ETD MASTERCLASS SERIES
POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2025
ABOUT THE SERIES
Embark on a transformative journey with the ETD Masterclass Series: Dance x Technology, where innovation meets artistry.
Space is limited, so secure your spot and take advantage of our early bird offer!
COURSE OFFERINGS
Generating Dance with AI, led by ETD Artistic Director, Eryc Taylor:
Unlock the potential of AI to expand your creative horizons and reach a larger audience. This course will guide you in using AI as an inspirational tool to inform your ideas and creatively develop narratives, storylines, and choreography.
Breathwork Practices for Dancers, led by ETD Artistic Director, Eryc Taylor:
Learn breathwork practices designed to calm nerves and maintain grounding. These invaluable techniques are for auditions, performances, and managing daily stress, helping you stay composed and focused under pressure. Breathwork can help manage stress and anxiety by activating the body's parasympathetic nervous system. It can also help reduce feelings of depression, anger, and confusion and increase feelings of comfort and alertness.
Street Jazz Company Class + Factory|Refractory Repertory, led by ETD Company Dancer, Cameron Arnold
Learn a piece of Cameron’s choreography that allows classtakers to explore style, technique, immersion, and pushing our bodies to the limit. Expand your repertoire and refine your technique with ETD Repertory. Learn and perform works that challenge and inspire, pushing the boundaries of contemporary dance.
Join us for an unparalleled experience in merging dance and technology and take your performance to new heights.
Other Offerings
Attending the masterclass guarantees you an invitation to a new incubator program on Surveillance at MiMa on W. 42nd Street in NYC. You will create, cultivate, and discover what unfolds creatively while under constant surveillance with multiple mini cameras recording your every move while developing new solo work in an empty 10X10 space.
Our Mission
ETD is dedicated to providing diverse community arts programming, scholarships, and accessibility for young and mid-career dancers and performers, regardless of race, gender, background, sexual orientation, or training. We welcome all levels to join us in this enriching and supportive environment. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced performer, our Master Class Series offers an inclusive space to grow, learn, and connect with the dance community. Join us and take your artistry to new heights.
“I learned a lot about the importance of breathwork from Karen Hakobian and the power of our voices and vibrations (definitely will be continuing to practice when I feel anxious).”
TUITION
$150 for two days
Two full scholarships are available for the two-day masterclass series.
Please email Savannah Gaillard at info@etd.nyc if you are interested.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Day 1 (Sat. 10/12, 4pm-8pm)
4:00pm-4:30pm: Breathwork
4:30pm-6:00pm: Generating Dance with AI
6:00pm-8:00pm: Street Jazz Company Class + Factory|Refractory Repertory
Day 2 (Sun. 10/13, 11am-3pm)
11:00am-11:30am: Breathwork
11:30am-1:00pm: Generating Dance with AI
1:00pm-2:00pm: Street Jazz Company Class + Factory|Refractory Repertory
2:00pm-3:00pm: Open Studio Showing (invitation only)
TEACHERS
ETD Artistic Director, Eryc Taylor:
Eryc Taylor is the Artistic Director of the NYC-based nonprofit dance company Eryc Taylor Dance, its community outreach program, ETD Outreach, and the New Choreographer Grant program for emerging choreographers. Taylor holds an MFA in Dance from NYU Tisch and has been creating and touring work in NYC, nationally and internationally since 1995 and 2006 with ETD. He has received grants, awards, and government support from NYSCA, LMCC, SVOG, and Dance/NYC. Highlights include ETD tours in Mexico (2016 & 2017) and South Korea (2019); ETD's EARTH (2019), featured on the PBS ALL ARTS series "Climate Artists"; ETD's dance film, Uncharted Territory (2020), receiving critical praise, awards, and several film festivals; Factory/Refractory (2022) a critically acclaimed site-specific immersive dance production inspired by 1990s nightlife presented at SLATE NY for 2022 and 2023 residencies.
ETD Company Dancer, Cameron Arnold:
Cameron Arnold is a Brooklyn-based artist originally from Southeast Michigan. He has been dancing since age five and has trained extensively in jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, and musical theatre. Cam has performed live and video performances for artists such as Casey Spooner and Chris Grand. Along with performing, Cam enjoys creating and is a renowned choreographer in Metro Detroit. While at the University of Michigan, he served as the Artistic Director of the hip-hop dance team Dance 2XS Michigan. He is currently part of the Brooklyn-based hip-hop dance team; Dash M. Cam loves the freedom and artistry dance gives and hopes to explore this indefinitely.
“My favorite part of the workshop was creating movement from our drawings/memories. I did similar work in college and I really enjoyed practicing these skills and learning something new.
Including the different art forms into the process of choreographing is a great way to further articulate and develop our thoughts/visions.”
TAKE A LOOK INSIDE THE WORKSHOP
“I loved the difference in the morning and beginning sessions. There was a diversity in intention and style that allowed to be better understand what the company stands for. I think starting with breathe allowed me to reset and clear my head for the abundance of information to come.”
