MoveMeant Workshop: Movement and the Soma with Yamina Lyara
- Date:
- Mon 30 Sep 2024
- Time:
- 10:30 - 13:00
- Please Note:
- No external footwear allowed in studio. Shoe covers can be provided at reception if requested.
- Venue:
- DanceHouse
- Admission:
- €15 public | €10 DI Members
- Level:
- This workshop is open for all levels / styles of dance
- Teacher:
- Yamina Lyara
About MoveMeant
The MoveMeant Residency and workshops were developed by artist Oluwatobiloba “Tobi” Balogun in collaboration with cultural producer Karen Aguiar and are supported by a partnership with Dance Ireland. They aim to provide space and connection for dancers and dance artists of different backgrounds to evolve and develop new approaches for their creative practice and future work; reflecting on how we present what moves us as individuals, as a community; and exploring how topics are expressed in our work and how this space can be co-created or made more sustainable.
Find out more about MoveMeant here.
Movement and the Soma with Yamina Lyara
*In this workshop we’ll explore Inner Realm (of Sensation) and Outer Experience (of Expression). For the first part we are going to land together in an intimate experience of somatic movement and encounter. You are invited to explore your embodied and felt experience with a new lens as we are rooting into our nature, into our unique and creative essence.
Somatically we’ll explore inner and outer landscapes, building and moving from internal alignment and inquiring into who we are now and who we are moved to become. From there we’ll move into physicality and elemental world-building through guided movement methods and improvisation techniques to find new movement pathways in the body and in our outer expression. Participants are guided to enter this ritual of movement, intimacy and expression with an open and curious heart and come out of it creatively informed, nourished and embodied: An experience from the subtle to the physical.
The workshop is part embodied investigation and research as well as highly physical experience. This workshop is open for all levels / styles of dance.
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ABOUT Yamina Lyara
Yamina Lyara is an artist, dance and movement practitioner, facilitator and birth doula. Born in Switzerland, currently between Portugal and the UK, her love for dance took her across the world from a young age. Her work today expands into a creative tapestry of interconnected elements, merging the lines and finding synergy, through the craft of story-telling and world-building.
In her late teens Yamina moved to New York City with a quest to expand her training and explore the diversity of street dance culture, which laid the foundation of her movement practice as it is today. Throughout her journey, Yamina's approach has been self-directed, marked by experimentation and inner inquiry. Impacted by various teachers and mentors, she has honed her skills, integrating diverse movement techniques and philosophies into her practice. Dance styles such as Hip Hop, House, Popping and Contemporary, as well as Martial Arts and Traditional and Ancestral Practices from living in South America, have contributed to the shaping of her unique movement language.
Her dedication to understanding the nature of movement is evident in her commitment to improvisation- and nature immersed practices, which form the core of her exploration. Over these last few years, her embodied practice gradually and naturally took her into the subtle and energetic layers, recognising movement as a tool for self-discovery, transformation, and spiritual practice. This pursuit of experiences has not only refined her language as a mover but has also showcased her versatility and depth of artistic expression across various roles in the creative field, including performer, choreographer, movement director, and facilitator.
Her ongoing project “To The Motherland” is a body of work diving into the complex and multidimensional worlds of the female psyche, embedded in the embrace of water, the mothers womb, as a gateway home. It is a multidisciplinary collection of art, containing poetry, visual and performance art. Alongside that, in her artistic research project “Tongues Untied" she is foregrounding matriarchal principles in the creative process to reignite our kinship between the natural and unseen worlds. In her work as a somatic facilitator, through intimate one on one and group experiences, she embraces a holistic approach and integrative methods to reconnect to the vast intelligence of our body and the earth. Moreover through her ongoing training in traditional midwifery, she is dedicated to supporting women through their rite of passage and reclaiming our ancestral traditions.
These roles became an integral part of her practice, continue to inform each other and continuously inspire her creative endeavours. Yamina's work exemplifies a commitment to nourishing individuals and nurturing communities through creative inquiry, embodied expression, and a deep reverence for the interconnected web of life. She envisions a future where the intelligence of our bodies lead the way and where art serves as a catalyst for connection and liberation in an ever-evolving world.
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