Ballet Centre Wolfsegg - 1 to 29 August 2010

36th INTERNATIONAL BALLET SEMINAR

Under the auspices of the International Dance Committee of the iTi / UNESCO

Training course for ballet pedagogues

in the tradition of the Moscow A. V. Lunacharsky Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS)

Classical training for dancers

Repertory, pas de deux training, charakter dance, ballroom dancing,
stage practice (performances with participants of the seminar), art history

Pedagogic Head: John Bliekendaal

Teaching staff: John Bliekendaal, Alexej A. Borzov, Anatoly A. Borzov, Eliosabeth Exner-Grave, Maria Haus, Gertrude Huber, Rainer Walther

Repetiteurs: Jan Bijker, Wladimir Krasmann, Elena Orlova

Stage technology: Klaus Lukesch, Pani Stamatopolos

Overall direction: Franz Eugen Dostal

Information and registration:

Society for Music Theatre
A - 1090 Vienna, Türkenstr. 19
Telephone ( #43-1) 317 06 99, Fax ( #43-1) 310 82 92, e-mail: office@iti-arte.at

From 29 July 2010: Ballet centre, A-4902 Wolfsegg am Hausruck, Graben 36, Telephone (#43-7676) 6602 or (#43-7676) 7328-2

From 1 July 2010 also Tewlephone (#43-1) 319 47 00

The ballet seminars of the Society for Music Theater are an answer to the need to set up in Austria a non-profit making training at university level for ballet teachers since none of the Austrian State Fine Arts Universities offer such a course of training.

The first four seminars were held in Vienna since 1974 and the teaching units were spread over every second weekend for more than a year. The move to Ossiach as part of the Carinthian Summer Festival added dancers who simply wished to train with the students of ballet pedagogics. The resulting greater demand for space brought a further and this time final move to Wolfsegg, a health resort on the edge of the Hausruckwald. This lies at the altitude of 700 metres roughly equidistant from Linz and Salzburg and offers a magnificent view of the Alps from the Ötscher to the Untersberg.

A total of 2056 students have taken part in the ballet seminar of the Society for Music Theatre, 1863 of them since the inauguration of the Wolfsegg Ballet Centre in 1983, from the following 51 countries: Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldavia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. In addition, observers have come from Albania, Colombia, Georgia, India, Kosova, Norway and Scotland. Judging by the past, the 36th Ballet Seminar can again be expected to bring together dancers from many lands.

TRAINING FOR BALLET PEDAGOGUES

At least a passive knowledge of German is essential for this course. For further information please read the German text!

Course fees for course 1: € 1,500.-

TRAINING FOR DANCERS

COURSE 2: TRAINING FOR DANCERS

As in previous years, the training courses at the 36th International Ballet Seminar of the Society for Music Theatre are in the tradition of the Moscow A. V. Lunacharsky Institute for Theatre Art (GITIS). Although held in summer, they do not offer a ballet holiday with training periods that can be booked separately but rather a view of a professional training with the individual subjects coordinated with each other and a fixed curriculum.

The Seminar is organized on university principles and the training programme conceived as a progressive whole so that participants who arrive late can only be incorporated with difficulty and the full pedagogic effect can only be gained by participation in the full four weeks. Course 2 is an intensive course with a daily pensum of four to six teaching units of 75 to 90 minutes each over a six-day week from Monday to Saturday. (Arrival and departure as far as possible on Sundays).

Two closing performances will take place at the end of the Seminar (Friday, 27th, and Saturday, 28th August 2010, at 8 p.m.). The participation on this stage practice attendance for at least the last two weeks of the Seminar.

Participation in Course 2 is open to dancers under engagement and ballet students in the third to eighth year of training.

