SP26 MODERN CONTEMPORARY DANCE

Modern Contemporary Dance with Lucy Kallenbach, subbed by Cora Kartmann

Dates

27.07.–31.07.26, 17:30–19:00

Level

Beginner / Advanced beginner

Participation Fee

Workshop
60€ marameo members
75€ non-members

Drop-in
13€ marameo members
16€ non-members

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Workshop

Cora teaches a structured contemporary technique class that combines influences from modern, contemporary, and jazz dance, with a strong emphasis on musicality, the use of focus, and the exploration of different movement qualities.

The class moves from a guided warm-up into exercises for footwork, pliés, and spinal articulation, and concludes with a longer choreography and/or jumps, building on the themes explored throughout the session.

Students are encouraged to deepen their practice through curiosity and connection, to trust their technical foundation, and to move beyond what they already know — both physically and in the expression of their artistry — while finding joy in dancing.

Cora Kartmann

Cora Kartmann is a freelance dancer, choreographer and dance teacher in Berlin. After 3 years of education as a professional dancer, she completed her studies in contemporary dance pedagogy at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK) and deepened her knowledge in the weissmann teacher training programme. From 2010 to 2022, she worked with the Berlin choreographer Volker Eisenach in the field of community dance. In Vienna, she performed solo on stage at Impulstanz Festival with a movement research on the modern teacher Gertrud Bodenwieser. In 2022, Cora Kartmann founded the Impala Dance Company with Selin Dörtkardes and Tsun Yin Wong, with whom she creates interdisciplinary dance projects in cultural education for young adults.
She teaches modern and contemporary dance for children and adults, beginners to professionals, in various dance studios in Berlin.

Over the years, Lucy has worked closely with Charlotte Landreau (former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company) to deepen her understanding and training in modern dance technique. She has received extensive training in the Weissmann technique, working with Heidi Weiss and Jennifer Mann, and completed the Weissmann Teacher Training Programme, for which she was awarded a scholarship.

In Barcelona, Lucy worked with choreographers such as Natàlia Vinyes, Albert Garrell, Susana Rodríguez, Joaquín Collado, and Jacob Gomez, performing in works such as Somnis Només and Cinderella.

Continuing her choreographic research, Lucy has created solo works that have been performed in Germany, Spain, and Italy. In recent years, she has increasingly focused on musical theatre productions in Berlin and London.

Lucy is also certified in self-myofascial release (Roll Model Method®) and breathwork (Body by Breath®). She works as a fitness coach and trainer in studios such as Soho House, with private clients, and teaches open classes and workshops in Berlin and internationally.