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If you already have a base, and would like to study more with us to discover the deepness of the Joyful Dances; or, if you’re interested to become instructor, join the Educational Program for new Khaita Experts and Instructors!
The general objective of the program is to contribute to the development and spread of activities relating to Khaita, through the education of qualified people.
We cover three main aspects
AWARENESS
Through sound and movement, one enters a path of awareness which promotes wellbeing and evolution of the individual.
LEARNING
Develop the expertise to learn to dance, organize and take part in dance events and shows. With a specific supervision and an examination, it is possible to achieve the qualification of instructor.
CULTURE
Deepening the aspects of a worldwide cultural and artistic movement through the integration of eastern and western cultures.
The training is a 3-year course. Each year there will be 3 courses, each one lasting 1 week or approx. 40 hours, at locations in various European countries.
The courses include several workshops dedicated to specific topics, led by experts and professionals. It is necessary to attend all of the meetings (courses and workshops) in order to receive the final certificate and, after a specific exam, the instructor’s certificate.
The first year’s courses will be open also to who does not intend to complete the whole program. In each course, the 3 sectors of study will be developed (learning, awareness and culture) alternating experience of dancing, periods of study and reading and practical exercises of the specific topics.
To receive more information, please contact: Harmony in the Space Atiyoga Foundation harmonyinthespace@atiyogafoundation.org
The Educational Program will continue with:
5th course – July 8-14, 2024 in Merigar West (Italy)
6th course – November 18-24, 2024 in Dzamling Gar (Tenerife – Spain)
For more information, please contact:
harmonyinthespace@atiyogafoundation.org
n.stanisova@atiyogafoundation.org
For almost thirty years, Adriana Dal Borgo has been teaching contemplative dance and methods of the awareness of movement, harmonization of energy and the practice of awareness through sound and dance, with courses intended for expert dancers and beginners alike. She was born in Venice and possesses a degree in Psychology with a specialization in Psychotherapy.
In 1986 she met the Dzogchen teaching (Atiyoga) of the Master, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, from whom she learned the methods related to dance and the integration of meditation in movement and, later on, the Khaita Joyful Dances.
Dancer and choreographer, she received the assignment from her Master to teach these dances and train other instructors.
She has overseen several publications and audio videos which go more deeply into the different aspects of the dances. She directs Khaita Dance courses and events, with shows and workshops in various countries. As well as teaching and coordinating the relative activities of these disciplines, she has combined her practical knowledge and academic studies to create structured projects that promote the instruction and spread of these.
She collaborates with MACO (Museum of Oriental Art And Culture) curating the sections related to Vajra Dance and Khaita Joyful Dances.
Born in Moscow (Russia), Luda graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPHI). She also completed some studies in musical school for piano and has worked as a teacher of ballroom dance, participating in contests and performances. Luda became a member of the International Dzogchen Community in 1994, was authorized by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu as a Vajra Dance instructor and became an instructor of Khaita Joyful Dances in 2016.
Since then, she gave many courses for beginners and, as part of Khaita Committee, in training program for instructors.
She has participated as dancer and artistic director in many events and performances.
Salima collaborates with the Shang Shung Foundation, working in the administrative department.
She met the Dzogchen teaching of the Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1997 and since then she has been interested in learning and perfecting the methods linked with dance: Vajra Dance and Khaita Joyful Dances.
Khaita Joyful Dances in particular have become the principal method through which she is able to convey her personality and character.
In 2016, she was directly authorized by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu to teach Khaita Joyful Dances. She has led many courses in different countries for beginners and, as part of the Khaita Committee, in training programs for instructors. Salima has also participated in many events and public presentations.
Elisha Koppensteiner has a master degree in Biology from the University of Vienna and a thorough training in physical theatre and voice work (International School of Humor, Vienna / École Philippe Gaulier, Paris / and other internationally renowned teachers). Since 2008 she has been teaching improvisational techniques, voice and presentation techniques to more than 2000 students in a variety of contexts.
Elisha is an authorized Vajra Dance and Khaita Joyful Dances teacher by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
Pancho is a professional musician with more than 50 years‘ experience, participating in more than 4000 concerts with different artists and groups in all kinds of contexts, around 300 recording studio sessions and acting in television and movies.
Born in Alicante (Spain), Pancho became a member of the International Dzogchen Community in 1990 and since then has tirelessly offered his collaboration and experience of working with audiovisual equipment, also supporting events and performances. In 2016, he was directly authorized by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to teach Khaita Joyful Dances.
Petra is creative designer, project manager and creative strategy lead for digital and interactive designs. She is graduated teacher and designer and professional basketball player and coach. In 2001 she was certified as sport masseur. She has long term experience in teaching and coaching, working with physical aspect of the body and the balance of movements within physical activities.
