ORBIT PARTNERING

Lito and Knut dynamically conduct the group through the class setting, practicing primarily two by two, but always keeping in mind the individual as part of the collective. You will regularly exchange dancing partners, which encourages new confrontations with oneself, the group and the principles we’re exploring.

In pairs or larger constellations, you will focus on various aspects of weight sharing, space sharing, leading/following/listening, direct physical manipulations and the importance of footwork and floor connection for balance and availability. You will run, fall and lift each other through the curved space.

Lito and Knut insist on practicing specific approaches and techniques/mechanics, in order to achieve more freedom and possibilities in the improvisations, where the dances happen.

Lito Anastasopoulou is a freelance dancer: stage performer, choreographer, teacher of contemporary dance and improvisation

In 2016 she graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with studies in Contemporary Dance and she also has a bachelor’s degree in educational science in Early Childhood Education (University of Patras, Greece).

Since 2016 she lived in Brussels, and she recently moved to Berlin. Her main focus is performance, creation, choreography, training, as well as sharing her passion for dance by giving contemporary dance workshops for adults (partnering practice together with Knut Vikström Precht) and kids. She is working as a choreographer and performer for “Raush” by Gregory Caers for D’haus Duesseldorf, she performed for “Sp!n” by Kolski/HZT Berlin,“The Red Queen” by Luke Jessop/ Ion Tribe, “Rising Dragon, Redbird Flying” by Odos Company and “Trio Zooplahop” (kids performance). She worked for “Jaellen 2021” – circus/dance creation by the Swedish John Simon Wiborn company, “Spiegel im Spiegel” by the belgian SIDE-SHOW Circus Company, “Nieuw Muziektheater Braaschaat Opera, company “Eau-dela Danse” and Impro company 2017. For “Exodos” by Unites/ Nomade company she was the choreographic assistant and she took part as a performer and co-creator in the video dance projects “Carnivore” by “Attic Projects”,“Before they got their names (they forgot their names)”, “Anasa” and “Genna” by Odos Productions.

Knut Vikström Precht is a dancer and performer currently based in Berlin. Born, raised and educated in Sweden,
he has worked and performed all over Europe and toured on four continents. After completing his studies at the University of Dance and Circus(DOCH/UniArts) in Stockholm in 2013, he’s been involved in contexts of street performance, dance films, theatre productions and performance art alongside his main focus on contemporary dance performance. He joined Ultima Vez - Wim Vandekeybus (BE) 2015 - 2018 for the rehearsal and tour of In Spite of Wishing and Wanting - Revival, and has co-created and performed works of numerous other directors and choreographers such as Linda Kapetanea & Jozef Frucek/RootLessRoot (GR/SK),
Luke Murphy(IRL), Per Sundberg/Dansinitiativet (SWE), Tony Tran (NO) and Carl Olof Berg (SWE). He has been teaching internationally since 2019, mainly together with Lito Anastasopoulou, but also solo. He is currently performing regularly in DRAMA by Constanza Macras/ Dorkypark at Volksbühne Berlin