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Echo Echo Co-Artistic Directors Steve Batts and Ursula Laeubli recently choreographed and performed in the short film 'Together' that was shown on RTÉ Television as part of its Dance on the Box season of four short dance films.

'Together' was directed by Irish film-maker Mary Keane, and also starred University of Ulster dance undergraduate Ryan O'Neill.

The Dance on the Box film season was part of the international Dublin Dance Festival taking place in the Irish capital during April and May.

The project was funded by The Arts Council of Ireland and RTÉ.

Watch the film here (requires Real Player).

Dance/ Movement in Therapy and Education

Friday 30th May to Saturday 21st June 2008
@ Echo Echo Dance Studio, Waterside Theatre, Derry-Londonderry

Download programme of events (pdf, 792k)

Every year Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company offer events with a special theme and international guest teachers.

This year the company is delighted to welcome back Fabian Chyle whose Dance Therapy workshops were a huge success in 2007. Dance in a therapeutic context is in great demand and many community groups and health organisations already include it in their programme.

Co-Artistic Director of Echo Echo, Ursula Laeubli will be adding a new dimension to this year's sequence of events with her series on Dance/Movement in Education. The aim of this event is to make dance practice more accessible for anyone teaching or working with children and young people.

Lecture Demonstration on Friday 30th May at 7.30pm
Workshop on Sunday 1st June at 10.30am

Everybody develops his/her unique way of movement and physical responses throughout his/her lifetime. Dance/Movement therapy works with the individual movement repertoire, in order to further the well being of the individual.

This lecture demonstration will introduce the major pioneers in the field of Dance/Movement Therapy and will explore its different key concepts in current practice.

The workshop, Choreographies of Self, will explore the dimension of choreography in dance/movement therapy and the ways to generate material based on personal experience and biography. Focusing on each personal biography, participants will develop small dances, which will be brought together - or contrasted with those of other participants.

Dance/Movement in Education with Ursula Laeubli

Lecture Demonstration on Friday 13th June at 7.30pm
Two workshops on Saturday 14th June and Saturday 21st June at 10.30am

Dance and Movement is at the core of any creative learning process and this has recently been recognised as an important element in the curriculum in schools. This Dance/Movement in Education series has been designed as training and support for anyone working with young people in a development or educational context.

The lecture demonstration is an introduction to accessible dance practice and aims to break down the fear of dancing. The 2 full day workshops will provide the tools, exercises and simple practices to incorporate elements of movement and dance into daily practice. This leads to greater creativity and concentration in children, which will inform their learning in all subjects.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENTS AND FEES, GO TO THE DANCE/ MOVEMENT IN THERAPY AND EDUCATION PAGE ON THIS SITE OR CONTACT THE ECHO ECHO OFFICE.

Download programme of events (pdf, 792k) 

Contact Improvisation weekend workshop with Steve Batts