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ZfinMalta National Dance Company, Valletta, Malta View map
Contemporary Company Open Classes: From the 20th-24th January, join ŻfinMalta’s professional morning classes with Douglas Comley. Purchase a drop-in ticket, or or a 5-class package to enjoy a week of moving with this fantastic guest artist and our company dancers. Perfect for professionals and advanced students.
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Jan 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 2025
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Description
Get your morning moving in a class with the ŻfinMalta company dancers, led by local and international guest teachers. Once a month for a week or more, professional dance practitioners are invited to join the company’s morning warm-up, with practices including ballet, contemporary, somatic movement, and yoga. Classes are suitable for 18+ years, and perfect for professionals and advanced students*. ŻfinMalta provides a space where participants can further develop their professional practice, make connections, and experience life inside Malta’s National Dance Company.
Age: 18+*
*We consider participation from younger individuals on a case-to-case basis, usually accepting requests from participants pursuing vocational training. Interested participants under the age of 18, and those with queries regarding the pace of this class may contact martina.d.zammit@zfinmalta.mt in advance of booking their tickets.
Company Open Classes are set at a professional pace suitable for the company’s dancers morning routine. Upon the booking of tickets, there is the assumption that participants have had experience in the practicing technique and that the class is not an introductory session for them.
Cost: €10 per session / 5 sessions for €35 (booking fees apply)
Contemporary with Douglas Comley
20th-24th January
10:00-11:15
ŻfinMalta Studios
This contemporary dance class emphasises the integration of floor work and movement to awaken both the body and mind. Through dynamic exercises and some physical games, participants will explore fluid transitions, grounded movement on all levels, and the relationship between their bodies and the floor. The class combines technical training, highlighting awareness and a deeper connection to the body’s natural rhythm.
About Douglas Comley
Douglas became the director of the Welsh male dance company Dynion for 15 years, touring nationally and internationally to raise the profile of male dance, leading to Creative Arts Wales award winner in 2010. Throughout this period he has also been involved in the choreography and implementation of several large-scale opening ceremonies. These include the Rugby World Cup, The Millennium Youth Games, Dubai City Festival, Commonwealth Games and the World Gymnaestrade. Douglas teaches for various establishments in Malta and heads different performance projects with different age groups and abilities. He is currently working with Opening Doors Association and Jo Casabene Dance School.