Courses

Variations for couple dances are the main theme of this summer school: mazurka, scottish, waltz, irregular waltzes and bourrée. In addition, we also teach a number of specific regional dances from Gascogne, Brittany, Poitou and the Basque country, as well as variations for jig and other mixers.

Everything stops, time stands still, and suddenly the body can't help but move. It's irresistible! Head, feet, the whole body. Everything vibrates!

A journey through the repertoire of certain regions such as Sicily, Apulia, Campania, between song and percussion, to discover how the drum can support the song, the voice can accompany the rhythm...

Welcome to the wild odyssey of Eastern music! On the menu: non-binary, klezmer, dissident Balkans and heterodox gypsy music with sore teeth made of fake gold that still shine very brightly.

Listening to each other, letting go of one's own score, connecting with one's emotions, appropriating and interpreting the pieces in one's own way.

This workshop explores the connections between traditional/folk music and a more contemporary repertoire. Inspired by artists such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, and Paul Simon, we will allow our creativity to reinterpret both original compositions and traditional pieces. The workshop is open to instrumentalists and singers alike.

Argentine tango in abrazo milonguero (“the tight embrace”).

We look forward to welcoming curious participants to our Swedish folk ensemble course. You can expect lots of fun, old shepherd music mixed with freshly composed polskas and waltzes; some of the music we arrange especially for the workshop.

Découvrir des danses issues d’anciennes traditions en Wallonie... et trouver ça réjouissant? Chiche !

In our course, we will work with traditional Georgian polyphonic songs, church songs, town songs, and ritual songs. Polyphonic songs for every event in life, from birth to death.

Choreographer and dance teacher, Boukson SERE offers a course focused on traditional West African dances, practiced as they are but also modified and enriched by Afro-contemporary dance, his preferred field.

Simply the desire to play together. The pleasure of meeting other musicians and sharing experiences. The curiosity to embark on an arrangement process (in small or large ensembles). To offer one's own style, one's "musical personality," while also being open to the personality and style of other musicians.

Want to dive into the heart of Solo Jazz and Charleston? Join Ale for an intensive 36-hour program entirely dedicated to individual expression, history and the energy of solo Swing dances.

The Balkan Brass Band workshop explores a wide variety of festive Balkan repertoires, learning pieces representative of the musical identities of various countries and regions (Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Turkey, etc.). Melodies, ornamentation, harmonies, rhythms, improvisation: we will attempt to cover as many of these aspects as possible that contribute to the richness of Balkan music.

A comprehensive overview of styles and techniques not traditionally taught on the cello. The workshop will cover chopping, fingerpicking, chord systems, bowed and strummed accompaniment, bass work, and some melody learning (mainly Americana and Balkan).

Singing is like morning dew, it refreshes the traveler's path.

The bendir (also douf, mizhar...) is a frame drum without rattles. From the Maghreb to India, it is found in different forms and rhythmic traditions.

Music is a natural act. Making music together isn't just for specialists. As such, everyone will find their place in the orchestra: musicians and tinkerers, poets and engineers, tourists and teachers, daydreamers and curious ears…

From the meyhane of Istanbul to the shepherd songs of the Anatolian yaylas, this workshop offers an immersion in the folk music and songs of Turkey. Through various repertoires, we will explore modes (makams), microtonality, rhythms, and ways of interpreting this music in an ensemble practice, with instruments and voices.

The students will explore together through play and experimentation the different elements specific to Django's music and to improvisation more generally: sound, time, harmony, repertoire, accompaniment, listening, finding one's place in a group.