In 2011 she met teaching (Atiyoga) of the Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and in 2012 became member of International Dzogchen Community. She learned methods related to dance and the integration of movement. She was authorised by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to teach Khaita Joyful Dances. She is leading regular trainings for adults and kids. She cooperates with Montessori kindergarten and teaches Khaita Joyful Dances there. She is actively participating on events, dance performances and also organising events.
Expert and professor of Asian cultures and languages.
Fabian Sanders studied the languages, traditions and cultures of Asia extensively, obtaining a Doctorate at the Ca‘ Foscari University, Venice, with a thesis on the lineage of Jetsun Dampa Khutukhtu. For the last fifteen years, he has dedicated himself to teaching classical Tibetan language at university level for the Shang Shung Foundation and the Atiyoga Foundation. For many years he has been teaching the phonetic system of Tibetan transcription, Drajyor. He has held numerous conferences in various parts of the world and is the author of the grammatical text,“La Lingua tibetana Classica”, edited by Hoepli and numerous academic articles on the Tibetan tradition. He has been a student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu since 1997.
Director and main teacher in Montessori School.
Klára is originally from Prague. She graduated in open cover economics and holds a teacher’s diploma in teaching at high schools from Charles University. She was trained and certified by the Montessori Association in Prague and holds a diploma for Primary education for children from 3 to 9 years old. Klára has several years of teaching experience at the high school of gastronomy and also spent a few years in the role of vice principal for education training at the same school. In the past 13 years she’s been the owner, director and primary teacher in a prestigious Montessori toddler community and preschool NestLingue, in Prague. She is a member of the Czech Montessori Association and also a professional craniosacral therapist. She plays the flute, likes the ocean and mountains.
Presenter in television and live concerts, teacher of public speaking and strategic communication
Born in 1976 in Rome, she has been a RAI radio and television presenter since 2006, presenting more than twenty different national transmissions.
Valentina began her journey as a musician (graduated in Pianoforte), is a music journalist (masters at the Accademia della Critica), a presenter of live concerts, an organizer of cultural events, attends to the management of young talent and numerous press offices. She is a member of the Associazione Nazionale Critici Musicali.
As a presenter, she has been on stage alongside important artists and figures from the world of culture and live performance.
In her capacity as an acting voice, she has participated in theatrical shows, but also as a speaker, actor and dubber in audio and video advertising.
She writes for newspapers, magazines, publishing groups and is the editor of theater programs for important Italian establishments and booklets of countless discographic productions.
Included also in her multifaceted career, Valentina is a voice trainer, a teacher of elocution, public speaking, body language ars oratoria and strategic communication, holding communication and management courses for businesses, the private sector or prestigious European establishments.
She is the bestselling author of tens of video courses for Corsi.it, the most important Italian platform for online courses.
Under the nickname of Abha, she is a blogger and author of numerous international reports and radio documentaries which combine her passion for harmony (music, communication, wellbeing) with anthropological, social and humanitarian investigation, with particular reference to indigenous cultures, custodians of the ancient traditions of our planet.
An enthusiast of walks and ancient disciplines, she practices Yantra Yoga with passion since discovering it at Merigar in 2011.
Actress, singer, musician, trainer and voice and movement teacher. She graduated in the viola at the G.Verdi Conservatory, Milan. Following training in Contact Improvisation and contemporary dance with Ariella Vidach in Milan, she earned her professional dancer’s course diploma at Lucca, studying with Roberto Castello, Cristina Rizzo, Virgilio Sieni, Enzo Cosimi, Charlotte Zerbey and Alessandro Certini.
Since 2001 she has formed and works with Sista Bramini in Rome as an actress-singer with the theatrical company O Thiasos TeatroNatura, with which she creates projects and performances that take place in natural places and archaeological sites, storytelling performances accompanied by music and performances for children in schools. Since 2007 she has lead the training in nature for actors and with research projects. She has continued the work of the art of storytelling further with Sista Bramini. She has composed and edited music for a number of performances. She has collaborated with the Grotowsky Institute in an International project ‘Song of Songs’ run by Maisternia Pisni (a Ukrainian theatre group which researches voice and theatre).
