Summer School and Intensives

“On the tensions of freedom: its surfaces and depths”, April-June 2026

dancers
Transcribing movement from navigating the city to choreography.
Dates

April-June 2026

Leads

Jyoti Mistry with contribution from Dr. Miriam Loertscher and Annette Brütsch

Hosted at

Zurich University of the Arts

Formats

Seminar, guest presentations, collaborative workshop with motion capture and edit. Public event

Target groups

10-12 Masters with background in film and performance and PhD candidates from Zhdk

About

Part 2 of the intensive scheduled from April-June 2026 in Zurich  is a collaboration with Zurich University of the Arts (Zhdk) through a Senior Fellowship research invitation at the Collegium Helveticum: Swiss Institute for Advanced Study.

The intensive will take place in collaboration with participants associated with Zhdk and will continue with the research and pedagogy scope investigated in Part 1, connected to urban movement and the history of apartheid in South Africa. Part 2 will integrate material from Cape Town with experiments from Zhdk’s immersive motion-capture lab.  

Application Procedure

The process will be undertaken through Zurich University of the Arts.

Conditions for participation

Participation free. No ECTS credits will be awarded.