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The Workshop The physical world of HUMANHOOD with Julia Robert and Rudi Cole
Step into the physical world of HUMANHOOD, where movement is not performed, but received. In this workshop, participants will dive into a practice that rewires how they move, sense, and respond, accessing a state of fluidity and precision through deep listening. The program includes complex, demanding choreographic material from HUMANHOOD’s productions alongside improvisational structures that challenge timing and awareness. This experience is not about copying movement, but about becoming available to it.
Guided by founders Julia Robert and Rudi Cole, dancers will explore the intersection of performance and research, arriving ready to shift the way they experience themselves as performers.
Julia Robert & Rudi Cole
Julia Robert and Rudi Cole are the founders and Artistic Directors of HUMANHOOD.
Since founding HUMANHOOD in 2016, they have created a body of work that has toured across five continents, presented at leading festivals and venues including Sadler’s Wells (London), the Venice Biennale, Festival Grec (Barcelona), SIDance (Seoul), and CINARS (Canada). Their creations have received multiple international awards and nominations, establishing them as a distinctive voice within the contemporary dance landscape. Their first dance film INFINITY, commissioned by the BBC, brought their work to a global audience, while their creations have also been featured on ARTE, further expanding their international reach. Alongside their touring work, they have been Associate Artists at Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona, where they have continued to develop and anchor their artistic research within one of Europe’s leading dance houses.
Their work sits at the intersection of performance, research, and human development, driven by a clear and ongoing intention: to expand how we move, how we perceive, and how we experience ourselves through the body.
SCHEDULE
| Thursday, October 15 |
3:15 p.m. - Pick-up at Asti Train Station |
| 4:00 p.m.- Arrival and Check-in | |
| 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.- Orientation & Tour of the Grounds | |
| 7:30 p.m. - Dinner |
| Friday, October 16 |
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.- Breakfast |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m.- Green Lab | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.- Gravity for Dancers | |
| 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.- Classwork | |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.- Lunch | |
| 3:00- 6:00 p.m.- Classwork | |
| 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.- Free Time | |
| 7:30 p.m.- Dinner |
| Saturday, October 17 |
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.- Breakfast |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m.- Green Lab | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.- Gravity for Dancers | |
| 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.- Classwork | |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.- Lunch | |
| 3:00- 6:00 p.m.- Classwork | |
| 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.- Free Time | |
| 7:30 p.m.- Dinner |
| Sunday, October 18 |
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.- Breakfast |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m.- Green Lab | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.- Gravity for Dancers | |
| 11:15 a.m. - 01:15 p.m.- Classwork | |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.- Lunch | |
| 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.- Classwork | |
| 5:00 - 5:45 p.m.- Q&A | |
| 5:45 - 7:30 p.m.- Free Time | |
| 7:30 p.m.- Dinner |
| Monday, October 19 |
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.- Breakfast |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m.- Green Lab | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.- Gravity for Dancers | |
| 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.- Classwork | |
| 1:30 p.m.- Lunch | |
| 3:00 p.m.- Check-out and transfer to Asti Train Station |
* Schedule subject to change
INFO & ENROLLMENT
- AGE REQUIREMENT:
- 18 year-old and older
- TUITION FEE:
- €665.00 all-inclusive (classes, room, board and round trip shuttle bus).
- Orsolina28 Art Foundation will offer a scholarship to one of the participants, selected by Humanhood, based on artistic talent and economic needs. If you wish to apply, please send us your portfolio and a motivation letter at dance@orsolina28.it.
- DEADLINE (last day for registrations):
- September 28, at 12 p.m. CET
- SHUTTLE BUS (about 30 min ride, depending on traffic):
- On Thursday, October 15 the O28 shuttle bus will leave from Asti train station at 3:15 p.m.;
- On Monday, October 19, the O28 shuttle bus will leave Orsolina28 at 3:00 p.m. for Asti train station.
- CANCELLATION POLICY:
- In case of cancellation before August 24, 90% refund;
- In case of cancellation between August 25 and September 22, 50% refund;
- In case of cancellation after September 23, no refund.
Orsolina28 Art Foundation has the right to cancel the workshop in case of insufficient enrollment (up until two weeks before the start of the program) or force majeure. Received tuition payments will be refunded in full to all participants. In case of such cancellation, Orsolina28 cannot refund any invested travel expenses or international financial transaction costs.
ACCOMMODATION
Workshops at Orsolina28 are a uniquely immersive experience, with all participants dancing, dining, and sleeping on site.
Participants will stay in the Glamping, with comfortable and technological geodesic domes located on campus just a 5-minute walk from the studios:
- Geodesic domes made of thermal insulation material and placed on wooden platforms.
- Modern-design bathroom units in close proximity to the domes.
- Simple and practical furnishing, with standard beds on wooden platforms.
- Capacity: Participants will be housed in 4-person domes (diameter 5.1 m / height 3.35 m) and in 6-person domes (diameter 6.3 m / height 3.75 m).
- Heating and A/C system available in each tent.
Besides housing, the experience includes:
- Fresh meals made with locally grown produce.
- Access to pools for swimming.
- Activities including a tour of the grounds, gardening, and optional GRAVITYⓇ training sessions for conditioning.
- Transfers at fixed times between Asti train station and Orsolina28.
- Bicycle rentals are available for an additional fee.
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