FLOORWORK TECHNIQUES
Jarkko Mandelin
Monday 21. 9. | 18:00
Janáčkova konzervatoř
v Ostravě
Did you know that at MOVE Fest you don't just have to watch, you can also move? For example, at workshops by Finnish choreographer Jarkko Mandelin.
You don't have to come to MOVE Fest just to watch. You can also move yourself and learn from top lecturers on the contemporary movement scene . One of them is Finnish choreographer and dancer Jarkko Mandelin , who will bring a Floorwork workshop to Ostrava.
The lesson will focus on how to make contact with the floor and approach it as a play space in which we can move freely. We will explore the floor as a tool - learning how to work with "folding" the body, transferring weight, through smooth transitions between individual positions and the use of…
LESSON LENGTH
120 minut
ACCESSIBILITY
for intermediate level
ADMISSION
Pay as much as you can from 250 CZK
AS PART OF
MOVE Festu Ostrava 2026
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ABOUT THE LECTURER
Jarkko Mandelin is a Finnish choreographer and founder of the Kinetic Orchestra, which he has led since 2009 and is currently based in Helsinki. In his work, he strives for virtuoso, impressive and at the same time accessible contemporary dance – whether through original productions or movement workshops.
Kinetic Orchestra is characterized by a distinctive movement language that combines acrobatic partnering, creative floorwork and expressive artistic work with movement. Together with various collaborators, Mandelin represents one of the distinctive forms of the contemporary Finnish dance scene.