Subjects and teaching staff

Classical training (Alexej A. Borzov, Maria Haus) - Repertory (Alexej A. Borzov) – Character dance (Anatoly A. Borzov) – Pas de deux training (John Bliekendaal) – Stage practice (Alexej A. Borzov, Maria Haus)

Course fees for course 2:

4 weeks: € 700,- (1.-29.8.2010) - 3 weeks: € 650,- (1.-22.8. or 8.-29.8.2010) - 2 weeks: € 550,- (1.-15.8. or 8.-22.8. or 15.-29.8.2010) - 1 week: € 350,- (1.-8.8. or 8.-15.8. or 15.-22.8.2010)

COURSES FOR NON-PROFESSIONALS

COURSES 6/I and 6/II: BALLROOM DANCING FOR BEGINNERS

(Slow waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha-cha-cha, boogie, disco fox, Viennese waltz, polka)

I: For pupils and young people: The course has nine evening lessons: from 2nd to 20th August 2010 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7.00 to 8.30 p.m.. Teacher: Gertrude Huber - Course fee: € 65,-

II: For pairs, married couples and singles. The course has nine evening lessons: from 3rd to 20th August 20190 every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30 to 10.00 p.m. Teacher: Getrude Huber - Course fee: € 65,-

COURSE 7: BALLROOM DANCING FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS

(Slow waltz, foxtrot, tango, Viennese waltz, polka, cha-cha-cha, samba, rumba, jive, disco fox)

For pupils and young people, pairs, married couples and singles (ladies and gentlemen). The course has seven evening lessons: from 2nd to 23rd August 2010 every Monday and Wednesday, 8.30 to 10.00 p.m. Teacher: Gertrude Huber - Course fee: € 55,-

THE TEACHING STAFF OF THE TRAINING FOR BALLET PEDAGOGUES 2009-2012

AND OF THE 36^TH BALLET-SEMINAR

John Bliekendaal: Trained as a stage dancer and ballet pedagogue with Juergen Otte at the Dance Academy in Arnhem. Further studies with Hans Brenna in Copenhagen, Rosella Hightower in Cannes and Soulamif Messerer in Moscow. Danced with Flanders Royal Ballet, Maurice Béjart's Ballet of the 20th Century and various German theatres. Since 1987 teacher of the Arnhem University of Dramatic Art, where he is head of the Daculty Theatre dance. In addition, since 2006 he has been artistic director of the pretraining ArtEZ at the Arnhem Dansacademie. Guest teacher in many countries, Chairman of the ARDT Foundation, set up by him to support young dancers. Worked ten years together with Karol Tóth, who only a few days before his death himself suggested him as his successor as pedagogic head of the Wolfsegg Ballet Centre.

Alexej A. Borzov: 1995 studies in Wolfsegg; 1996 graduated from the Moscow Ballet School. Prize winner at international ballet competitions in Moscow, Paris and Perm. Danced as First Solo Dancer at the Moscow State Theatre for Classical Ballet and the Kameni Ballet all the great roles in the classical repertoire. Guest appearances in Canada, Germany, Japan, Thailand and the USA. Since 2000 has also taught classical dance at the Moscow Dance Academy and master classes in the Theatre.

Anatoly A. Borzov: Studied at the Moscow Ballet School. Solo dancer of the folk dance ensemble of Igor Moisseyev. Since 1953 teacher at the Moscow Ballet School. Since 1969 teacher, since 1979 professor at GITIS. At present professor at the Moscow Dance Academy.

Alain Christen: Trained as a dancer in Geneva, Neuchâtel, Paris and the Zurich Ballet School. Completed the ballet-pedagogic course in Wolfsegg under Karol Tóth. In collaboration with Hannelore Unfried in Wolfsegg he discovered his special affinity for historical dance, which he then intensified in studies with Dora Kiss in Geneva. Engagements as a dancer in Bielefeld, Geneva, Lausanne, Munster, Oberhausen and Zurich and with the Swiss Chamber Ballet and the Hof-Dantzer Ensemble in Vienna. In addition, he has danced and choreographed for the ensembles Cie Côte cour, côte jardin Genève and Baroque de Léman Lausanne, at the Karlsruhe State Theatre and the Ludwigsburg Baroque Theatre. Since 2001 he has directed the ensemble Les Boréades founded by him. Active as a teacher at the Rudolf Steiner School in Düsseldorf, the Württembergische Musikhochschule Trossingen and at the conservatories of Lausanne and Zurich.

Franz Eugen Dostal: Composer and stage-director. President of the Society for Music Theatre. Studied at the Vienna University for Music and Dramatic Art. 1962-63 music editor with Austrian Television, 1963-64 Vienna Volksoper, 1964-71 dramaturge of the Vienna State Opera. Close co-operation especially with Karl Boehm, Axel Corti, August Everding, Hans Hotter, Jorge Lavelli, Rudolf Nurejev, Otto Schenk, Gustav Rudolf Sellner and Wieland Wagner. The International Dance Committee of the iTi was founded under his chairmanship in 1972.

