Corporealities of the Axis Syllabus in Movement

The Axis Syllabus© was first developed in the late 1990s by the choreographer, dancer and teacher Frey Faust. Initially conceived as a means of promoting dancers’ health, it evolved into a tool for achieving virtuosity and enhancing the pleasure of movement. With the contribution of the Axis Syllabus Research Meshwork (ASRM), an international group of artists, therapists, scientists, and movement professionals who have come together over the years and continue to drive research forward, the book The Axis Syllabus©: Human Movement Lexicon is in its sixth edition. Further information is available at www.axissyllabusforums.org.

Corporealities of the Axis Syllabus in Movement is a series of five masterclasses taught by several teachers.

Every day we will offer a concept from the Axis Syllabus archive to prepare the body for dancing.

A look at the body, its complexity and poetry.

Theoretical and practical tools to facilitate healthy, effective, and conscious ways to move.

To share the joy of dancing.

Finding grace in everyday actions, to increase our creative and performative potential.

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27-28 May 2026

Baris Michi with Emanuela Iacopini

Feeling the invisible

Axis Syllabus workshop – a resource with carefully chosen and logically organised information about movement of the human body. Feeling the invisible offers informative tools for movement, perception and creativity.

29 May 2026

Frey Faust

Going to Ground

Floor-work: getting close to, into, and out of the floor presents elevated risk and demands greater strength and optimal coordinations.

In this session, I will offer tips and tricks to make floor work safer, easier, and more fun.

30 May 2026

Francesca Pedullà

Arms from the Heart

Connecting the shoulder girdle to the first thoracic vertebrae, to the heart, and—through the pericardium—to the diaphragm: an inner geography that becomes gesture.

31 May 2026

Manuela Martella & Jérome d’Orso

HANDS in Contact Improvisation

In “Penfield’s Homunculus”, the hands appear disproportionately large. This metaphorical representation reflects them as a fundamental organ of perception. In Contact Improvisation, the trust we can establish through the proper use of hands seems to be an important question. How can we use our hands to communicate clearly, encourage, support the relationship, and signal our boundaries?

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N.B. +++ PERFORMANCE +++ The artists will perform at 6pm on 31 May at VEDANZA STUDIOS as part of the DIVERSE Events 2026 programme. Click here  for more information.

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Dates and Times:

27-31 May 2026 from 10h-12h30

Venue:

VEDANZA STUDIOS, 18 rue Louvigny, L-1946 Luxembourg city. 

Registration:

Please send us an email at [email protected] mentioning your name and “Axis Syllabus masterclass series ”

Price and payment details:

Full price 200€ / Early birds (book before 20th April) 175€ / Concessions* 150€*/ Kulturpass 75€**

Drop in (one class): 50€/30*/15**

*Concessions for students, independent artists, and jobseekers.

** Kulturpass card holders

Classes are payable in cash or by making bank transfers to:

Send an email to [email protected] and make a bank transfer mentioning “your name+Axis Syllabus Masterclasses” to

ATTN: NEW ACCOUNT !

Account name: VEDANZA Asbl

IBAN number: LU04 1111 7713 7935 0000

SWIFT/BIC code: CCPLLULL

Contact:

VEDANZA Asbl – [email protected] – Tel (+352) 2627 0572 – 18 rue Louvigny, L-1946