Gili Twena was born in Shavei Zion, Israel and currently lives in Western Galilee.  She studied at ‘Gaaton Dance School’ and ‘Edna Besale Dance Studio’.  Gili also participated in the ‘Hasdna’ project as well as in the Batsheva Educational Courses for young students. 

She trained at the ‘Haifa’ and ‘Fata Morgana’ Dance Training Programs and in 2019, graduated from the Gaga’s Teacher Training Program.  She has worked with several Israeli choreographers as a dancer but feels most at home when she teaches.  Today she regularly teaches and  leads sessions of Gaga and Improvisation and is currently working on a new dance piece with Yael Landa.

Over time she has found that what really interests her is the combination of research in the studio and on stage. The ability to improvise on stage and to present the research as it is.  To allow each performance to be different, which allows her to be fully present and in the flow of it all.

Gaga

Gaga classes offer a framework for participants to connect to their bodies and imaginations, experience physical sensations, improve their flexibility and stamina, exercise their agility and explosive power, and enjoy the pleasure of movement in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere.

Gaga/dancers deepens dancer’s awareness of physical sensations, expands their palette of available movement options, enhances their ability to modulate their energy and engage their explosive power, and enriches their movement quality with a wide range of textures. The classes are built on the same principles as Gaga/people classes but also employ the specific vocabulary and skills that are part and parcel of a dancer’s knowledge. The layering of familiar skills with Gaga tasks presents dancers with fresh challenges, and throughout the class, teachers prompt the dancers to visit more unfamiliar places and ways of moving as well, unlocking the endlessness of possibilities. Dancers are guided to connect their effort to pleasure and to discover the virtue of silliness.

Gaga Methodic and Improvisation 

Gaga methodic is the time to go deeper into the Gaga language that we dived into during  the morning research classes. The format of this class  is like a conversation, we have the chance to talk, to ask questions, to explore a task for a longer time, to work with partners and to take the research to a different level.

During the improvisation sessions we will be using the space and the music in order to explore our research and discoveries from Gaga and methodic classes.  We will create a playground to have fun, explore, be in the moment, let  go of ambition and connect to pleasure and silliness as well.

Questions we may ask ourselves;

• How can I research and be performative at the same time?
• How can I develop private research in parallel to group work? 
• How can I develop research using Gaga tools?