Flamenco – percussive movement and bodily expressivity
Libuša Čižmárik Bachratá
Flamenco dance, in its traditional form, permeates all of its contemporary performative expressions. And since the flamenco style is rich in choreographic languages, this workshop will focus on two of its movement qualities that you can apply in your interpretative practice across dance genres and in the unique qualities of your own movement expression. Together, we will create melody through the body and let movement bring our inner language into space.
The workshop is open to all dance and movement lovers aged 12 and above.
Workshop capacity is limited!
€15
THURSDAY 14.08.2025 15:30-17:30
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BIO
Libuša Čižmárik Bachratá
Author, choreographer, and performer
She completed her doctoral studies at the Department of Dance Creation at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU), where she focused on the didactics of flamenco. She teaches flamenco at VŠMU and folk dance for women at SĽUK (Slovak Traditional Dance and Music Ensemble). She has completed flamenco training in Seville, Madrid, and Jerez de la Frontera, attending renowned schools such as Amor de Dios in Madrid, Escuela Flamenca de Juan Polvillo in Seville, and Academia de Baile in Jerez de la Frontera—the cradle of the flamenco fiesta dance bulerías.
She has performed with several flamenco ensembles in Slovakia, but in recent years she has focused on developing her career as a solo flamenco dancer. She created concepts for the theatre group NUDE – ROĽA (2021) – which received the Bratislava Audience Award, Student Award, and Special Jury Prize at the Nová dráma/New Drama Festival in 2021.
She also collaborated with the theatre Jedným Dychom on the productions KREHKOSŤ (2021), MÁRNOSŤ (2022), and BLAHO (2024), which she choreographed and performed in.
In her free time, she works as an external lecturer (VŠMU, SĽUK) and publishes articles in professional dance journals (TANEC, TEMPO). Together with Veronika Malgot, she leads the movement-performative workshop MATRIARCHY IN RUINS (Gynocritical Pilgrimage 2022, Blaho 2024, Monomanual 2025).