Helga Dostal: Studied dramatics, musicology, philosophy and psychology at Vienna University. Assistant producer for some 50 operas, plays and concerts broadcast by the ORF. Co-organizer of major exhibitions in the Vienna Künstlerhaus, Museo teatrale alla Scala di Milano and for the Prague Quadriennale. Worked with Rudolf Nurejev at the Vienna State Opera, dramaturgue for the Austrian Laenderbuehne and the Tribune Theatre. For ten years Head of the Art University Department in the Federal Ministry for Sience and Research, then Director of the Austrian Theatre Museum. Currently President of the International Theatre Institute of the UNESCO Austrian Centre and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Arnold Schoenberg Centre. Awarded the Ring of Honour of the Salzburg Mozarteum University.

Elisabeth Exner-Grave: Studied dancing at the Folkwang University, Essen, and medicine at the Universities of Bochum and Düsseldorf and in Berne and Zurich. Specialized in orthopedics, sport medicine and chirotherapy. Intensive collaboration with the Swiss ballet doctor Josef Huwyler, inter alia in deciding the medical suitability of ballet students at the Stuttgart John Cranko School and the professional ballet school in Zurich.

Phyllis Gutelius: Studied with Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Sulamith Messerer, José Limon and Antony Tudor. Leading dancer with the Martha Graham Company, concert performances on Broadway and television in works by John Butler, Doris Humphrey, Jerome Robbins and Glen Tetley. Producer and director of Guidelines in Contemporary Dance Training in association with the Kylian Foundation and the dutch Ministery of Culture. Contemporary Dance Training, Volume I and II, were produced with GGE productions.

Maria Haus: Studied at the Stuttgart John Cranko School with Anne Woolliams and Heinz Clauss, and in Wolfsegg with Karol Tóth (diploma with distinction). Contract as dancer for the City of Bielefeld Stages, where she was soon promoted to soloist and Assistant Ballet Mistress. First choreographic works for a free dance theatre group which she co-founded. From 1991 to 1998 Head Trainer for the Bielefeld Ballet Company, since 1998 Head of this Theatre’s ballet school.

Jens Hellemann: Trained as a stage dancer at the Doutreval Ballet School in Cassel and the Heinz Bosl Foundation in Munich. Studied German, sport science and theology at Cassel University, ballet pedaqgogics with Karol Tóth in Wolfsegg and early ballet training and rhythmics with Wolfgang Zeibig in Dresden, Gisela Peters-Rohse in Cologne and at the Orff Schulwerk Society. Danced at the Thüring Provincial Theatre, Head of Training at the Münden Ballet Association. Close artistic collaboration with Maria Haus.

Gertrude Huber: Studied ballet pedagogy with Oprea Petrescu and in Wolfsegg with Karol Tóth. State-registered teacher for ballroom dancing. Formation dancing choreographer. Director of a dancing school in Villach.

Henrik Neubauer: Choreographer, opera producer, doctor, theatre historian. Was dancer with the Ljubljana Ballet, Director of the Slovenian National Theatre, Head of the Ljubljana Festival and of the Maribor Opera and professor at the Ljubljana Music Academy. President of the Slovenian Chamber Opera and of the Slovenian Ballet Society. Numerous other national and international functions in the fields of ballet, music theatre and sport. Dr.h.c. of the Université de la Danse, Paris. More than 80 ballets, 35 opera and operetta productions, 13 productions of French plays, has published 23 books and 500 articles. 2001 and 2005 Guest Professor at the Berlin University of Dramatic Art. Founder of the University for Ballet pedagogues Ljubljana.

Clemens K. Stepina: Studied dramatics, philosophy and history at Vienna University. Since 1997 lector and since 2005 docent with full venia legendi at the Institute for Theatre, Film and Media Sciences, Vienna University, and since 2006 also guest docent at the Institute for Theatre, Film and Television Sciences of Cologne University. Collaboration in numerous symposia and meetings in the fields of social philosophy, social psychology and experimental theatre. Some 60 publications in books and scientific magazines.

Rainer Walther: Studied at the Pedagogic University and the Fine Art University in Dresden. Was attached to the Dresden Palucca School for 34 yedars, where he taught art history, history of dance and cultural history. From 1972 to the end of 1993 he was Director at this Institute. Author of many articles on art history.

