21/08/2026
🌳 Moving with Trees: Encounters, Bodies, and Memories
We are delighted to share this opportunity with you all and invite you to attend. Our in-house dance/movement therapist will be collaborating on the below project around Shuntaro Yoshidas research. Shuntaro is delighted to share some of the 1st year outcomes of his research at MCAST through this public ecosomatic workshop, organised as part of the EU-funded Environmental Turn of Dance (ETD) project.
The workshop forms part of Environmental Turn of Dance: Convergence of Therapeutic Practice, Art Creation with AI and Community Practice (ETD), led by Dr Shuntaro Yoshida, ERA Fellow at MCAST. The workshop is delivered in collaboration with Sarah Vella, dance/movement therapist, and Julienne Schembri, somatic movement educator.
Through sensory observation and guided movement, we will explore how we might encounter trees and plants as living partners. No previous dance experience is required.
📅 Date: Friday, 18 September 2026
📍 Venue: San Filippu Garden, Floriana
🕓 Session 1: 16:00–17:30
🕕 Session 2: 18:00–19:30
🎟️ Participation: Free of charge
👥 Capacity: 15 participants per session
Registration is required, and places are limited.
Please register here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rEQvH2tRhW
We would be very happy to welcome you! Further details are available below 😄!
The workshop forms part of Environmental Turn of Dance: Convergence of Therapeutic Practice, Art Creation with AI and Community Practice (ETD), led by Dr Shuntaro Yoshida, ERA Fellow at MCAST. The workshop is delivered in collaboration with Sarah Vella, dance/movement therapist, and Julienne Schembri, somatic movement educator. Studio space for the development and preparation of the ETD Ecosomatic Workshop was kindly provided by UM Dance Studies.
Should you have any inquiries, please don't hesitate to reach out at the following email address: [email protected]
The ETD Project explores environmental awareness through embodied dance practices, examining the intersections of ecosomatic practice, digital technologies, and community-based research. During the two-year project, its website serves as an open-access platform for sharing ongoing research processes, outcomes, and events.
To learn more about the ETD Project, please visit:
https://www.etd-project.com
Studio space for the development and preparation of the ETD Ecosomatic Workshop was kindly provided by UM Dance Studies.
The ETD project receives funding from the HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-02-01 – ERA Fellowships under grant agreement No. 101180719. Funded by the European Union.
