Expressive dance workshop

• The duration of the workshop was two hours from five till seven in the afternoon
• Mr. Kamil Mrouweh was the trainer

In this workshop physical exercises that help in physical fitness and those that could be taught easily to children were introduced. In also dealt with the relation of the body in how to embody motion creatively. Expressive dancing is an art and a sport, and those who want to be involved in the experience should love both. The exercises in this workshop intersected with those in the drama workshop. This helped in the rendition of a dance piece on the last day of the workshop where the trainees were able to present scenes of dramatic dancing.

Motion with children workshop

• The workshop lasted for six days
• The duration of the workshop was two hours from five till seven in the afternoon
• Mr. Mike Haifazian was the trainer

The workshop aimed at introducing the trainees to exercises that allowed them to be more relaxed with their bodies and ways in which this knowledge can be easily transferred to children. Improvisation and mime exercises help the trainees express their ideas without using the spoken language. These exercises help in developing and expressing movement in as minimalistic a way as possible thus deleting what is excessive. The trainees of this workshop were able to produce many mime acts that reflected issues from daily life.