Jazz Intensive 2026
27 & 28 June – Factorium Cultuurmakers, Tilburg
On 27 and 28 June we will host our very first Jazz intensive in Tilburg. We have invited 2 international teachers to share their knowledge of jazz with us. We have two days to dive deep into the material and enjoy it as well. We start the day with Alex Frei for the Horton and Fosse workshops and we close the day with a workshop by Tara Masimer.
Schedule:
9.30 – 10.15 Doors open, time to warm up
10.15 – 11.45 Horton by Alex Frei
11.45 – 12.15 break
12.15 – 14.45 Fosse style by Alex Frei
14.45 – 15.15 break
15.15 – 17.15 Jazz by Tara Masimer
Register here, before 20 June.
Address: Factorium Cultuurmakers, Koningsplein 11A, 5038 WG Tilburg
Pricing
Early Bird Specials (Until May 1st)
• Full Weekend Pass: €165.00 (Total incl. 21% VAT: €199.65)
• Day Pass: €90.00 (Total incl. 21% VAT: €108.90)
Regular Pricing
• Full Weekend Pass: €185.00 (Total incl. 21% VAT: €223.85)
• Day Pass: €100.00 (Total incl. 21% VAT: €121.00)
Single Workshops
• Fosse Workshop: €55.00 (Total incl. VAT: €66.55)
• Jazz Workshop: €30.00 (Total incl. VAT: €36.30)
• Horton Workshop: €22.50 (Total incl. VAT: €27.23)
All prices include 21% VAT (can be deducted) and administration costs.
If you are younger than 21 years old, please contact us. Since you can have the btw (VAT) deducted!
For the workshop there is no-refund policy, however you can resell your ticket to someone else.
Horton by Alex Frei
Alex uses the basic principles of the Horton technique to create a class focussing on coordination, strength, isolation and balance. As a student of the Alvin Ailey School in New York, Alex is able to pass on first hand knowledge of the Horton technique. He uses a selection of the studies designed by Lester Horton to create a class with a steady healthy pace, leading to more complex and challenging sequences. He also imbues his class with his own choreographic flair, allowing for a dynamic, exhilarating and invigorating experience.
Fosse Style by Alex Frei
In his class, Alex brings together his expansive knowledge and experience of the Fosse style. He begins with a warp-up that originates from the main founders of the Jazz dance Styles such as Mattox, Luigi and Jack Cole, to prepare the body and engage the mind, and to be able to tackle the more counterintuitive isolations that dominate the Fosse style and that later appear in the class. These details are notoriously difficult to master, though with a sense of ease and humor, Alex makes it possible for all to access the sensuality, class and intricacy of Fosse. Repertoire from stage productions such as “Chicago” is introduced at the end of the session.
For female dancers it is highly recommended to wear dance high heels shoes in order to properly embody this monumental and unique Broadway style.
Dress-code: Black!
Jazz (TaraTime) by Tara Masimer
Tara’s unique jazz style, “TaraTime” inspires individual expression and powerful movement through a blend of technique and artistry. Each class incorporates a dynamic warm-up, skill-building exercises, and an expressive movement phrase, emphasizing the connection between body, mind, spirit, music, and performance. Dancers are encouraged to explore identity, creativity, and personal artistry while discovering new dimensions of their movement.
About Alex Frei
The choreographer, born in Italian-speaking Switzerland, received his professional training in Munich with Jutta Röthel, at the Academy of Arts in Amsterdam, and at the Alvin Ailey School in New York. He danced as a soloist with various dance companies, including the ballet of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. He also participated in numerous musical productions throughout Europe, including La Cage aux Folles, Cats, Cabaret, Bodyguard, Priscilla – Queen of the Desert, and the original production of Chicago in Germany, as well as in Denmark and France, as “Spirit of Fosse” and Assistant Dance Captain. Since 2020, he has been a choreographer and rehearsal director at the Gärtnerplatztheater and completed his Master’s degree in Opera Direction at the Accademia dell’Opera di Verona in 2021. As a choreographer, he has developed, among other things, the musicals Next to Normal and La Cage Aux Folles at the Bern theaters, the opera The Merry Wives of Windsor and the new operetta Oh! Oh! