On Saturday, Oct 31, we open the doors of HUIS Conny Janssen Danst for two inspiring workshops by Antonin Rioche and Remy Tilburg. During the workshops you will learn the movement language of these two choreographers.
Program Saturday 31 Oct:
11.00 – 14.00: Workshop Antonin Rioche
15.00 – 18.00: Workshop Remy Tilburg
Location: HUIS Conny Janssen Danst (Dolf Henkesplein 3, Rotterdam)
Pricing:
About the workshops
Antonin about his workshop:
“My warming-up is an invitation to reconnect with yourself and your physicality through a gentle, nourishing exploration of movement. We always begin by creating a calm, safe space. Through breathing, yoga and meditation, we slow down mental and physical activity, bringing you back to the present moment with clarity and sensitivity. These practices open the door to a deeper connection with your inner world. Through guided improvisation, we approach movement as a way of listening. By moving from the inside out and from the outside in, we stay attuned to internal rhythms, engage with gravity, and let the body’s weight enter into conversation with the floor. We explore dissociation of movement through the bones, muscles, fascia, and skin, opening access to a wide range of textures and qualities, bringing nuance and dimension to your dancing. My focus is on cultivating both fluidity and grounding, allowing energy to circulate freely through the whole body. Throughout, I share my approach to dance as a poetic, organic and responsive language, one that honours the body’s subtleties and opens new pathways of expression.”
About Remy’s workshop:
During his workshop, you will work on his repertoire and movement research. Remy has his own movement language, focused on deconstructing and misforming shapes and foundations. This requires imagination, musicality, muscularity, and softness. Remy’s priority is teaching a clear and strong physical base while leaving space for interpretation and new possibilities. In the end, it all comes down to celebrating dance.
About the choreographers
Antonin Rioche (1994, Angers) is a Paris-based director, choreographer, and visual artist. He is the founder and artistic director of Funny People, a collaborative platform dedicated to research, creation, education, and performance. Trained at Ballet Junior of Geneva, Antonin performed works by Roy Assaf, Marina Mascarell, Alexander Ekman, Hofesh Shechter, and Barak Marshall before continuing his career as a freelance dancer with Olivier Dubois, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Theo Clinkard, and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Blending realism with surrealism, Antonin creates immersive experiences that resonate on sensory and emotional levels, weaving philosophy and imagination into narratives that feel both universal and intimate.Remy Tilburg (Surinamese) is a dancer, choreographer, model, and photographer. In 2015, he graduated in Urban Contemporary (JMD) from the Amsterdam University of the Arts, where he developed his artistic voice in contemporary dance.Since 2014, Remy has been dancing with Conny Janssen Danst, where he has developed into one of the defining dancers of the company. In 2021, he won the NDT Partner Award at the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition (RIDCC), together with Emma Evelein, for their duet Fifty-one/Fourty-nine. He has taught at the NDT Summer Intensive and shadowed the creative process of Figures in Extinction by Crystal Pite. That same year, he received the Incentive Prize from Dansersfonds ’79 for his solo Cotton Mind, created for Conny Janssen Danst’s solo program Monuments in Solitude.
Remy has since expanded his choreographic work, creating pieces for students of Fontys and the Amsterdam University of the Arts, as well as music videos for artists including Eurovision Song Contest participant Jeangu Macrooy. Together with his partner Robin Kroes, he founded IIDcompany, focusing on the development of individuality and identity in dance. With IIDcompany, he created his debut performance HearMe – The Soul of Dominique and later Flamingo for the German state theatre Theater Trier.