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Company Open Classes with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company: Sarah Vella

Company Open Classes with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company: Sarah Vella

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Join Sarah Vella for a week of contemporary company open classes with ŻfinMalta National Dance Company, accompanied by live music from Benji Cachia. This professional paced contemporary class is designed to awaken and prepare the body for movement, focusing on alignment, fluidity, and dynamic range.

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May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 2025

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12

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10:00

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13

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10:00

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14

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10:00

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15

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10:00

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16

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10:00

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Contemporary with Sarah Vella

with Live Accompaniment by Benji Cachia (Banjo Rancho)

12th-16th May 2025

10:00-11:15

ŻfinMalta Studios

Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers, led by local and international guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more, professional dance practitioners are invited to join the company’s morning warm-up, with practices including ballet, contemporary, somatic movement, and yoga. Classes are suitable for 18+ years, and perfect for professionals and advanced students*.  ŻfinMalta provides a space where participants can further develop their professional practice, make connections, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.

Age: 18+* 

 

*We consider participation from younger individuals on a case-to-case basis, usually accepting requests from participants pursuing vocational training. Interested participants under the age of 18, and those with queries regarding the pace of this class may contact martina.d.zammit@zfinmalta.mt  in advance of booking their tickets.

Company Open Classes are set at a professional pace suitable for the company’s dancers morning routine. Upon the booking of tickets, there is the assumption that participants have had experience in the practicing technique and that the class is not an introductory session for them.

 

Cost: €10 per session / 5 sessions for €35 (booking fees apply) 

Join Sarah Vella for a week of contemporary company open classes, accompanied by live music from Benji Cachia. This contemporary-based class is designed to awaken and prepare the body for movement, focusing on alignment, fluidity, and dynamic range.

Beginning with a gentle warm-up, Sarah’s classes will progress through technical exercises and guided sequences, to improve articulation, control, and full-bodied movement, encouraging an embodied connection between body and space. Structured improvisation will be introduced to explore spatial awareness and different qualities in the body. The class will end with dynamic phrases aimed at fostering strength, flow, and freedom of movement.

About Sarah Vella

Sarah is a dance artist & dance/movement therapist & speech and language pathologist from Malta. After 12 years based in Berlin, Sarah moved back home continuing her artistic practice spanning from initiating, leading & supporting performing arts projects to taking on various roles as a performer, choreographer, collaborator, producer & educator. She has worked on a variety of projects for stage, opera, fashion, film, theatre, site-specific, and more. Her works have toured Germany, England, Italy, Norway and Malta and she has performed and choreographed for various festivals in Malta and around Europe. Sarah is also an active community artist, bringing movement to various age groups, settings & communities.

About Benji Cachia

Benji Cachia, also known as ‘Banjo Rancho,’ is a musician with over 20 years of experience. He has performed alongside renowned artists like Pete Lockett, John Butler, and Guthrie Govan. Known for his rhythmic expertise, diverse styles, and high-energy performances, Benji is a prominent figure in the Maltese music scene. He has toured internationally, playing over 100 shows both solo and as a collaborator. Additionally, Benji is a passionate music educator, teaching students of all ages and abilities.

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