An Online Dance Intensive.
Connect with Christian dancers, teachers, organisations and companies from across the globe.
Opportunities to meet, dance, discuss, share, create, pray, grow, worship, heal, strengthen, and explore.
Classes, workshops and discussions for professionals and amateurs, beginners and improvers.
'It was fellowship online on a different scale. The opportunity to network with believers that are doing amazing things in unique ways.'
'I felt truly nourished in body and soul by the end of the event. Nourish weekend was the highlight of 2020 for me.'
Please note that some classes are now SOLD OUT! See the list of classes below to see which classes are full.
Please note that some classes are now SOLD OUT! See the list of classes below to see which classes are full.
Click on the titles below to find out more about the classes and discussions on offer:
This will be a opportunity for all participants and contributors to come together in the middle of each day and connect with each other. Breakout rooms will be available for those that wish to break out into smaller groups or for particular networking groups.
Kathy Thibodeaux, Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Magnificat, will share her story and passion to abandon oneself in worship and live according to the Word of God.
Come prepared with all of your questions about Movement Ministry in Churches. An opportunity to ask questions and hear from others who are called to dance in worship.
Be inspired as you listen to Jiri's experience creating worship pieces and story ballets and ask questions about how you can be a tool in the Lord's hands.
We are excited to have a wonderful team of teachers from all over the globe joining us for this event. Click on their name below to find out more about them.
Artist's House International works internationally in creative missions, seeking to help transform lives through the tool of creativity as well as producing arts events and forming a global community. Andrew and Lara Pilcher Founded Artists House International in 2009 in London. Its purpose is two-fold; 1) Transforming lives through the tool of creativity. 2) To give career creatives a purpose alongside their own careers and a way to use their incredible gifts to bring LIFE to young people in Europe and beyond. AHI has a fortnightly Podcast. This Podcast is for believer artists in all seasons, seeking to be inspired by the stories of other career creatives. Hosted by Actress-Singer-Dancer, Lara Bianca Pilcher & Performers Physiotherapist, Andrew Pilcher. More information is available here: https://www.artistshouseinternational.com/
Ad Deum Dance Company is the premiere professional modern/contemporary dance company in the USA. Established in 1984 by founder and Artistic Director, Randall Flinn, Ad Deum has become an internationally recognized company in both the Christian and mainstream arts community. Dancers have entered the company from many nations, building a global arts community and network.
The CDFB is a network that connects dance enthusiasts who share the Christian faith. We aim to be a place of connection and meeting for people with a Christian faith who are seeking to explore, understand and develop their relationship between dance and faith. The CDFB is part of ICDF (International Christian Dance Fellowship).
E33 Dance Company founded in 2011 is a professional dance company that also has a children's and youth dance company component. Our heart is to bring the good news of the gospel to those who may never set foot in a church. We work predominantly in contemporary ballet with influences from capoeira and other modern dance styles. We have performed at 'Resolution' Dance Festival, Ballet Rambert, Battersea Power Station and we created our first short dance film 'Pursue Me' in 2018. To see this work please visit https://www.wandsworthfringe.com/whats-on-2020/pursue-me-dance-film-1 where you can also enjoy 'The Peace Project' featuring our teenagers and youths, along with our professionals, dancing from their homes and gardens to bring hope to those affected physically and emotionally by Covid19.
An international award- winning touring professional dance company based in Devon. The company's mission is to celebrate life, uplift people, connect communities and transform individuals by creating uplifting, empowering dance work that excites, encourages and gives hope to audiences and participants. The Company took off the ground in May 2015 with continued support from Arts Council England and since then have toured all over the world. We have created work for orphanages, churches, schools, theatres, festivals, cathedrals and outdoor environments. We are passionate about connecting with communities who don’t usually engage with the arts.
Infusion Physical Theatre combines contemporary dance, non-traditional partnering, mime, puppetry and circus with soulful touches of humor, longing, tragedy, and the human spirit in bodily form. Founded in 2013 by Cambridge-based artists Daniel and Melanie Cossette, Infusion has performed site-specific work for the National Trust’s Winter Lights, performed in Project Dance London and Paris, in Resolution! Dance Festival (London), Sprung (Queens College, Cambridge), launched an innovative new dance café, as well as teaching regularly both locally and abroad. With a Christian ethos Infusion seeks to engage audiences in physical discussions of life, social justice and faith through the body and movement.
Psalms & Stretches is a place where wellbeing meets worship. A gentle exercise class combining movement with meditation on scripture from the Psalms. Developed by dancer and Pilates instructor, Ruth Carpenter, this accessible programme is now taught by a growing number of instructors, using their gifts and talents in movement to serve God and their communities.
Springs Dance Company is a vibrant contemporary dance organisation bringing creative and engaging dance to a diverse range of venues and communities. Founded over 40 years ago, we are one of the longest-established dance companies in the UK.
We are a unique company working with theatres, schools and church communities. We create, we perform, we teach and we discuss.
We are committed to making excellent dance that is relevant and life enhancing for everyone. Our work has a voice, telling inspiring and challenging stories through dance and theatre. We nurture and connect people and communities, and we encourage those of all ages to enjoy dance.
The Natashas Project was founded in 2013. It is a professional dance company combating modern slavery and human trafficking.Today they perform to audiences across the country raising awareness, deliver workshops in schools and also deliver restorative workshops to survivors themselves.
The Rebirth Network is an award-winning urban dance company based in London UK, bringing both entertaining and soul-captivating concepts to the world’s stage.
A culturally diverse, multifaceted company, Rebirth fuses hip hop, contemporary, mime and dance theatre like no other.
By sharing Jesus and nurturing a Christian community, West End Has Faith seeks to support industry professionals within Theatre, Music and Dance.
Xaris Dance is originally an international dance company founded by Creative Arts Europe in 1996. Over the years, more than 50 dancers from 25 nations have joined Xaris Dance for its international tours all around Europe. Today, Xaris Finland carries on with the vision and the work with its unique Finnish flavour. The professional company consists of 6–10 dancers with a trainee’s program of 15 young, aspiring dancers as well as a school providing dance classes for all ages, taught by qualified dance teachers. With its versatile repertoire, Xaris Finland performs in schools, theaters, festivals and churches all around the country. Xaris Finland collaborates with Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission enjoying a nation wide voice and reputation.
www.xarisfinland.net / FB: Xaris Finland / Insta: @xarisfinland
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