The Place

The Robert Cohan Studio is open from 8.30am. It is recommended you arrive early to secure a place on the daily register, places are allocated on a first come first served basis. You must arrive and pay before 9am.

If you are coming from outside of London there are four places available to be booked in advance, these places will only be held only until 9am. Please call 020 7121 1040 for more information. 

• 21 - 25 June Jose Vidal
  Jose's approach to class is very energetic and physical in order to free the mind and body from patterns and habits.
• 28 June - 2 July Sarah Storer
  Sarah teaches a released based class with a loose Cunningham influence. Emphasis will be on energy use, dynamic and shifting through space.
• 5 - 9 July Fred Gehrig
  Fred's teaching is based onto his studies with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and essentially deals with body alignment and how to use and shift the weight of the body in a rigorous way. Enhancing the individual dancers' capacity of expression through physicality.
• 12 - 16 July Darshan Singh Bhuller 
  Darshan specialises in Graham-based technique as well as utilising his experience in other contemporary techniques.
• 19 - 23 July Kate Price
  Kate will teach a Cunningham based class but with greater emphasis on flow and dynamic particularly in response to music.
• 26 - 30 July Rose Sudworth
  Rose's classes are Cunningham based with a strong emphasis on clarity, dynamics and musicality.
• 2 - 6 August Wayne Parsons
  His class plays between technical precision and a released, weighty sense of fluidity that incorporates floor work.
• 9 - 13 August Sonia Rafferty
  Heavily influenced by the Limon technique principles of suspension, release, fall and recovery, the class concentrates on the concept of flow and explores the use of the centre as the motivation for movement. The material is energetic, dynamic and designed to challenge.
• 16 - 20 August Anna Bjerre Larsen
  Anna's class is release based with a focus on finding softness within dynamic movement combinations, on the floor as well as standing. The class starts gently with simple alignment and engaging with the floor, to then allow the body to explore personal dynamics within more complex movement.
• 23 - 27 August Jorge Crecis
  Jorge's class is an intense physical exploration of the body´s relationship to the floor.  Using natural and organic ways of moving you will learn different ways to fall, roll, move in and out of the floor, be upside down and to use upper body skills with confidence and artistry.
• Tues 31 August - 3 September Eva Recacha
  Eva's class begins by exploring different connections through the body as we shift weight, later on incorporating the use of gravity and momentum to allow for more complex rhythm to appear. Clarity of rhythm and shape manifested in space are sought, allowing the performer to have control over the dynamic and spatial content of movement.
• 6 - 10 Sept Stuart Waters
  Stuart's class involves floor work and combinations that travel in and out of the floor. The class finds opportunities to strengthen the core and the upper body, whilst exploring different tools to ground and support the material in motion.
• 13 - 17 Sept Hannes Langolf
  In his class Hannes will incorporate and share his knowledge of David Zambrano's ‘Flying-Low'. It will focus on the relationship with the floor as a malleable surface as well as our body as an entity which controls and is controlled by energy we gather in and send out. The class also explores the affinity of the group and the use of voice, both to enhance our strength in movement and to find the completeness of each individual.
  

The classes are 'open', meaning you can attend when you like and pay per class. However the classes are fast-paced and highly-technical and some teachers will build material throughout the week.

The class is heavily subsidised by The Place to support professional practising dancers. This means to attend you must have completed a full-time professional contemporary dance training course or equivalent professional experience. You may be asked about your experience when you register on the day.

The teachers and organisers of these classes reserve the right to ask you to stop attending if they feel the class is unsuitable for you. If you have any doubts as to whether these classes are suitable for you please contact The Place Artist Development on 020 7121 1040.

The fee for professional class is £4 per class or £35 for a ten class card. Classes are run throughout the year with breaks over the Christmas and Easter holidays, and do not run on bank holidays.