New York City Winter Workshop

We’re pleased to announce our very first in-person NVA & Guests New York Winter Workshop, this year at CPR - The Center for Performance Research. Join us January 8 and 9, 2022 for two days of technique classes, creative process, professional development, and more!  

All applicants must be 18 years of age or older by the start of the program. Space is limited.

Location:

CPR - Center for Performance Research
361 Manhattan Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11211

TUITION 

Early Bird Tuition: $350 USD (through December 1st)

Standard Tuition: $400 USD (beginning December 2nd)

Registration Fee: $30 USD

APPLICATION DETAILS

New York City Winter Workshop 2022 Dates:
Saturday, January 8 – Sunday, January 9, 2022

Application Deadline:
Friday, December 17, 2021 11:59pm EST

NEW!! Our Application has been extended until December 26th, 2021 at 11.59pm EST!!

We encourage early applications – first come, first served – subject to availability.

New COVID 19 Policies - Updated January 5th, 2022

Due to the spread of the Omicron variant, and for the safety of everyone, CPR and NVA & Guests are reinforcing the following:

• Proof of complete vaccination (all required doses, at least 14 days after final dose)

• Booster highly encouraged

• Mandatory mask-wearing at all times

• Additionally, a negative COVID-19 test is required. Proof is required in advance and can be one of the following:

  • A negative result of a COVID-19 PCR test within 96 hours of visit

  • A negative result of a COVID-19 rapid test within 24 hours of visit

  • A negative result from an at-home rapid test within 6 hours of visit

• Visitors who have tested positive within the last 90 days and have both completed the quarantine requirements and are asymptomatic, do not need to provide test results for the workshop, but must provide a confirmation letter from a doctor or the NYC Department of Health in lieu of testing.

• Please submit your test results electronically to info@nvonarx.com

Refund Policy

Tuition deposit payments and registration fee are non-refundable except in the event of documented medical situations, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. No refunds are given once the program has started, regardless of program completion or withdrawal. Dismissal from the program will not constitute a reason for any refund. Your registration will not be completed until your full tuition payment is received.

teaching artists

Nicole von Arx - CREATION + SHOWING

Nicole von Arx was born in England and grew up in both Hong Kong and Switzerland. Her performance career led her to becoming a soloist at the Royal Opera House in London and Chicago Lyric Opera while dancing for Jasmin Vardimon. She’s worked for Carte Blanche (NO), Company XIV, Loni Landon, Romeo Castellucci’s Democracy in America, and Bryan Arias. She is a Gland Culture 2020 Lauréate, 2020 Jacob’s Pillow Choreography Fellow, 2018 STUFFED Artist in Residence at Judson Church, and 2017 Dance Gallery Level UP Artist in Resident. During the height of the pandemic, she partnered with The Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, The Ace Hotel, The Yard, Showfields, and The Playground NYC to organize online and outdoor pop-up dance classes. Nicole most recently choreographed an evening length concert at Stanford Live for singer-songwriter and activist iskwē.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

• Creative Process

• Composition

• Showing - Sunday January 9, 2022 at 5.30pm

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolevarx/

Elena Vazintaris - INDUSTRY TALK

Elena Vazintaris (she/her), is a Director, Choreographer, and Film Maker. She was born in Canada, is a daughter to Chilean and Greek immigrants, and she is a mother of two. Her work lives at the intersection of dance, film, photography and live performance. Her choreographic approach draws from the cinematic principles of seeking out narrative arcs and building strong, nuanced characters as a method of drawing out compelling stories that resonate universally. Elena’s films have been featured in Blanc Magazine, Schon Magazine, Glassbook Magazine, and have screened at film festivals La Jolla Fashion Film Festivals, Bestias Dazantes Dance film Festival(Chile) and FIVC International Videodance Festival of Chile. Her film, In the Habit of Hiding, co-directed with Director Winnie Cheung, won Silver (Wierd Shxt Category) at Ciclope Film Festival in Berlin. She has directed choreographies and movements for brands like DIOR, Stuart Weitzman, Thom Browne, Nike, Converse, Kate Spade, Adidas, Athleta, Gap, J.Crew and Laura Mercier. As well as publications like Porter Magazine, Document Journal, Re-Edition, Vogue Homme, Vogue Australia and National Geographic. She resides in Brooklyn, New York.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

• Do’s, Don’ts and Tips for compiling materials for casting submissions

• Agents: Are they right for you? What they do and how to get one

• Diversifying your talents: What is Movement Direction?

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evnyc/

James Brill - ACTING

James Brill has been teaching acting in New York for over two decades both privately and at The Neighborhood Playhouse. In 1983 he graduated from The Playhouse where he studied acting with legendary teacher Sanford Meisner. After graduation he began his career as an actor and has worked in theatre, film, & television. Early on Jim was drawn to the idea being a Meisner instructor and began an apprenticeship under his artistic mentors from the Neighborhood Playhouse to learn the craft of teaching acting. In addition to being a faculty member at The Playhouse for many years he has also taught at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, and runs a successful private studio in NYC.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

The Meisner Acting Workshop is an introduction to the acting technique developed by the late master acting teacher Sanford Meisner. “ The Meisner Technique”as it is commonly known is taught all over the world and has strongly influenced several generations of gifted actors. Over the long course of his teaching life, Sanford Meisner developed one of the most significant and comprehensive approaches to actor training. In its full form the Meisner technique takes the actor through all of the essential craft stages which the actor must master. In our workshop we will introduce you to the basic principles of the work and the foundation exercises which set the stage for all the training that follows. To learn more about Sanford Meisner and his technique please visit the website of The Neighborhood Playhouse. For sixty years, Mr. Meisner developed his work at this renowned acting conservatory. Although the work has spread across the globe the Neighborhood Playhouse is still considered “The Home of the Meisner Technique.”

