Tanztheater from April – July 2025!
We offer regular Tanztheater classes in London including three Performance Groups.
Term times: 22 April – 09 July
Half term week: 26 – 30 May (no classes during this week)
*Drop in option available for all classes /workshops at The Place
(Please note: The Wednesday class is booked through The Place’s website, the Thursday and Saturday classes at The Place are booked through us)
Tanztheater in London
Below are all our classes. For more detailed information please click here!
Tuesday
22 Apr – 1 Jul 2025
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Technique | Improvisation
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Performance Group
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Wednesday
23 Apr – 9 Jul 2025
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Tanztheater Beginner Level (Wed) |
Contemporary Beginner Level (Wed) The Place 20.15 – 21.45 TICKETS  |
Thursday + Friday
| 24 Apr – 3 Jul 2025 | 25 Apr – 4 Jul 2025 |
| TTT (Thu) The Place 20.15 – 22.00 TICKETS  |
Ballet (Fri) Morley 18.00 – 19.30 TICKETS  |
Saturday + Sunday
| 26 Apr – 5 Jul 2025 | 4 May – 30 Mar 2025 |
| Technique | Improvisation (Sat) The Place 14.30 – 16.30 TICKETS  |
Acosta Dance Performance Group (Sun) 4 / 11 May | 11.00 – 16.00 1 / 8 June| 11.00 – 16.00 TICKETS  |
Specials
| Friday 30 May 2025 | Monday 28 July 2025 |
| Playground at Rambert Rambert 18.30 – 21.00 TICKETS  |
The Playing Fields Laban TBC TICKETS  |
All images by @sianelissa.photography or Adrian Look
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Tanztheater at Morley College
Tuesdays 14.00 – 15.45 Technique and Improvisation
Tuesdays 16.15 – 18.00 Performance Group
This is the ultimate Tanztheater afternoon with a class (2pm) covering the Technique and Improvisation approach and a rehearsal (4.15pm) creating a new piece each term.
Insider note: In the 30 minute break we usually have a lovely coffee/tea break in the garden :-)
Tanztheater Saturdays
Saturdays 14.30 – 16.30
Go to our Sign-Up Page to register your place.
This course is designed to give you the full experience of the Tanztheater approach. Our main focus will be on authenticity and depth using the powerful combination of the unique improvisation approach and the technical aesthetic that creates this subtle and beautiful art form.
The classes will be open level so anyone from fit beginners ready for a challenge all the way to professional dancers will be welcome to dive into the world and philosophy of Tanztheater.
Structure of the course
We have two hour sessions and will be alternating our focus as such:
- First Sat of the month: Technique only
- Last Sat of the month: Improvisation only
- All other Saturdays in between: 1h Technique / 1h Improvisation
Payment
The studio fee has increased this academic year so unfortunately we have to raise our prices as well.
Please write to info@lookatmovement.co.uk or go to our Sign-Up Page to register your place and to arrange the payment. We will send details via email.
This term we will have 9 weeks.
- Full course (£160)
- Full course concession* (£135)
- Single class (£19)
- Single class concession* (£16)
*Concessions
(We trust in your honesty here. If you are a student or have low income, we are there for you. If you can pay the full price, please do)
Refund policy
Unfortunately we cannot offer a refund but you can use classes that you missed due to sickness or other unexpected circumstances for future classes.
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Performance Groups
This term we have an amazing THREE Performance Groups with a joint performance yet to be confirmed.
We have our Tuesday Group rehearsing at Morley College (4.15-6pm), our Thursday Group at The Place (8.15-10pm) and our new Community Group at Acosta Dance on Sundays (11-4pm). (see details to all groups and other classes below)
As always, we will use the Tanztheater approach to tell small and individual stories linked the bigger context of the theme we will choose together.
You don’t need an extensive dance education to join our Performance Groups. We explore expressing states through movement so any interest or experience in physical theatre or acting is enough to join.
Here are a few more information about all three groups:
Performance Group at Morley College
Tuesdays 16.15 – 18.00
This is our most established Performance Group dating back to 2015. Many members have been there from the very start. We are always open to new performers to join.
This class is part of Morley College London so you book through their website (link above). There is a Tanztheater class at 2pm just before so a perfect combination to dive into the full Tanztheater experience.
Community Dance Performance Group at Acosta Dance
We call Acosta Dance our home again for our third Performance Group leading up to joint performance with all three Performance Groups in June/July.
4th May 2025 – 11 AM – 4 PM
11th May 2025 – 11 AM – 4 PM
1st June 2025 – 11 AM – 4 PM
8th June 2025 – 11 AM – 4 PM
These sessions are free but we ask that you commit to all sessions.
Tickets will be available through Acosta Dance’s website.
Performance Group at The Place
Thursdays 20.15 – 22.00
We work on a new choreography each term which we will perform at the end of the term. In the past we have performed at different venue for each piece including The Place, Rambert Studios, Siobhan Davies and Woolwich Works.
You don’t need an extensive dance education to join our Performance Group. We explore expressing states through movement so any interest or experience in physical theatre or acting is enough to join.
Go to our Sign-Up Page to register your place.
Tanztheater Beginner Level at The Place
Wednesdays 18.30 – 20.00 in Studio 5
This course will have a drop in option so you can either enrol for the term or pay for each class individually. This class has live music from Thomas Broda.
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Contemporary Dance Beginner Level at The Place
Wednesdays 20.15 – 21.45 in Studio 8
You can enrol for the whole course or drop in on the day.
This class is designed to build upon the foundations of our introduction course, allowing you to expand your skills and explore the art of Contemporary dance even further.
This class has live music from James Taylor.
Ballet at Morley College
Fridays 18.00 – 19.30 Ballet Improvers
This is a classical Ballet class but with a hint of the Tanztheater philosophy. We care about fluidity and graceful connections more than high legs and triple pirouettes.
All images by Siân Elissa, Adrian Look, Matei Muntiu or Fatima Sastre
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Archive
Online class to learn – Tanztheater
During the lockdown due to the covid pandemic I created this online class.
Tanztheater is an expressive dance form but is also deeply rooted in technical elements. I filmed these sequences as part of my work for Morley College London but thought it would be nice to share this with those of you who want to get a little inside into the teaching. Below is a breakdown of the video:
0 – 1.24 Spine warm up explanation
1.25 – 3.45 Spine warm up with music
3.47 – 5.37 Feet warm up with ports de bras explanation
5.38 – 6.56 Feet w. Up with music
6.57 – 8.47 Plie variation explanation
8.48 – 10.20 Plie variation with music
10.21 – 12.22 Flat back with Tendu explanation
12.23 – 13.50 Flat back with Tendu with music
13.51 – 14.55 Gesture combination explanation
14.56 – 15.27 Gesture combination with music
15.28 – 20.14 Choreography 1 explanation
20.15 – 20.43 Choreography 1 with music
20.44 – 26.15 Choreography 2 explanation
26.16 Choreography 2 with music
