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Derrick Amanatidis

My contemporary class is heavily influenced by release technique, gathering momentum rather than forcing outcomes and also incorporates a lot of body sequencing. The objective of my class is to draw our attention to the little improvisation that is within every action and that each moment is a new experience. Thus, I create my phrase work to be challenging and encourage the participants to relinquish their idea of perfection and allow themselves to be within the moment with the possibility of allowing something new to occur.

Derrick Amanatidis born 1981 graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia and was the inaugural recipient of the Mictham Dowd Foundation Scholarship. Since graduating he has worked with numerous choreographers including Miguel Gutierrez, Garry Stewart (Australian Dance Theatre), Phillip Adams (BalletLab), Shelly Lasica, Lee Serle, Lars Dahl Pederssen, Antony Hamilton, Byron Perry, Raewyn Hill (DanceNorth) & Opera Australia. During this time Derrick performed throughout Australia, New Zealand & the USA. He is also a founding member of the Rogue Collective, which debuted at the 2008 NextWave Festival Melbourne, Australia and most recently toured to Korea for the MODAFE Festival in Soeul.