Bad Lemons professional training - with Michael Loehr

Driven by the belief that professional dance artists need access to continuous high-quality, affordable training, a meeting space, and shared experiences, Bad Lemons Project offers professional training, training exchange, and research projects in Munich, Germany. short bio: Michael Loehr is a Berlin-based performer, choreographer and teacher. He has performed in works by Eun-Me Ahn, Shlomi Bitton, Ingun Bjørnsgaard, Lionel Hoche, Jo Strømgren, and Guy Weizman & Roni Haver. For the last 15 years he has been a close collaborator of Emanuel Gat. He has staged works for Ballet National de Marseille, Candoco Dance Company, Cedar Lake Contemporay Ballet, Jin Xing Dance Theater, Scottish Dance Theatre, and Staatsballett Berlin. He is regularly teaching for institutions like Ballet de Lorraine, Carte Blanche, Folkwang University of the Arts, K3 Hamburg, Nuova Officina della Danza, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Tanzhaus NRW, and VA Wölfl’s Neuer Tanz. In 2023, Michael became the first dancer to receive the prestigious Herbert von Karajan Prize for outstanding artistic achievement. class description: The training is physical and energetic. It combines concepts from sports science with the unique qualities of contemporary dance. It evolves from pure bodywork and strength exercises to more complex sequences with an emphasis on expansive movements and floor work. A fundamental aspect of the training is to analyze the logic of each exercise and movement sequence in order to increase both energy efficiency and impact. Exploring and optimizing the processes in one’s own body is meant to provide a sense of simplicity and ease, and ultimately create space for choreographic decisions and individual interpretation.