mbrace the wisdom of your body and move with ease, grace, and vitality. This somatic movement class is designed to engage your whole body through gentle, mindful exercises that enhance flexibility, balance, and overall well-being. With intentional movements, breathwork, and relaxation techniques, you’ll release tension, improve mobility, and rediscover the joy of moving freely.

Class will be accompanied by affirmative, upbeat, and restorative music. We will affirm the wisdom of our bodies, foster resource sharing and build social connections. No prior experience is needed—just a willingness to explore movement in a way that feels natural and nourishing. All movements can happen seated or standing. Feel free to bring water 

Join us for GagaLab Summer 2025 in New York: 6 days of intensive physical research, with a sense of plenty of time for process and discovery. Rooted in Ohad Naharin’s evolving movement language, GagaLab offers a framework to develop your artistry while connecting to your skills, imagination, and passion to move. Awaken your senses and turn on your engines in morning Gaga/dancers classes. Then apply Gaga tools to Naharin’s renowned, challenging choreography in daily repertory sessions, and deepen your understanding of Gaga in afternoon metodika classes.

The GagaLab is intended for professional dancers and advanced dance students age 18+.

Dates: August 11-16, 10:00 am – 4:00 p.m. each day (*August 13 & 15 will finish at 4:30 p.m., and August 16 will finish at 2:00 p.m.)

Location: Mark Morris Dance Center 3 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY

Faculty: Kyle Scheurich, Billy Barry, & Ohad Mazor

Fees:

Application fee: $50 (non-refundable), due at the time of application

Tuition:

$720 early bird – apply in full by May 11, pay in full by May 19

$790 regular – apply after May 11 until our program is full

Tuition is due within 1 week of acceptance.

Application: To apply, complete the following 3 steps:

1. Pay the non-refundable $50 application fee via Stripe. Complete the application form.
2. As part of the form, you must provide a link to a video of your dancing. The video should be 2 minutes in length. Share your skills and your passion to move. You must be clearly and completely visible, with no other dancers in the video.
3. Email your CV in English to gagalab@gagapeople.com with the subject line: GagaLab NY Application.

We will not consider any incomplete applications and will not review your application until the application fee has been paid. If your application fee is paid under a different name, notify us at gagalab@gagapeople.com

Accepted dancers will be invited to register via Mark Morris Dance Center’s system within 2 weeks of applying. Tuition is due within 1 week of notification in order to reserve your spot.

If you have questions, please email gagalab@gagapeople.com with the subject line: GagaLab NY.

Accessing the Mark Morris Dance Center: At the Mark Morris Dance Center, visitors of all ages, with and without disabilities, share space and resources. We commit to ensuring all staff and guests have a positive and safe experience. For more information on the Dance Center’s policies and guest expectations, please the Visit the Dance Center page.

Additional Resources: Application & Registration Procedures Terms & Conditions – including cancellation policy. Please communicate any cancellations to gagalab@gagapeople.com

This class will offer a space for considerations on the ways innovation and improvisation are primary rituals that build tradition across various Black cultures. André M. Zachery, artistic director of Renegade Performance Group will lead participants in a movement lab structured class, in collaboration with four Black/POC sound artists, that dig into the continuous relationship between movement and sound in the African Diaspora. The class will hold a strong emphasis on generating non-verbal language and connection. Movement tasks, phrase work, sonic generation and conversation will center around contemporary Black cultural practices.

Learn the fundamentals of Afro-Haitian dance and immerse yourself in drum-based movement. Through this style rooted in Haitian folklore, develop new relationships to spatial awareness, body control, human connection, polyrhythm, percussion, and pulse.

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