The Cocoon Lab - Dance & Choreography Series with Sophie Barbarics
Location: The Booster, 533 Baker street, Nelson, BC
Dates: January 13 - February 28 (6-week series), Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings
Lead Artist: Sophie Barbarics
Join us for 6 weeks of movement, growth, and community—registration is open for The Cocoon Lab. Step into warmth, creativity, and transformation through dance.”
- “Ready to emerge from winter’s shell? Reserve your spot, bring a friend, and experience the Cocoon Lab’s transformative energy in Nelson.
- ”The Cocoon Lab invites dancers and creative movers into a six-week adventure, shaped by the playful and experimental spirit of Sophie Barbarics.
Each session is a hands-on laboratory of movement, blending contemporary dance technique, improvisation, and expressive exercises designed to spark curiosity and transformation.
The Cocoon Lab - Nelson
Every Cocoon Lab session nurtures transformation honestly, yet playfully.
Come as you are, cocoon and unfold—this is movement as pure possibility. Sophie Barbarics’ classes invite you into a world where movement is honest, playful, and deeply human.
Each Cocoon Lab session holds space for vulnerability, wild imagination, and connective joy—woven together in Sophie’s signature style, equal parts gentle and daring.
Weekly Labs Feature
- inventive choreography, playful prompts, and guided improvisation — encouraging participants to cocoon, unfold, and surprise themselves in motion.
- Every class nourishes trust, experimentation, and community, inviting all bodies to explore new ways of moving and connecting.
- The Lab welcomes dancers of all backgrounds; you’ll co-create sequences, respond to music and imagery, and practice ensemble movement in a supportive atmosphere.
Cocoon lab will kick of with 2 groups in Nelson:
Tuesday group: 9:30-10:30 am
Thursday group: 6-7 pm
Each group welcomes maximum 15 participants - Be sure to reserve your spot in the Circle
We want The Cocoon Lab to be a place where everyone can move, play, and create—whatever your financial circumstance. Come as you are; we’ll find a way to welcome you in.
What are we aiming?
Through contagious joy, somatic depth, and creative play, The Cocoon Lab becomes a space for authentic choreography and personal emergence—where winter opens up new possibilities for art, connection, and self-discovery.
- To light up winter with communal joy and creative play.
- To offer a container where honest movement leads to personal emergence and renewal.
- To celebrate vulnerability and strength, letting each participant cocoon and unfold in their way.
- To explore that dance, at its best, gives us not just artistry, but the radical act of accepting ourselves and reconnecting—body, breath, and heart—with others.
Reserve your spot in the circle—it’s time to celebrate what’s possible in motion.
Maximum number of participants: 15/ group
register here:
https://forms.gle/UmXe7hXkZ84EyMpN9
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