P.O.R.C.H. summerschool
the cutting edge
multifaceted
professional
transforming

A three month intensive project inspired from many years of international collaborations and the networking of Ponderosa artists. The program is guided by a professional team of curators and faculty successfully active in the creative and performance fields from various countries.

In 3 one month long modules, P.O.R.C.H. presents a diverse training ground for a new or continuing perspective in performance and improvisational life practice. You may choose which ever module would inform your artistic endeavors best. We highly suggest committing to all three modules for an expansive range of body based techniques and compositional forms to enliven your work as a performer, improviser or teacher.
P.O.R.C.H. is committed to a mutual exchange between creative professionals and an ongoing dialogue in the field of dance and related forms.

P.O.R.C.H. offers experience and interaction for professional-level engagement with the following teachers: Kathleen Hermesdorf, Meg Stuart, Peter Pleyer, Stephanie Maher, Maria Francesca Scaroni, Kay Grothusen, Eszter Gal, Sara Shelton Mann, Sandra Wieser, Jan Burkhardt, Hanna Hegenscheidt, Jess Curtis, Mary Pearson and Keith Hennessy.


The P.O.R.C.H. program June to September 2012:

June 2-June 30
P.O.R.C.H./A.C. TRAINING MODULE
Stephanie Maher & Kathleen Hermesdorf, Peter Pleyer, Maria F. Scaroni, Hanna Hegenscheidt and Meg Stuart. Special Weekend outings or rest TBA

July 7-30
P.O.R.C.H. PERFORMANCE MODULE
Facilitators: Kathleen Hermesdorf, Stephanie Maher, Peter Pleyer, Eszter Gal, Mary Pearson, Jess Curtis  includes participation in the ponderosa workshops with Meg Stuart, Keith Hennessy, Saliq Savage and Jules Beckman. P.O.R.C.H. meetings Mo - Fr 14:00-16:00

August 19-Sept 9
P.O.R.C.H. CHOREOGRAPHY MODULE
facilitators: Stephanie Maher & Peter Pleyer with Sara Shelton Mann, Kay Grothusen and Jan Burkhardt

The program is limited to 20 people. Please send a letter of interest and CV to info@ponderosa-dance.de


This will be the third year of our P.O.R.C.H. studies here at Stolzenhagen.
Our last years crews are still to be seen in various performance venues or teaching in Berlin and around the globe. We are very proud of this new established identity to add to Stolzenhagen and the Ponderosa Dance Universe. Our first year P.O.R.C.H. graduates can be visited on their blog: porch2010.blogspot.com