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrillacting/

Kayla Farrish - technique class

Kayla Farrish/Decent Structures Arts is an emerging company combining filmmaking, storytelling, dance theater performance, and sound score. The company has been commissioned by Gibney Dance Inc (2020-2021), Louis Armstrong House Museum (2020),  Danspace Project Inc (2019), Pepatian and BAAD! (2018), and beyond. Farrish has been supported by creative residencies including Gallim Women + Residency (2021),  Gibney Spotlight: New Voices, Barysnikov Arts Center, Arts On Site (2020), Keshet Makers Space Experience, BAX Space Grant (2019), Pepatian Dance Your Future (2018), and Chez Bushwick (2017). Pieces sprouted outwards including "Black Bodies Sonata", "The New Frontier (my dear America)” evening length and film, "With grit From, Grace", "Spectacle” Film and Live Production evening length work, and anticipated "Martyr's Fiction" (2021) that continued to push boundaries of form, voice, scene, narrative in an array of cinematic mediums. In 2020-2021, she has been commissioned for choreographing and directing a range of films and live performance hybrids.  Her work has been performed at venues like Judson Church, Danspace, Jacob's Pillow,  New York Live Arts,  Joe’s Pub,  BAAD!, film festivals, and beyond.  This year she created site-specific immersive,  “Broken Record” duet commission, with Brandon Coleman for Little Island Festival, “Rinsing” short dance film, co-directed Melanie Charles “Y’ll D’nt Care Abt Black Women” Film,  Saul Williams’ “People Above the Moon” Solo for The Motherboard Suites at NYLA, Collaboration on Four/Four Open Air Series with Melanie Charles, and Martyr’s Fiction Feature Film. She’s received grants and support including Sundance Uprise Grant for Emerging BIPOC Directors, Dance Films Association Production Grant, Film Residency and community support from Little Falls, NY, and Brooklyn Filmmaker Collective Mentorship Fellowship. In addition, Farrish has freelanced with companies including Sleep No More NYC, Kyle Abraham/AIM, Marjani Forte/7NMS,  Kate Weare Company, Helen Simoneau Danse, Company SBB, Dendy/Donovan Projects, Arthur Aviles,  Rashuan Mitchell/Silas Reiner, Nicole von Arx, Danielle Russo, and others. She has also been an instructor, rehearsal director, performance coach, and mentor both through dance companies and independently.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Kayla loves to build slippery dreamscapes, scenes, and narratives that weaves through our feelings, experiences, and relationships as we allow them to unfold, move, build, and deconstruct. We will move through honesty, discovery, and questioning. Often combining form, filmmaking, writing, and sound score, we will explore what is possible. We will play empowering instinct, failure, curiosity, being lost in games, developing scores, mixtures of mediums, and phrase material. Dream on….understanding the rules to break them...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulloutfarrish/

Jeff Docimo - partnering

Jeff Docimo is a New York based dancer, director, and choreographer. He has been a member of Punchdrunk's production 'Sleep No More' since 2015, and has also worked with artists such as Madboots Dance, Peter Chu, Bryan Arias, and Aszure Barton. Jeff has been featured in music videos for artists such as T-Pain, Rick Ross, and Dave Mackay.  As a dance on film maker, Jeff is a recent ‘Best Short’ award winner for his latest project Salzmann’.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

We will focus on momentum and counterweight partnering techniques with Jeff Docimo. Through a playful approach to exercises, sequences, and contact improvisation, we will explore tools in which we can use to improve our versatility & comfortability when partnering through dance. Our goal for this day is to expand and strengthen our abilities to connect with each other.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdocimo/

Gregory Lau- technique class

Gregory Lau was born in Honolulu, Hawaii where he began his training at Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. After attending The Juilliard School, Gregory joined Nederlands Dans Theater 2 in 2013 and went on to join Nederlands Dans Theater 1 in 2016. In 2019 he joined Crystal Pite's company Kidd Pivot. He has been a recipient of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts 1st Award in Modern Dance and Ballet. He has worked with choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Marco Goecke, Paul Lightfoot & Sol Leon, Hans Van Manen, Johan Inger, Edward Clug, Medhi Walerski, Alexander Ekman, Camille A.Brown and more. Gregory was recently featured in Doja Cat’s 2021 VMAS Performance and toured with Mats Ek's duet program Dialogues. 

ABOUT THE CLASS

We will awaken our relationship to our body through meditation and use the felt sense of our body to become aware of what inner processes are alive while moving through improvisation. The class will culminate to phrase work. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greg_lau/