Contemporary Folk Dance – a 5-week workshop series with Eliza Cooper as part of CRITICAL PRACTICE
Eliza is researching British folk dances and developing choreographic materials based on their rhythms, structures and functions.
In 2023, she undertook the Rapport international exchange residency, a partnership between Dance Makers Collective and South East Dance (Brighton UK). During the residency, she engaged with local folk dancers practicing Morris, Hornpipe, Clog/Clocsio and Southern Step, musicians playing melodeon, concertina and fiddle, and craftsmen making bell pads and clogs.
She is leading 2-hour workshops at Critical Path sharing folk dances, folk-inspired contemporary exercises and choreographic applications.
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WORKSHOP DETAILS
12 February – 12 March 2025
6PM-8PM WEDNESDAYS
12 FEB, 19 FEB, 26 FEB, 5 MAR, 12 MAR
PRICE:
SINGLE CLASS: $30 (+ booking fee)
5-WEEK PASS: $120 (+ booking fee)
THE DRILL HALL, CRITICAL PATH
1C NEW BEACH ROAD, DARLING POINT, NSW, 2027
GADIGAL & BIRRABIRRAGAL COUNTRY
BOOK HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/critical-practice-contemporary-folk-dance
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Eliza Cooper is a Sydney-based dance artist presenting her work independently and by commission. She is a member of the Western-Sydney based companies Dance Makers Collective (DMC) and Pepa Molina’s Las Flamenkas. She is a former Dance Captain at Opera Australia and is a Teaching Artist at Sydney Dance Company (SDC).
With DMC, Eliza performed in ‘Dads’, ‘The Rivoli’ and ‘All In’ (2021-2025) and with Las Flamenkas, in Pepa Molina’s ‘Las Flamenkas with Live Music’ (2021), ‘FlamencoBITS’ (2024) and ‘A Taste of Spain’ (2025). She presented numerous choreographic works including ‘Old Life/ Dead Life’ (2019), ‘Bat Lake’ (FORM 2022), ‘Revenge Tales and Romance’ (SDC 2024), ‘Play’ (SDC Youth Ensemble 2022), ‘Snake Battle’ (DMC 2023) and ‘Truth and Consequence’ (DMC Future Makers 2023).
Eliza undertook the ImPulsTanz ATLAS Choreographic Program (Vienna 2023), Carmen de las Cuevas Professional Tablao course (Granada 2023) and Rapport international residency (DMC/ South East Dance UK 2024).
Initial research for this project was supported by Dance Makers Collective and South East Dance (Brighton, UK) through the Rapport international residency program.
Photo: courtesy of Eliza Cooper
ID: Seven dancers in motion wearing flowing organza dresses against a pale background.