the Tiger Dublin Fringe Awards 2016 for her piece Hope Hunt. In 2021, she was awarded the Silver Lion at the Venice Dance Biennale. In 2024 she became one of Sadlers Wells Associates and won a CHANEL Next Prize.