Élixir de mer: movement-based workshop
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Date
26.9-26.9.2026
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Duration
3 H
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Tickets
30-0 €
Schedule
Sat 26.9. at 15-18
Place
Rehearsal studio, Dance House Helsinki
For
Performing arts professionals and students, as well as anyone interested in the mechanics of movement.
Fee
Members of Johanna Nuutinen +Collaborators: Free of charge
Register for membership here (25 €)
Non-member: 30 €
Buy a ticket to the workshop here
Note
The workshop is in english.
No fragrances are used in the workshop.
Introduction
Join us for a workshop delving into the movement themes of Élixir de Mer, guided by international dance artists Andrea Martín and Clémentine Herveux. Throughout the day, we will explore the world of embodied imagination through movement material from the piece and physical practices used in its creative process.
You will gain insight into the dancers’ individual approaches to movement, hear about the creation process and the development of the choreography, and have the opportunity to meet the performers and learn about their artistic backgrounds. What is it like for Herveux to return to a familiar work? And how has Martín entered the world of the piece for the very first time?
The workshop is open to performing arts professionals and students, as well as anyone interested in the mechanics of movement.
For workshop participants: Élixir de Mer -tickets at a special price of 15€!
You will receive a discount code by email in August.
Buy your ticket to the workshop by Mon 14 September!
Workshop instructors
Andrea Martín
Andrea Martín is a dance artist born in Barcelona. She began her dance training at the age of ten at Institut del Teatre and started her professional career with the contemporary dance company IT Dansa, touring internationally with the ensemble. From 2019 to 2021, she worked with ZfinMalta, and from 2021 to 2025 with the dance company of Theater Bielefeld under the direction of Felix Landerer. In 2025, Martín transitioned into an international freelance career. She currently works as a dancer and choreographer in the independent dance field.
As a performer, Martín has appeared in works by, among others, Ohad Naharin, Jiří Kylián, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Ekman, Lali Ayguadé, Felix Landerer, Jacopo Godani, Rafael Bonachela and Crystal Pite. Alongside her dance practice, she studies psychology and applies this expertise in mentoring and coaching dancers, students and arts institutions, with the aim of developing group dynamics and power structures within the field.
Clémentine Herveux
Born in Metz, France, and studied at the Central School of Ballet in London, Clémentine Herveux worked as a dancer in contemporary companies from 2008 to 2019. She worked with institutions such as the Hessisches Staatsballett, Landesbühnen Sachsen, Tanzkompagnie Giessen, and Ballet Theater Hagen. As a performer, Clémentine has created and danced repertoire by choreographers including Ohad Naharin, Damien Jalet, Hofesh Shechter, Sita Ostheimer, Jeroen Verbruggen, and Alexander Ekman.
At the moment, Clémentine is a freelance dance artist. She collaborates with different collectives, such as Cocoon Dance Company (Rafaele Giovanola), Socompany (Sita Ostheimer), Liliana Barros, Jeroen Verbruggen, IVONA Company (Pablo Girolami), Snorkel Rabbit (Alba Castillo), Bryan Arias, and Gustavo Gomes.
Élixir de Mer
Johanna Nuutinen +Collaborators: Élixir de Mer invites the audience into a corporeal ritual where experiences of different senses interlace into a physical tapestry.
The work draws inspiration from the sense of smell and its ability to awaken embodied memories, as well as from the refined techniques of perfume-making—the ritualistic devotion of extracting elixirs.
