SUZANNE BODAK
«My career as
a teacher as always been linked to my career as a dancer. I
discovered Malkovsky in 1958, after a training course
entitled "natural movement and philosophy of gesture". I
understood the interest of this type of dance for teaching
and artistic purposes. I'm also convinced
that, through its originality and its 1920's aesthetic, free
dance has its own place in the world heritage of Dance.
Therefore, after 40 years of practice and teaching at
several levels, I decided to leave
this "living heritage" by choosing the universal language of
the Laban notation».
Put the acquisitions of mobility and the dance at the
centre of teaching for children at nursery school. Develop an approach to Free Dance which is somatic,
creative, technical and artistic, in accordance with a
contemporary dance pedagogy and with a constant renewal
linked to her own discoveries and thoughts, respecting
Malkovsky's own philosophies. Transmit the repertoire, giving a modern content to an
aesthetic from another era.
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT Teacher in nursery school from 1958 to 1987. Educational consultant for Physical Education and Sports
in a zone for priority education from 1987 to 1996. Participation in pre elementary research for INRDP
(National Institute for Pre elementary Research Department)
with a course "experimental areas". Experimental protocol with a pilot class to analyse the
influence of a pedagogy of natural movement, of free dance,
on sketches and a bodily schema. Training for teachers as requested by the Inspector of
National Education. Participation in several "IUFM" (University Institute for
Teacher in Elementary School training) Organisation of workshops of artistic expression for
classes in an area for priority education in Val de Marne as
part of a network called "School Dancing" (Danse à
l'école). Creations Conception and realisation of two films concerning the
teaching of "natural movement". Participation ,with a class, in a film realised by INRDP
(see above) : "Rhythm, Prosody, Reading", which was
broadcast on TV, in the series "Teaching Workshops". Production of ten teaching articles for the publication
"French nursery school". Diplomas and Awards Dupuy Dalbarède Prize for artistic activities with
children and adults in 1986 Chevalier of "Palmes academiques" in 1984 CAFIMF (Qualifying Certificate for the training of
teachers and masters) with a paper entitled "Another look at
the mobility of children" 1987. Exemption from National Diploma of Dance Teachers in
1990. ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT Student of Malkovsky's (free dance) between 1960 and 1970
in Paris. Followed the training offered by the "Biennale du Val de
Marne" and the"Rectorat" for the contributors to the
Workshop of Artistic Practice" (Maguy Marin, Ch Bastin,
José Montalvo, Brigitte Dumez, Fabrice Dugier, Sylvia
Baggio...). Training courses with Peter Goss, Tricha Baumann (BMC)
and Cécile Proust at the Mas de la Danse on a theme
of children's play and the dance, initiation to writing of
motifs. Study Laban notation at the CNEM (Centre National
d'Écriture du Mouvement) with Jacqueline
Challet-Haas.
Responsibilities
Projects realised
Training
As the Artistic Director of "Movement Music", teaches the
technique and the repertoire of Malkovsky so his Dance can
be a memory which is alive, through the analysis of several
aspects of his philosophy, according to three levels of
teaching: leisure dancing, educational dancing and artistic
dancing. Founder of a group of choreographic research "Brise et
Lande" with members of "Movement Music". Presentations of her own dance choreographs, and those of
Malkovsky , in the context of piano & dance recitals
with Alexandre Bodak in France and abroad : Bornem (Belgium)
and the French Embassy in Washington.
Teacher of Free Dance since 1971
Symposium at the Sorbonne : "Dance Reconstitution and
Conservation " in 1983. Music School Martenot, School Marie Jaëll : Work on
the amplitude of movement from listening and from the
practice of instruments in 1985 and 1989. Training courses in Free Dance in the regions of France,
by invitation. Congress ICKL in Barcelona (1999) presentation with Karin
Hermes-Sunke on Malkovsky's works and the notation of his
dance. Congress ICKL at Colombus University (2001) : session of
reading the notation of the ball games from Malkovsky.
Contributions
Production of 9 discs of musical works recorded by
Alexander Bodak to accompany studies of Free Dance. Production of a video cassette presenting Malkovsky's
soli and her own creations : "Tribute to Malkovsky".
(Hommage à Malkovsky) Document relating the musical partition and the
succession of movements in the 8th Slavonic dance of Dvorak,
choreography of Malkovsky
Publications
Publication of a detailed document (272 pages) on the
philosophy and works of Malkovsky With the co operation of Karin Hermes-Sunke, notator
: Mémoire vive d'un héritage ; la danse
libre de Malkovsky Published in French and in English by Movement Music in
March and May 2001. See Web site : http://mbodak.free.fr
Affiliations Centre National d'Ecriture du Mouvement CNEM. International Council of Kinétographie Laban
ICKL. Dance Notation Bureau New York DNB. Association Nationale des Notateurs du Mouvement :
L'Envol des Signes.