Dance Workshop for school teachers

How can we use dance and simple movements to create a positive atmosphere in the classroom or schoolyard and thus facilitate a more enjoyable learning experience? How can dance be used as a means of expression to become creatively active together with children and young people?

This workshop is aimed at teachers who are interested in dance performances and want to integrate more movement into the school day. The aim is to introduce students to the art of dance and give them access to creative expression through movement. Through simple exercises, body awareness is strengthened to encourage teachers to incorporate more movement into everyday teaching.

In addition, participants will gain insights into the festival program and ideas on how to prepare a performance visit with their classes.

No previous knowledge is required.
The workshop is free of charge and will be in English.
Please register until 15th of January under: workshop@purple-tanzfestival.de

Canan Erek – born and raised in Istanbul, living in Berlin – came to Germany in 1987 to study dance at the Folkwang Hochschule. She then continued her studies with a choreography course at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin.

She has been working as a freelance dancer and choreographer in Berlin since 1997.

From 2004 to 2007, she was the artistic director of the company of the Leipzig Dance Theater. In 2008, she returned to Berlin and began working in cultural education, where she created several choreographies with young people, including as part of the Berliner Philharmoniker’s education program.

In 2016, she founded the festival “PURPLE – International Dance Festival for Young Audiences”, which she has been the artistic director of ever since.

Since 2022, she has also been the curator for the international dance festival “Tanz! Heilbronn”, which takes place every year in Heilbronn.