From 2002 until 2010, she studied traditional polyphonic singing of Italy and Eastern Europe with Francesca Ferri, also deepening the work on traditional songs from the Ukraine with Natalka Polovinka (Maisternia Pisni Company), traditional Bulgarian songs with Dessislava Stefanova (London Bulgarian Choir), Vibratory chanting of Haiti’s ritualistic tradition with Maud Robart and the songs of the Baul tradition of Bengal with Parvathi Baul (India). Since 2009 she has been part of the ‘41st Parallel Female Orchestra’ with whom she recorded the album ‘Viaggio orizzontale’ and she founded the ViolaContraKora Trio of which she oversaw the arrangements of the traditional West African and Mediterranean repertoire. She took part in the vocal Trio FrancescaFerri with whom she participated in several concerts and recorded the CD ‘In questo mondo’ with original music composed for theatre. Since 2009, she has been leading workshops on natural singing and rhythm rooted in the body (‘Canto e Ritmica’ con Hurum Theatre, ‘Il gesto del coro’ con O Thiasos — Rome).
She is a Linklater Method® certified teacher (2017) and earned a Master’s Degree in “Expression Dynamics on the Voice: the Linklater Method” at the University of Rome (Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy), studying with the Master Teacher Kristin Linklater and several other specialized teachers and artists including Merry Conway, Alessandro Fabrizi, Gloria Desideri, and Giorgio Rossi. Together with Valentina Turrini, she formed the Vocal Duo ‘Le Paesaggianti’ focused on the research of singing in relation to the landscape. In 2014 and 2016, the Duo created two concert-performances ‘E lu me amu’ and ‘Passi cantati’ as a result of artistic residences in the nature of the “Home for Research Pianpicollo Selvatico”, Levice (CN), Italy. In 2016 the Duo participated at the IV edition of Klangfestival Naturstimmen in Toggenburg (CH) and recorded a traditional Arbresh song included in the cd of the festival Naturstimmen vol.IV. In 2018 the Duo recorded in the Nature of the Gran Paradiso National Park the cd ‘NEL VIVO-serenate, lamenti e altri canti dell’anima (etichetta TUTL-DK).
From 2017 to 2019 she led with the ethno psychologist Annalisa Sutera the workshop ‘Siamo usciti dalla terra’ for refugees and asylum seekers at Il Faro (Sprar), an Astalli Association’s reception center, aimed at re-awakening singing and dance through learning the oral traditional polyphonies and developing proposals for choral movement.
Dancer, expert and professor of history of dance.
Claudia Celi specialised in the history of dance with Barbara Sparti, Francine Lancelot, Shirley Wynne and Angene Feves, Cecilia Gracio Moura and Ana Yepes. She is a teacher of History of Dance and Historic Dances at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza, and teaches also at the Facoltà di Filosofia, Lettere, Scienze umanistiche e Studi orientali at the “La Sapienza” University in Rome. Parallel to academic activities, after being part of the Gruppo di Danza Rinascimentale (Group of Renaissance Dance), Rome, directed by Barbara Sparti, she has collaborated as a dancer and choreographer with theatrical, television and cinematic productions. As the artistic director of the association “Il Teatro della Memoria” she has overseen numerous shows and organised courses and workshops. She has held seminars on the history of dance and historic dance at associations, foundations and research centres, amongst which D.A.M.S. in Bologna, I.R.TE.M., the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, the Fondazione Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Scuola Internazionale dell’Attore Comico in Reggio Emilia and the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and has taken part in conferences in Italy and abroad. She has published articles and essays, amongst them “Il balletto in Italia” in Musica in Scena – Storia dello Spettacolo musicale (UTET), and has edited numerous entries for the International Encyclopedia of Dance and the Dictionnaire Larousse de la Danse. In 2001 she was appointed by the Ministro dell’Istruzione, Università e Ricerca to the work group for the creation of new didactic regulations of the Accademia dei Conservatori.
Expert in the management of research and didactic projects
Daniela Garbo worked for more than 30 years at the University of Padua, dealing with the administrative and accountancy management of various university didactic and research facilities. She graduated from the Facoltà di Scienze Politiche at the same university, and over the years she improved her expertise in the management of research and didactic projects, funded by national and international bodies, overseeing the management in all stages up to the final report.
After retiring in 2015, Daniela continued her work until 2018 with the non-profit organization, la Fondazione per la Ricerca Biomedica Avanzata Onlus, related to management, coordinating and continuing to attend the project’s activities.
Lourdes is a passionate drama teacher and theatre director with more than 25 years of experience. She is currently focused on working in the creation of the ©Karunamind programme for children, teenagers and adults, in the field of mindfulness combined with theatrical strategies and emotional intelligence. The aim is to develop presence, awareness and compassion in social environments and active communication.
She has a degree in Theatre, Philosophy, Mindfulness for children and adults and a Master in Education.
Her long experience in the field of education and theatre director, has allowed her to develop a broad knowledge of teaching methods and education methodologies focused on inclusion collaboration and communication. In addition, she has abundant experience in staging family theatre plays with children, teenagers and adults.
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Elena Dumcheva – e.dumcheva@atiyogafoundation.org
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