CLASSICAL DANCE TECHNIQUE

Biografía

PRESENTATION / BIO

Andoni Aresti holds a degree in Dramatic Art from R.E.S.A.D. (Royal Higher School of Dramatic Art) in Madrid. He holds a Diploma in Classical Ballet from the Centre International de Danse Rosella Hightower in Cannes (France). He also holds a Diploma from N.U.C.T. (New University of Cinema and Television) in Rome (Italy), and is qualified in Music Theory and Choir from the “San Crisóstomo Arriaga” Conservatory of Music in Bilbao.

CV / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

After dancing at the national level with Víctor Olaeta, Jon Beitia and Anatol Yanowsky, in 1986 he was hired by the Jeune Ballet International under the direction of Rosella Hightower. From 1988 to 2000 he participated as a Guest Dancer at the Munich Opera, the Stuttgart Baroque Festival, and in Klagenfurt (Austria). In 1988 he joined the Salzburg Ballet, and in 1990, with the arrival of Peter Breuer (choreographer, star dancer and winner of the 2015 German Dance Award) as the company’s director, he began receiving soloist roles, eventually becoming principal dancer and performing roles created for him by Breuer himself, such as Horacio in Un tango de amor, Salieri in Der gott gelitbe, and Rodin in Der kuss, among others.
In June 2000, he received the Goldenen Hanswurst (Audience Award granted by the Austrian Association of Friends of Theatre) for his outstanding contribution to the arts.

DESCRIPTION / OBJECTIVES

In dance, technique is an essential tool for achieving freedom when performing any type of movement and conveying any emotion. Although classical dance offers countless formulas to solve and develop innumerable “physical actions,” my pedagogical intention is to convey that each technical passage (a phrase in movement) can become, through attitude, intention, projection, and above all, emotion, a personal interpretation of each movement—allowing each dancer (student) to seek and find their own personality, thus turning it into ART.
Drawing from my experience as a dancer and actor, my goal in this workshop is—not only to transmit technical knowledge—but to accompany you in searching for, discovering, and personalising each movement so you can continue approaching with enthusiasm the unpredictable forms and emotions that you will encounter and with which your own body will surprise you.