Ecosomatic movement workshops offer a holistic movement experience that enables adults to establish a deep connection between their bodies and nature. In these workshops, participants realize the body of the earth while doing body awareness-based work. In the workshop process where the individual and nature are integrated, the rhythm of nature, the elements and cycles of nature with bodily movements fed from sensory, improvisational, intuitive sources turn into a unique and unrepeatable dance.

Outcomes

• Ecosomatic movement aims to enhance awareness of how the body interacts with nature, strengthen this connection, and develop bodily awareness inspired by the natural world.
• The activities in the workshops help participants physically and mentally reintegrate with nature.
• This process reduces stress, deepens the mind-body connection, and allows participants to rediscover their relationship with the environment.
• Ecosomatic movement workshops enable individuals to experience their bodies and surroundings more consciously, activating the healing power of nature.

Somatic Mythology classes offer adults a unique experience, allowing them to delve into the depths of mythological stories through their bodies. Each session begins with the telling of a mythological story, and participants somatically trace the energy and emotions of the narrative within their bodies.

Outcomes

• Somatic Mythology aims to understand and internalize the archetypes and universal themes of mythology through bodily awareness.
• This process helps participants form a deep connection with both personal and collective consciousness while also enhancing their abilities for physical expression.
• Somatic Mythology classes provide a space that supports mental and physical transformation, strengthening both inner exploration and the connection to cultural heritage.

Atölye katılımcılara özgürce kendilerini ifade edebilecekleri, yaratıcı ve keşif dolu bir alan sunar. Süreçte, doğaçlama teknikleri kullanılarak bedenin sınırları keşfedilir, içsel duygular ve düşünceler anlık olarak harekete dökülür. Yetişkinler için Doğaçlama Dans Atölyesi, dansa yeni başlayanlardan deneyimli dansçılara kadar herkes için uygundur.

Outcomes

• The workshop enables participants to enhance their bodily awareness, explore their movement potential, and express themselves in a unique way through dance.
• This process allows them to discover spontaneity, enrich their bodily expressions, and deeply experience the creative potential of dance.
• Participants engage in individual and group exercises, improvising with different music, themes, and people which develops their socail skills and non-verbal langauge as well.
• The workshop provides an opportunity for participants to experience both physical and emotional freedom, helping them explore their inner worlds and creativity.
• By experiencing the inherent freedom and creativity of dance, this workshop contributes to personal growth and development.

It provides a creative space for participants to create their own original choreography using the basic elements of dance. In this workshop, participants both develop their technical skills and explore the expressive power of dance in depth. The workshop, which requires continuity and must last at least 8 weeks, works on basic concepts such as movement, rhythm, space, dynamics and choreography, and teaches how to bring these elements together to create a meaningful and aesthetic dance composition.

Outcomes

• During the workshop, participants work individually and in groups to create their own dance phrases and choreographies.
• By exploring different aspects of movement and composition, they learn how to express their creative ideas through dance.
• The workshop allows participants to discover their own artistic identity and style, which enriches their perspective on dance.
• This workshop offers participants the experience of creating their own dance compositions, while at the same time contributing to their artistic expression and personal development.

Dance with Armenian Alphabet is a unique and alternative workshop on Armenian culture and alphabet through contemporary dance & movement. It is for everyone and all ages who are interested in dancing, learning and cultures. Each class includes Armenian letters and its own special developed movement series in connection to each letter’s own symbolic meaning and numerological value.
The workshop offers participants a creative dance experience by exploring the art of expressing and researching letters through body language. Each letter becomes a movement, and each word turns into a dance phrase, providing participants with the opportunity to express both abstract and concrete thoughts through their bodies. Throughout the workshop, participants engage in individual and group exercises, creating alphabet-based dance phrases and transforming these phrases into dance compositions.
The workshop develop by Lerna Babikyan in 2017, Berlin then applied in varied cities though varied alphabets as well, such as Runic, Japanese, Sumerian etc.. It is suitable for both beginners and experienced dancers

Outcomes

• Help participants to embody the letters, creates organic experimental moments of learning by opening the space for further linguistic connections; such as words, sentences etc.
• Develop motor skills, supports physical and cognitive development
• Enhancing their bodily awareness while discovering new ways of expression.
• Encourages participants to communicate through their bodies, develop their creativity, abstract thinking, imagination and create a new language through dance.
• The worksop fosters both creativity and communication skills of participants, allowing them to explore the linguistic and artistic potential of the body