INTENSIVE WORKSHOP
Season 2026/2027
International Workshops
AFI PLATFORM organizes workshops with international choreographers and artists working in the field of contemporary dance and performing arts.
The workshops take place over the weekend, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Some workshops require a basic technical background, while others are open-access and available to artists and students.
To participate, please fill out the registration form.
Workshop with Salvatore De Simone from Company Wayne McGregor
Date: 24th and 25th October 2026, time: 10am – 3pm
Salvatore De Simone (salvatoredesimone.com) is an Italian dance artist working internationally. He worked as a professional dancer in Germany and Italy, as a freelancer and full-time member for State Theatre Companies. In 2021, he joined Company Wayne McGregor in London, where he has since toured internationally performing in major theatres and festivals worldwide.
As a performer, Salvatore has collaborated on projects that bridge dance, fashion, and art, working with brands such as Antonio Marras, Moschino, and Bvlgari, and dancing in prestigious galas including those curated by Alina Cojocaru and Roberto Bolle. His performance experience includes repertories and creations by Wayne McGregor, Crystal Pite, amongst others.
As a choreographer, Salvatore’s work explores the intersection of movement, literature, and visual dramaturgy. Crafting worlds of chiaroscuro that cross disciplines, evoke emotions, and reveal timeless beauty. His work was presented at The Place London, Deutsche TanzKompanie, Create Danza Ita, Eko Dance Project etc.
Alongside his performance and choreographic work, Salvatore regularly teaches workshops and creative labs internationally, including at The Royal Ballet School, Royal Danish Ballet School, Montpellier Danse, and La Biennale di Venezia, sharing his expertise in somathics, anatomical articulation and creative process.
Workshop with Eduardo Torroja from Ultima Vez Company
Date: 14th and 15th November 2026, time: 10am – 3pm
The workshop will focus on the energetic and physical repertory vocabulary from the three first pieces of Ultima Vez: “What the Body Does Not Remember”, “Les Porteuses de mauvaises nouvelles” and “The weight of a hand”. It is about movement “as a theatrical act”.
Participants will follow the creation process going from the origins of the material, the working transitions until the final performed results. This vocabulary will be also the starting point to a guided development of the participants’ own choreographic work. Creating their compositions through the form, the emotion, the strong theatrical atmosphere and the intention of the proposed material.
We will explore and confront this material through improvisations, floorwork, contactand partner work, group forms and objects’ manipulation. To arrive to this vocabulary participants will work with a wide range of concepts such as: tension, instinct, chaos, sensuality, risk, trust, protection, dependency, power, strategies, neutrality, physical extremes. Please foresee note book and sneakers.EDUARDO TORROJA born in Madrid, Spain, where he studied dance and theatre. In 1986 moved to Brussels to collaborate with Wim Vandekeybus as a choreography assistant, trainer and performer for the very first Ultima Vez productions “What The Body Does Not Remember”(1987), “Les Porteuses de Mauvaises Nouvelles”(1989), “The Weight of a Hand”(1990), “Blush”(2002) and “Sonnic Boom”(2003) and the film “Roseland”(1991). During the nineties, he worked with Rosas – Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in “Erts” and “Mozart -Concertaria’s: Un Moto di Gioia”. And also with Needcompany – Jan Lauwers – Grace Ellen Barkey in “Rood-Red- Rouge”, “Morning Song”, “The Miraculous Mandarin”, “Caligula” and “King Lear”.
Has restaged and directed the Ultima Vez remakes of “What The Body Does Not Remember” (1995, 2002 and 2013) and “Les Porteuses de Mauvaises Nouvelles”(2004). He is given Ultima Vez repertoire workshops in Leuven, Volgograd, Brussels, Madrid, Amsterdam, Seville, Rotterdam, Lisbon, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Seoul.
Workshop with Marigia Maggipinto from Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Date: 21th and 22th November 2026, time: 10am – 3pm
Marigia Maggipinto
She began her professional career with the ballet company in the Foundation Niccolo’ Piccinni (J. De Min / Roberto Fascilla). In 1985 participated in the international tour with the dance company of “Danzatori Scalzi” of Rome, takes part in the movie ” Il Giovane Toscanini ” of F. Zeffirelli.
