03 & 04.07.18
CCNN, Nantes
By Agathe Dumont, dancer, teacher and researcher, PhD in the performing arts and diploma in sports performance.
12.04
Talk
10:00 – 12:00
Health issues for dancers: physical exertion, working environment, psychological and social issues, and dealing with injuries.
Workshop
13:00 – 17:00
Everyday health, the dancer as artist and athlete. Exploring existing resources, discussing how to organise your work schedule, food, hydration, rest and recuperation, creating a health log book.
13.04
Talk
Dance sciences, a language to decipher, tools to discover
10:00 – 12:00
How can you use scientific knowledge in everyday practice? How does evaluating physical performance enable you to identify your strengths and weaknesses? These questions are examined from a biological perspective in relation to performance and injury, and in terms of their psychological and career implications.
Workshop
Everyday training
13:00 – 17:00
Everyday physical preparation through improvisation. The various facets of the dancer’s training – cardiorespiratory endurance – muscular strength and endurance, focus, suppleness and recuperation – will be covered to enable participants to create their own toolbox aimed at protecting and improving their performance levels.