NVA & Guests is hosting another Pop Up workshop with Elena Valls on Wednesday February 18th from 10AM-NOON! If you are a professional dance artists in New York City, don’t miss this wonderful opportunity! The workshop takes place at New York Center for Creativity and Dance in studio 4 (287 E 10th St, New York, NY 10009)
As space is limited, we kindly ask you to reserve your spot by registering in advance.
Price: $25 USD (Venmo or Zelle)
Photo by Theik Smith
About Elena Valls García:
Elena Valls García is a multidisciplinary dancer, choreographer, and educator born in Madrid, Spain and raised in the USA. She moved to New York to pursue her BFA at The Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase under the mentorship of Kazuko Hirabayashi, later expanding her studies internationally at the Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan, where she immersed herself in both dance and martial arts. She has collaborated with artists such as Etienne Bechard (Brussels), Maura Morales (Düsseldorf), Kyle Abraham (NYC), Gregory Dolbashian (NYC), Shen Wei (NYC), Manuel Vignoulle (NYC), Korhan Basaran (Istanbul), and Samuel Pott (NYC). She has been featured in contemporary art contexts including Jeremy Shaw’s Phase Shifting Index in Berlin and Paris, performed at the 2023 BRIT Awards for Sam Smith’s Unholy, and appeared in documentaries for BBC and France TV. As an educator, Elena has taught dance workshops internationally, sharing her movement research in London, Berlin, Costa Rica, Cairo, Istanbul, Seoul, Madrid, New York City, and beyond. She is currently a company member of Ballet National de Marseille under the direction of (LA)HORDE, continuing to explore deeper ways of expressing her passion for dance and the arts while cultivating a culture of collaboration, connection, and creative exchange.
About the workshop:
Elena Valls class consists of Human exploration. Constantly researching and investigating the body and mind and connecting them to the space, objects, colors around you. Lubricating the joints, finding speeds and dynamics, textures and sensations to explore all obstacles that your physical being is. Getting rid of Limitations and opening the mind to all possibilities. Human connection, and awareness of the space will allow you to find more freedom behind your movement. A warm up led by improv and stretches. Leads to a fast pace physical cardio moves with martial arts influence and constant spirals and release to connect to pleasure and passion. Guided Improvisation to play games and create connections with each other and yourself. Ending with a phrase in creation to explore all new ideas and possibilities. Elena loves to connect with her students to make them believe that they are capable of anything, by just making the choice to enter the space with an open mind, you can enhance you’re imagination to new places you have never explored in you’re mind and body.
We look forward to having you!
NVA & Guests