Masterclass

This masterclass will provide an opportunity to share the practices and issues that underpin my work as a choreographer and dancer today. In particular, we will explore the concept of ‘transgression’. Derived from the Latin transgredi, to transgress means to cross over to the other side, to pass through, or to go beyond a boundary. We will draw on physical and mental practices such as active meditation or Kundalini yoga, which place the body in a state of physical intensity as well as in a relationship with duration and repetition. The aim will be to experience the vibration of one or more bodies and its circulation. This may involve improvised explorations or learning existing dances. Breath, voice and singing will also form an integral part of the work. Above all, the aim will be to find pleasure in a shared practice of body and voice.

Betty Tchomanga

Born in 1989 to a Cameroonian father and a French mother, Betty Tchomanga trained at the CNDC in Angers. Her career as a dancer began in 2009, working with artists such as Emmanuelle Huynh, Alain Buffard, Fanny de Chaillé, Gaël Sesboüé, Herman Diephuis, Marlene Monteiro Freitas and Nina Santes. From 2019 onwards, Betty Tchomanga has devoted herself primarily to her work as a choreographer, focusing on creation and research: Madame (2016), Mascarades (2019), Leçons de Ténèbres (2022), the choreographic series Histoire(s) Décoloniale(s) (2023–2026) and The Sea is history (2026). Betty Tchomanga is the artistic director of GANG and an associate artist at the Théâtre de la Bastille in Paris and at Danse à tous les étages, a touring CDCN in Brittany.

Practical information

Classes take place once a month from 10 am to 4 pm at Le Quartz (Brest)

Bring your own lunch!

Annual fee: €150 per year for 8 masterclasses and 1 workshop
Individual fee: €25 per masterclass
Two-day workshop fee: €50
Fee for University of Western Brittany students: €5 per month or €35 per year*
GANG membership fee: 5€ per season

To apply for the student discount, please write the UBO cultural department at service.culturel@univ-brest.fr

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