Photo by Ben Hoppe

Saturday, June 16th / 14:00 – 15:30 / Riga Choreography School

in frames of Time to Dance 2012

class open for A level

About the class.

The class will be a physical workshop. It will Not be about the piece.. there is no ‘about’ …it is my ‘state of being’.

It will be sport training,physical language volcabulary and improvisation class.

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About Iona:

Iona initially trained in Fine ARt as a painter/printmaker and went on to School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. Later still she trained at Cirkuspiloterna in Sweden.

In the 12 years of performing her own solos with different musicans in Europe and uk she has also worked/toured with Major Belgian Directors ALAIN PLATEL (les ballets C de La B) “VSPRS” and WIM VANDEKEYBUS “Scratching the Inner Fields”.

HEr own numerous works have been presented at :

UK – National Review of Live Arts,  NEW YORK – Improvisation Festival, St.Marks Church,  SAN FRANCISCO – Theatre of Yugen, AMSTERDAM – Mudiepoort theatre, STOCKHOLM – Vladight Nutida, Open Air Festival,  LONDON – The Roundhouse,  LONDON – Chisenhale Dance Space, BERLIN – Akademie Der Kunste, GENT (B) Dr. Guslain Museum, BIRMINGHAM – Iko Gallery, EDINBURGH – Traverse Theatre,  EDINBURGH – Dance base Edinburgh Festival, LIVERPOOL – Bluecoat Theatre,  GLASGOW – Centre for Contemporary Arts,  GLASGOW – National Review of Live Arts, The Arches, BRUSSELS – Matrix, M.A.P.

EDINBURGH City Arts Centre,  GLASGOW – Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, GLASGOW – Princes Square and Cottiers Theatre,  EDINBURGH – The Famous Grouse House at Edinburgh Fringe.