Starting from a deep commitment to respecting the body as an ally, rather than merely a tool, Maura offers a workshop in which the initial focus is on sensitive and sensory listening to the body. Through sequences, deep breathing, and warm-up exercises combined with improvisation, the senses are awakened and bodily perception is refined.

Maura combines games, energetic dynamics, improvisation, and floor work to enhance awareness of the body in movement. She uses speed as a catalyst that allows this awareness to become integrated into spontaneous, organic, and authentic responses arising from a fully present and engaged body.

The workshop invites you to explore the language, tools, working methods, and creative practice of the dance company Cooperativa Maura Morales.

Artistic Director, Choreography, Dance, Company Director Maura Morales completed her training in classical ballet, modern dance, choreography, acting, and folklore at the State University of Arts in Camagüey, Cuba. She was a soloist at various state theaters in Cuba, Germany, and Switzerland and has been a freelance dancer and choreographer since 2008. Among other awards, she received the prestigious Kurt Jooss Prize in 2013 and the Jury Prize at the International Dance Fair in Huesca. In 2014, she was awarded the Düsseldorf Performing Arts Promotion Prize. In 2015, she received the DURI Prize at the ACT Dance Festival in Bilbao. Since 2010, she has been directing her own dance company, Cooperativa Maura Morales, for which she regularly choreographs and with which she regularly tours worldwide. She is also a sought-after guest choreographer and has worked for TanzTheater Münster, Stadttheater Gießen, Ballett Vorpommern, MIR Dance Company Gelsenkirchen, Ballett Magdeburg, Ballett der Oper Graz, and Provincial Dances Theatre (Russia), among others. 

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