Master Class with Chris Emile

​Contemporary Master Class with Chris Emile

Open to all movers, professionals, and art enthusiasts!

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Schedule Saturday, January 25, 2020

10am-11:30am | Contemporary Master Class 

Location

Private Studio in Travis Heights 1703 Alta Vista Austin, TX 

Tuition

$15 Pre-paid online

$20 At door (cash/credit/check to AM Arts)

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Class Description

Chris Emile's class begins with guided meditation awakening the mind and intention for each individual's reason for practicing movement. Meditation transitions into a sequential improvisation activating each body part into a full bodied experience exploring musicality, dynamic range, and release. Class ends with brief phrase work that students will dissect and interpret to find further freedom within the choreography.  

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Chris Emile Biography

 Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Christopher Bordenave is an active curator, dancer, choreographer, and educator. Christopher received his formal dance education from Lula Washington, Debbie Allen, the Alvin Ailey School, and holds a BFA in Dance from the Alonzo King LINES Ballet/Dominican University BFA program as a member of the inaugural class. Professionally, Christopher has performed with Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Morphoses, Luna Negra Dance Theater, and BODYTRAFFIC performing the works of master choreographers such as Nacho Duato, Idan Sharabi, Stijn Celis, Barak Marshall, and Gustavo Ramirez Sansano. 

After an extensive performance career, Christopher relocated back to Los Angeles to co-found the movement collective No)one. Art House. Christopher curates and manages all programming for NOAH which include performances, collaborations with noted artists in the field (SAINT HERON, PHLEMUNS, the Music Center) education opportunities, and other interactive events such as improv jams, film screenings, and discussions. Christopher’s choreographic efforts oscillate between the concert and commercial dance worlds. Working with artists such as Solange Knowles, Kelela, Anderson Paak, Mayer Hawthorne, Tuxedo, Empress Of, and The Assembly Dance. Additionally, Christopher is an active repetiteur for the work of Spanish choreographer Gustavo Ramirez Sansano. He has assisted/staged Gustavo’s work on Opera Omaha, the California Institute for the Arts, the Windward School, and Chicago Opera Theater. Christopher also frequently teaches at universities such as CalArts, Loyola Marymount University, Pomona College, and UC Irvine. 

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