SCHOOL OF ART AND HUMAN MOVEMENT
« The spirit of the body, the gift of matter. »
3 Axis Syllabus INTENSIF LABs
Facilitated by Jérôme d'Orso, Manuela Martella,
Frey Faust and Francesca Pedullà
20 - 25 Octobre / 16 - 21 February / 27 April - 2 May
"Kinetic Super-Visions" are laboratory sessions accompanied by pioneers of AS where we dive into perception and inhabit our bodies with the "super" theoretical and practical illuminations of the
Axis Syllabus©.
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An opportunity to discover how
our body, in our world, is a
perfectly integrating ecosystem, and has the potential for wonder.
The three stages are structured around three themes:
Matter
Phenomena
Synergies
Each can be approached in isolation or together as a whole.
KINETIC SUPERVISIONS
AXIS SYLLABUS WEEK-ENDS
7 Axis Syllabus WEEK-END Workshops
Facilitated by Jérôme d'Orso
Nature, space, kinetics, through the lens of the Axis Syllabus©.
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This training program is designed to embrace as broadly as possible
the principles​ and models within our transdisciplinary reference tool.
The topics of each course, in their practical, contextual orientation, can be approached one by one, or together as a coherent whole. Each session will provide an opportunity for theoretical sharing, personal and collective exploration, and practical training.
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Let's hope that by integrating the fundamental parameters of our inner nature and the conditions of life on earth, we can find spatiality, lightness, rhythm and ease, in everyday life or in the technical virtuosity of all our dances.
TIGHT ROPE
TIGHT ROPE
AN ART OF BALANCE
3 appointments 2025/2026
with Jérôme d’Orso
The practice of balancing on wire has been the object of my sustained attention for twenty years. I'd like to share with you the experiences that came out of this quest.
These courses are aimed at both experienced tight ropers who wish to gain a new perspective
new insights into the practice, as well as first time neophytes.
Traveling between Axis Syllabus© and circus art, I propose to build bridges to apply the fundamental principles of functional anatomy and movement physiology on the wire.
Link the concepts of the physical laws that order our world with our perceptions. Recognize gravitational effects and forces through perception. If you're already an experienced tight roper, you've got the percepts. Putting them into perspective with concepts could open up vast new fields of experience.
CIRCUS WORKSHOP FOR KIDS 8-12
27 - 29 octobre 2025
6 - 8 avril 2026
with Elsa Brion
Mornings from 10:00 to 12:00
Acrobatic arts, trapeze, hoop, aerial fabric, wire, balance ball, mini trampoline....
Three mornings to share, play, and invent in the circus universe.
Info and registration :
artsfelus@gmail.com​
Fee: 60€
AERIAL MOUVEMENT RESEARCH
& LIVE MUSIC
11 - 14 September
15 - 18 January
9 - 12 April
With Elodie Donaque and Eric Briosia
These workshops provide an opportunity to explore the intimate link between sound and suspended movement.
Put yourself in a state of listening, feel the music induce different states of the body, infuse energy, offer breaths and open up our bodily imaginations.
Eric's compositions create a soundscape, where we travel between electronic sounds and acoustic piano melodies.
As a choreographer, my mission is to accompany you in the writing of the circus gesture, down to the smallest detail, to bring the sensitive back to the center of technical prowess. First on the floor, through guided improvisations, which we then translate in suspension.
This workshop is open to dancers and aerial artists!
TAI CHI
31 October - 2 November
With Dr. phil. Marko Nedeljković, professeur de Taiji et Qigong, SGQT
Basic exercises, with a partner and in a group
"During this workshop, I will teach basic relaxing and structuring Tai Chi exercises in a playful manner, which we will experiment with and deepen individually, in pairs, and in groups.
In addition to perception exercises with bare hands, we will use the short stick (Bang = 33 cm) and the long stick (Zhang = 128 cm) to explore not only our space around us, but also the
internal connections of our body. The motor and sensory qualities developed during the workshop can be effectively felt in other forms of movement such as Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, dance, and climbing, but can also creatively inspire movements and interactions in daily life.
Looking forward to welcoming you to a workshop filled with joyful movement experiences!"
Hours: Friday: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM / 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
(Participation to single days is also possible)
Price: Contribution at your discretion; minimum contribution = €50
More info on: www.space2be.ch / info@space2be.ch
Registration: lesjardinsdumuscardin@gmail.com
DANCE AND MASSAGE
15 - 16 November 2025
With Elsa Brion and Sophie Juillard
Velvet skin, snake scales:
from animal impulse to conscious gesture.
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From movement to touch, from touch to movement, these primordial paths that animate us from the moment we are born.
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Elsa, an acrobatic dancer, and Sophie, a masseuse and movement explorer. We wanted to link our practices so that they could shed light on each other.
It is through technical considerations (posture, anatomy, quality of touch, presence, organization of the body in space...) and an intuitive, instinctive, sensitive approach, that we wish to bring together our investigations into dance and massage.
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CHINESE POLE
Children and adults, all levels, small groups of 3 to 5 people.
31 January - 1 February 2026
28 - 29 March 2026
With Mélina Perron
I suggest you dare to approach the Chinese mast, move your body around it, and climb up gradually.
During these workshops, you will be offered a technical learning time that will consist of (re)discovering different positions on the mast, understanding how to distribute the weight of the body and move between each position, as well as climbing techniques.
Moreover, a moment of individual or group exploration will help to appropriate this body vocabulary, so you can have fun with it!
