The little loco(motion) workshop is led by los little guys, a group formed by the dance artist Erik Elizondo and Dimitri Kalaitzidis. In this workshop we will focus on elements of physical investigation based on the study of movement improvisation to discover the range and complexity of our physical potential.
During the little loco(motion) workshop we will constantly be adding impulses and accumulating complexity through the layering of focus in our body as an approach to improvisation. As the body becomes more stimulated and even overwhelmed, the focus will become to transition energy into playfulness in order to create new movement patterns, break old habits, and activate specific areas of the body which may be blocked. Once we begin to enter this trip and we give enough time for each person to find their own rhythm, we will begin to take these structures and add additional levels to coordinate and rethink how to move through space. The goal of this workshop is to offer a different perspective on how to enter into an improvisational practice by challenging the body, the mind, and the connection between the two; how to bring more consciousness, clarity, and variation into the way we mobilize and how to use this information to continue developing and enjoying our individual research.
The little loco(motion) workshop is directed towards experimentation and while the los little guys will be guiding and providing tools to take away from the experience, their main aim is for participants to feel encouraged to try new things and find pleasure in movement.
This workshop is open to all types of bodies and experiences with movement. It is for everyone interested in movement, from dance professionals to enthusiasts.
Erik Elizondo is originally from Mexico. He graduated in 2017 from SEAD Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance with a focus on Contemporary Dance Performance. He began his dance career as a dancer in the company Teoría de Gravedad directed by Aurora Buensuceso and Ruby Gámez. He later became part of Inside the Body Performing Arts directed by Aladino R. Blanca. His professional experience includes collaborations with Gavin Webber and Grayson Millwood, Beto Pérez, Cinthya Dueñas, Francisco Córdova, Raúl Martinez, Elías Cohen, João Cidade, Marion Sparber, Michikazu Matsune, Barnaby Booth, Milla Koistinen and Nadia Lartigue. At the end of 2017, together with Dimitri Kalaitzidis, he founded Los Little Guys; making creations, residencies, classes and workshops in Mexico, Germany, United States, Canada, Ecuador, Peru, Great Britain, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, India, Malaysia, Italy, Hungary, Iceland, Chile and Japan.
Dimitri Kalaitzidis is originally from the USA. He graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of the Fine Arts with a focus on Contemporary Dance, where he performed works by Bill T. Jones, Merce Cunningham, Seán Curran and Pamela Pietro. Later Dimitri joined the company The Bodhi Project at SEAD Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance where he worked with choreographers Sita Ostheimer, Mala Kline, Rosalba Torres, Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich, and Emanuel Gat and toured Europe, Israel and South Africa. Since, Dimitri co-founded Los Little Guys in collaboration with Erik Elizondo. Having created their own scenic work and developed their own movement investigation, they have performed and taught throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia in places such as Dock11, b12 Festival, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Gibney Dance, VERVE of Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Encuentros Mutantes, Lux Boreal, Iceland Dance Company, SUB.LAB WORKSHOPS, Nritya Shaktu , Circuit-Est Centre Chorégraphique, Milk Shake Project, A Cielo Abierto, Achoradas, and Festival Internacional Kinissis among others.
