EveryBody Dances with Ondrej Vidlar

EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center brings local and visiting dance artists to our Dance Studio to teach masterclasses in jazz, hip hop, salsa, modern, contemporary, precision dance and more! All community members are welcome. This week's instructor is Ondrej Vidlar who works under the direction of Trajal Harrell.

Workshop: The choreographic world of Trajal Harrell

Conducted by rehearsal director Ondrej Vidlar

This workshop introduces the choreographic and performative practices of Trajal Harrell. Long-time dancer, collaborator and assistant, Ondrej Vidlar shares methods and performative strategies. Dancers will imagine new possibilities of moving by mixing their personal histories with various styles (butoh, voguing, folk, etc.) and perspectives (pop-culture, gender, fashion, post-modernism, etc.).

Born in the Czech Republic, Vidlar was trained in Latin, modern and contemporary dance and graduated from the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios (PARTS) in Brussels, Belgium, in 2008. He was based in Brussels for may years and worked as a freelance dancer, performer and production manager in numerous international projects.

Vidlar has also worked in close collaboration with Trajal Harrell for may years as a dancer, choreography assistant and rehearsal director. He came to Zurich in 2019 to join Harrell as a member of the Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble.

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