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Information and registration:
peperronmeli@hotmail.fr / 06 21 29 87 42
Prices:
10:00-11:30 AM (7-11 years old): €40
1:30-3:00 PM (12-16 years old): 40€
4:00-6:00 PM (teens-adults): €50
WISE ANIMAL
Où les arts acrobatique s'éclairent avec l'Axis Syllabus
14 - 18 April 2026
With Jérôme d'Orso and Elsa Brion
The research conducted by the Axis Syllabus International Research Meshwork, namely to
illuminate the human movement through science may seem paradoxical, as it is about awakening the
potentials of our fundamental nature, inscribed in our animal body since the beginning of time, by summoning the spirit of analysis and scientific research. The purpose of this internship will be to reconcile a reading of the body in motion with the recognition of our nature in all its wild, chaotic, free, instinctive, and inalienable aspects.
Circus objects, carpets, balls, trapeze,
Thread, rope, trampoline... will be our testing grounds to find the dynamics, rhythm, and balance. The deal with gravity is very present, our sense of adaptation is powerfully solicited.
We will also "wildly" explore the rocky chaos of Le Claps, for the collective adventure, to "intuition" the dance in the midst of chaos.
TAIJI, BAGUA AND TAOIST ARTS
If you know nothing about Taiji and trigrams, welcome!
If you're a seasoned practitioner, welcome!
June 30 - July 5
With Laurent Rochat
Location: Luc en Diois (there's a comfortable campsite on site, and of course the Miscon campsite 10 minutes away by car, as well as gites, hotels, etc.).
Hurry up and book! ) .
Opening hours: 7.30am - 10am and 4.30pm - 7pm.
So you'll have plenty of time to go for a walk!
Evening meal taken together on site.
Count between 15 and 20 euros per meal.
Equipment: Yoga mat, meditation cushion.
INFO & REGISTRATION: >>> HERE >>>
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If there's one season that embodies movement, it's summer!
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I'm often asked to give talks on the nine palaces, that brilliant foundation of Chinese culture. Those of you who know me already know that I'm a bit reticent about theory without practice...
This summer's course will therefore be a combination of the nine palaces, the eight trigrams for theory and their direct application in Taiji Quan. The practical part will therefore focus on the famous eight gates that make Taiji Quan what it is, far beyond the details that separate the different styles. We'll also make links with Bagua Zhang to give you a feel for how this rhetoric is explored and used by the Chinese.
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We'll study the 13 postures of the ancient Yang style, a short, simple form that explores all directions to spatially express the eight gates and the trigrams linked to them. What's more, this form can also be practised with a partner!
Beginners can have video support at home.
PERCUSSION
2 - 4 July
With Aristide Goudalo
Information and registration:
06 12 99 15 35
Adults 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Children from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Price:
Adults: €90
Children: €45
Aristide Goudalo, a dancer and traditional percussionist from the Vodun culture of Benin, will be in France this summer.He will propose during this intensive stage polyphonies of sounds from certain Gan-Kéké based on traditional rhythms, that is, a simultaneous combination of sounds that harmonize with each other while retaining their individuality.Bells or gongs accompany all the rhythms of Benin, however they hum different melodies depending on the rhythms played.Tchingounmey, Zinli, Sakpata, Agbo-tché-bou... so many sounds, each with its own deities and history.
Aristide will also transmit songs rooted in Vodun culture.The Assans or Chékérés will be invited as essential percussion instruments that allow for a deep connection with spiritual beings.The rhythms and tones produced by the Assan serve as a means of communication with the deities and ancestors.
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Aristide will also transmit songs rooted in Vodun culture. The Assans or Chékérés will be invited as essential percussion instruments that allow for a deep connection with spiritual beings. The rhythms and tones produced by the Assan serve as a means of communication with the deities and ancestors.
When traditional songs and Assans are added to Gan-kéké, it is said "adjo sô gbé," which can be translated to "everything is in order" or the ceremony, festivities can begin.
EARTH AND ROOTS
6 - 10 July
With Elsa Brion, Aristide Goudalo
Info and registration :
+33 06 12 99 15 35
Full workshop price: 275€
Or take 1 or 2 sessions.
9h30-11h30 Dances and rhythms of Benin : 110€
15h-17h Undulations and floor exploration : 110€
17h30-19h Tales and song : 85€
Traditional dances and rhythms from Benin
Ondulations and floor exploration
Story telling and songs
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All levels
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This proposal is the fruit of a collaboration between
two dance artists from different worlds.
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Aristide will pass on elements of traditional Beninese dance and rhythm, and at the end of the afternoon, he'll introduce us to songs and tales from Danhomey, steeped in Vodoum culture.
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Elsa will make proposals based on floorwork, undulations and sequential movement. Through sensitive research, illuminated by anatomical considerations and movement analysis, we'll try to grasp a few keys to better understanding and integrating the possibilities our bodies offer for movement.
Photo: Barbara Calì
CIRCUS AND THEATER
ages 8 - 15
13 - 16 July
With Elsa Brion, Laurie Brunet, Tao d'Orso and Aristide Goudalo
Acrobatics, aerial acrobatics, juggling, object manipulation, theatrical expression and... rhythms and songs from Benin.
L'Exosquelette opens its doors once again for a theater and circus workshop for young people, this year on the theme of the absurd and the poetic!
4 days to create joyful universes filled with the imaginary, playing with the body and unusual objects.
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A real artistic adventure supervised by four facilitators: Laurie (actress, puppeteer), Elsa (dancer, circus artist), Tao (acrobat, juggler) and Aristide (dancer, percussionist from Benin). And we may well propose a presentation at the end of the workshop to experience the simmering of our artistic intermingling...
Info and registration :
+33 06 12 99 15 35
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Time schedule : 10:30-12:30 and 14-17
Fees : 200€
(lunch on site and refreshments at the river during the break).