She studied in Rome with Viola Faber, Libby Ney (tecn. Limon) Andre’Peck, Roberta Garrison (tecn. Cunningham), Richard Haisma (Nikolais) Mudra ( Bejart), Matt Mattox (Jazz) e Martha Graham. She participates in the creation of the performance by Giorgio Rossi (Stop Palmizi / Carolin Carlson) at the Festival of Polverigi. She studies the techniques of Jean Cebron (composition / improvisation), Hans Zullig (tecn. Joss) at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen (directed by Pina Bausch).She danced with Pina Bausch in 14 different choreography and participated in the new creations of the German choreographer: Tanzabend II (’92), Schiff (’93), Trauerspiel(’94), Danzon(’95) and Fensterputzer(’97). Leaving the company in 1999 but later returned as a guest participating in the festival Tanzteather (2000, 2001, 2002).
In the United States participated in the creation of a theatral work with the company Mutation Theater Project, and teached in the faculty of “American Dance Festival” at Duke University (2003, 2004, 2005). She works with Emilia Romagna Teatro (ERT) in the performance directed by Pippo Delbono, “Dopo la Battaglia”, winner of the UBU Prize as the best 2011 Italian theater performance.
Guest teacher at the Dance Academy: “Dancehouse” in Milano Artistic director: Susanna Beltrami (2016).She works in collaboration with Pina Bausch Foundation giving workshops in occasion of two big expositions dedicated to Pina at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn and at the Gropius Bau in Berlin (2015-2016).
She create a solo in a project/ residence , sponsored by circo Vertigo in Turin by the title “ two but not two “ (2019) And her last work directed by Chiara Frigo “Miss Lala al circo Fernando Production of Opera Estate festival Bassano del grappa and Zebra culture zoo. (2021) She works as freelance giving workshops and master classes in Italy and Europe.
Workshop with Jiri Pokorny Kidd Pivot improvisation tools and Crystal Pite Repertory
Date: 12th and 13th December 2026, time: 10am – 3pm
Jiri is a Czech choreographer based in The Hague, Netherlands. He graduated from the Prague National Dance Conservatory in 2000 and went on dancing with Laterna Magika in Prague. Three years later he joined Nederlands Dans Theater 2 in The Hague and continued his carrier with NDT1. After seven years in NDT, Jiri joined Vancouver based company KiddPivot under the leadership of Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. Jiri has worked with many renowned choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, Paul Lightfoot, Sol Leon and Crystal Pite among others. Jiri has performed in prestigious theatres world wide, including Paris Opera, Sadler’s Wells London, Teatro Real Madrid, Teatro Liceu Barcelona, Joyce Theatre New York and many more.
In 2013, Jiri transitioned on to making his own works as a freelance choreographer and since then he has collaborated with companies and production houses across Europe and North America. To name few, he created pieces for NDT, Aterballetto in Italy, Basel Ballet, National Theater Mannheim, Budapest Dance Theatre, Chamber Ballet Prague, North West Dance Project in Portland ( US ) and Korzo productions in the Hague.
Jiri’s engagement with dance education has also its importance due to a numerous collaborations with dance schools such as Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Juilliard School in New York, Arts Umbrella Vancouver, NDT’s Summer Intensive and Architanz Tokyo.
Jiri directs his own educational program for young choreographers The Pioneer Project in Korzo Theatre, The Hague.
FAQ
Workshop Fee
Workshop Fee: €95
+ ARCI Membership Card: €15*
Special offer
Register for 2 or more workshops and receive a 10% discount on the participation fee!
Policy of deposit registration
Please note: the deposit required for registration is non-refundable in case of absence, whether voluntary or due to unforeseen circumstances. However, it may be retained as a credit and used for future workshops or events organized by Leggere Strutture Art Factory.
Venue
BACH Art Centre
via Francesco Zanardi 230/2 Bologna 40131 Italy
Requirements
Some workshops require a basic technical background, while others are open-access and available to artists and students.