Teaching
Contemporary dance, muscle and bone, improvisation and creative practice.
Muscle and Bone
Adam's version of an MB class is a mixture of his own exercises and those passed down from pervious tutors. These classes are for dancers of any level who enjoy testing their mind and body, muscle and bone in a team environment. Adam's class focuses on articulation, coordination, agility and stamina.
Creative practices
Adam can facilitate workshops that engage with scores for generating choreography and performance. With experience in multi-modalities, Adam covers strategies for using technology, text, sound and objects in performance. Adam is interested in site-responsive performance and views place as a collaborator. These workshops also have potential to germinate performance bodies for sharing with eachother.
Contemporary Dance
Adam teaches contemporary dance classes for beginners and professionals. These classes incorporate Adam's training from teachers in both New Zealand and internationally. Adam's exercises and phrases incorporate contemporary technique with his own movement style. Students are encouraged to adapt movement material to suit their own bodies and unique ways of moving.
Improvisation
Adam practices improvisation to become aware of habits and expand movement vocabulary. These tasks explore pathways and qualities, and possibilities as both a soloist and ensemble. Adam uses both structured and open scores in his choreography.
For all teaching enquiries please contact adamfnaughton@gmail.com