Helder Seabra
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Creation Laboratory - CORPUS INCOGNITUS​
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Building from the foundation of INNERCORE, we delve into CORPUS INCOGNITUS, a meditative encounter where each participant confronts their inner vortex and the subtle relationship between self and surrounding space. Through guided exploration, the workshop/creation lab taps into subconscious depths, encouraging spontaneity and presence to fuel the emergence of unique, authentic movement material. We engage with vulnerability and unconscious impulses, challenging notions of limit and forward momentum. Participants will investigate the interplay between human identity and performative character, discovering their “internal guerrilla” - the shadowed, raw energy that can animate and transform the body. This journey invites courageous engagement with the “dark matter” within, opening new pathways for creative expression and embodied individuality within the collective.
Together, INNERCORE and CORPUS INCOGNITUS offer a rich and layered experience blending physical rigor, theatrical imagination, and psychological depth - encouraging an expansive and deeply personal approach to movement and performance.
Helder Seabra
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Creation Laboratory
CORPUS INCOGNITUS
June 8 to 12, 2026
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2:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
(20 hours)
École de Danse Contemporaine
de Montréal
Studio : to be confirmed
Pricing and
Registration
DAC member - $250
Standard- $400
*This workshop may be partially reimbursed through the RQD Dancer Training Support Program . Please verify directly with the RQD.
Helder Seabra
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Helder Seabra (born 1982, Portugal) is a performer, teacher, director, and choreographer whose work combines physical intensity, experimental dance theatre, and collaborative creation. He trained at Ginasiano Dance School in Portugal and P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels under Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. For over a decade, Seabra was a core member of Ultima Vez / Wim Vandekeybus and Eastman / Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and collaborated with artists such as Damien Jalet, contributing as a performer, choreographic assistant, and teacher internationally. In 2013, he founded Incognitus, his platform for creative research and collaboration. His work is marked by a dynamic, articulate style that blends raw physicality with theatrical experimentation and precise compositional structures. Since 2018, he has created works for TANZKassel, Unusual Symptoms / Theater Bremen, and MAD (Russia), while continuing to develop new creations with Incognitus. Teaching is central to his practice. Helder leads classes, workshops, and creation labs worldwide, emphasizing process over result. His approach fosters collaboration, exploration, and dialogue, guiding participants through exploration, compositional tools, and individual/collective research. His labs invite curiosity, risk-taking, and transformation, exploring the tension between individual and collective movement in deeply engaging ways.