A Gentle Entry into the Festival Journey
Time: 10-12.00
Location: Alma Söderberg Studio
This ‘landing’ workshop is a gentle, welcoming space designed to help you transition from the rhythm of daily life into the rich, embodied practices of the festival. It is a liminal space—a threshold—where self-inquiry takes center stage, inviting you to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with your body, mind, and spirit. Here, we create a container for sensitive exploration, allowing you to arrive fully in your practice while beginning to engage with the festival’s overarching philosophy of curiosity, connection, and community.
Think of this workshop as a sandbox: a place to play, experiment, and approach your practice with an open, inquisitive mind. Through guided explorations, we will delve into socially engaged creativity, discovering how our individual experiences can intersect with and enrich the collective. Performance-generating tasks will encourage you to uncover new pathways of expression, while community-oriented thinking will emphasize the importance of shared support and collaboration.
This workshop is more than just a starting point—it is an invitation to ground yourself in the present moment, to listen deeply to your own needs, and to step into a space of mutual care and discovery. Together, we will lay the foundation for a festival experience rooted in deeper connectivity, authentic engagement, and genuine collegial support. Whether you are here to explore, grow, or simply be, this workshop offers a nurturing environment to begin your journey.
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Practitioner & Teacher Biography:
Phil Sanger is a doctoral researcher at the Guildford School of Acting, University of Surrey, where his work delves into autobiographical dance performance through performance-generating systems which use of life coaching as a creative medium. A dynamic self-producing artist, Phil brings a wealth of experience as a performer, choreographer, teacher, and certified life coach, crafting a career that bridges artistic excellence with meaningful social impact.
Trained at the Electric Theatre and Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Phil has performed with acclaimed companies such as Phoenix Dance Theatre, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, and Slanjayvah Danza, working with choreographers including Hofesh Schechter, Richard Alston, and Aletta Collins. His freelance career has seen collaborations with Rui Horta, Vincent Dance Theatre, and Denada Dance Theatre, as well as credits in BBC productions like Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and Kit Monkman’s Macbeth.
A champion of representation in the arts, Phil has led numerous projects with support from Arts Council England, earning recognition as the 2021 Transform Clore Fellow for inclusion in leadership. In 2022, he founded Ramped, an inclusive performance company creating opportunities for underrepresented groups.
As a former faculty member at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (2016–2023), Phil developed innovative teaching practices and choreographed extensively for public performances. His workshops blend technical expertise with a supportive, empowering approach, offering transformative experiences for participants of all levels.
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This workshop is a part of Reshuffling Relations: Festival of Somatic Movement, Improvisation, Dance and Performance taking place in Malmö February 28-March 22nd.
Full program can be found here:
http://plattformimprovisationsomatik.com
Buy your ticket or festival pass through Kulturcentralen and then sign-up by using this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJOQpZeYKcrvCQNhmTeae3DPnzYpoP13TIzXRo9V2wqsylWQ/viewform
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Full festival pass (23 workshops & 8 performances): 2350kr
Five workshops: 1000kr
All performances: 350kr
Single workshop: 280kr
Single performance: 80
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