Assistant for character dance: Ina Haybaeck-Rogers (studied in Wolfsegg with Anatoly A. Boprzov and Karol Tóth).

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS

ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS:

AIR: The nearest airports are in Linz and Salzburg, both are almost equally distant from Wolfsegg. From here by rail to Attnang-Puchheim and so only recommended for direct flights. In other cases it is better to take the train direct from Vienna (or Munich).

TRAIN: The nearest main-line railway station is Attnang-Puchheim; taxis from there to Wolfsegg. On 1st August 2010 a bus will be at Attnang-Puchheim, at 1.10 p.m., to bring participants to Wolfsegg gratis. This bus can be reached by the trains OIC 548 from Vienna at 10.44 a.m. and OIC 643 from Salzburg at 12.08 p.m.

CAR: Via Westautobahn from Vienna to the exit Steyrermuehl / Gmunden and then via Schwanenstadt and Atzbach; from Salzburg to the exit Seewalchen and then via Voecklabruck. Via Innkreis-Autobahn from Vienna / Wels to the exit Meggenhofen; from Passau to the exit Haag am Hausruck.

OPENING OF THE SEMINAR

Sunday, 1st August 2010, at 8.00 p.m.

START OF TEACHING:

Monday, 2nd August 2010, 10.00 a.m. for the Courses 1 and 2 (entrance Volksschule), 7.00 p.m. for Course 6/I and 8.30 for Course 7 – Tuesday, 3^rd August 2010, 8.30 p.m. for Course 6/II

Sufficient writing material should be brought to Course 1 and training clothes and shoes for the practical subjects included; for Course 2 leotards (black and white), ballet slippers (also ballet shoes for ladies!) are required; black character shoes (ladies) and character boots (men), character skirts (ladies).

The Heads of the Seminar have the right to refuse applications for participation without giving reasons. - Only members of the Society for Music Theatre may watch the training in Courses 2 to 7 (until further notice). Temporary membership for one month can be optained for € 16.-. No observers will be allowed in Course 1. - Photographs, films, videos and tape-recordings may only be made during the Seminar and the events in connection with the Seminar with special permission from the Direction. - The participants and accompanying persons are not insured by the Society for Music Theatre and take part in all Seminar events at their own risk. - Programme and teaching staff are subject to change.

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS AND ROOM RESERVATION

Participants must register on the registration form (you can download the registration form at the end of this side). Each participant must fill out a separately registration form (photocopy if necessary). At least twenty per cent of the course fees should be forwarded at the same time as the registration form.

Bank account numbers of the Society for Music Theatre:

Erste Bank, Vienna: (Sort code 20111), 00000238201, BIC (SWIFT): GIBAATWW, IBAN: AT27 2011 1000 0023 8201
Raiffeisenbank Ottnang-Wolfsegg, (Sort code 34400), 3322773, BIC: RZOOAT2L400, IBAN: AT31 3440 0000 0332 2773

All bank transfers from abroad should be made free of expenses to the recipient. Please ensure that the participant´s name appears on all proofs of payment.

Orders for accommodation of the participants and accompanying persons should be given on the back of the registration form (the second page of the download). Payment for accommodation should be made direct to the hotel. The price of rooms in Wolfsegg (with the exception of the Kurhaus) are as follows:

€ 27,- to 35.- for the fastidious (all with shower and WC)
€ 20,- to 22,- for the budget-minded who are content with a shower in the Ballet Centre

Registration of participants and room reservations will be made in the order of receipt of the registration form and at least twenty per cent of the course fees. Special requests with regard to lodging can only be considered with timely registration.

The remainder of the course fees should be paid on receipt of confirmation of acceptance, at latest on the first course day.

Each National Centre of the International Theatre Institute of UNESCO (iTi) is entitled to suggest a bursary candidate from its own country. An appropriate letter should be sent at the same time as the completely filled out Registration Form to the Society for Music Theatre not later than 15th June 2010.

Cancellations must be received not later than 15th July 2010. In such cases the course fees (less ten per cent administrative expenses) will be refunded. Late arrival, early departure, sickness or injuries during the Seminar, changes in timetable or teaching staff, or inadequate ability of the participants give no right to a refund of course fees.

Registration form and room reservation: