Thank you for registering for Countertechnique Summer Solstice New York 2026, from June 9 - 12.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm daily
Mark Morris Dance Center
3 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1415
$480
Please fill out all the required questions on this online registration form.
Any technical issues that you may have, please email workshops@countertechnique.com
Countertechnique Founder Anouk van Dijk returns to New York! After our annually sold out Winter Warming there is now... Summer Solstice!
This four-day workshop offers a mid-year reboot: time and space to shake off the season's changes, dance your heart out, meet like-minded dance artists, and add fresh perspectives to your dancing.
How to fuel the imagination? How to create out of nothing? How to get yourself up and moving, when no one will tell you so?
Our ever-changing bodies need different care and stimulation every single day — and in this workshop, we’ll explore how to sustain a positive, creative work ethic, even when circumstances are not in our favour.
Each day begins with a 2-hour Countertechnique class, followed by a Practical Tools session introducing a new focus daily. After lunch, we’ll bring these realisations into creation and performance, exploring how specific tools and tasks can support us beyond the class format — in rehearsal, on stage, and in daily life.
Building on Anouk’s choreographic practice, we’ll explore different entry points into making and performing — combining tasks and emotional states, imagery and reality, and weaving improvisation into set composition — and vice versa. How can a simple idea grow into a rich, layered embodiment, uncovering unexpected connections and reveal layers of meaning?
Countertechnique Summer Solstice is designed for professional dance artists and senior dance students seeking inspiration to contribute to the creatve process, and keep dancing interesting while fostering a healthy, joyful work ethic. Be prepared to work proactively, think creatively, and perform at a high physical level.