Contemporary with Justine Cooper
- Date:
- Fri 28 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 10:00 - 11:30
- Venue:
- Dance House
- Admission:
- €7 DI Pre-Professional / €9 DI Members / €12 Non-members / Member 10 Class Card €70
- Level:
- Professional/Advanced
- Teacher:
- Justine Cooper
Justine teaches a class inspired by Limone & Release technique, qi gong, yoga, & ballet. Starting with a gentle somatic warmup, moving fluidly through center practice into phrase material and a return to stillness to integrate & complete.
The class has the intention of inviting pleasure, ease & center into strength, articulation, dynamic play, embodiment & sound union.
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About Justine Cooper
Originally from New Zealand, Justine has been based in Ireland as a freelance dance artist, teacher and choreographer since 2008. A guest lecturer at The University of Limerick, Dance Ireland & Dance Theatre of Ireland & recently graduated as an advanced teacher in Quan Yin Qi Gong. As a dance artist Justine has had the pleasure of working most recently with Cois Céim Dance Theatre, Croí Glan, Justine Doswell, Junk Ensemble, Jools Gilson, Liz Roche Company, Laura Murphy, Mary Wycherly, Oona Doherty, United Fall, Maria Nilsson Waller, Anu Productions & Dead Center among many others. As a Movement Director Justine has worked with Ann Cleare on MIDHE ( large scale orchestra & choir work at the National Concert Hall, Una Kavanagh, Corn Exchange MISFITS, nominated for Best Movement Direction 2018 Irish Times Theatre Awards, & Noel Brown Theatre Company.
Justine was a member of Meryl Tankard Australian Dance Theatre from 1998-2000. Her own work 'Folds of the Crane' was presented as part of Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival 2015 ( nominated for Spirit of the Fringe & Best Lighting & Design) also presented at Dublin Dance Festival 2016 and What’s Next Festival 2018.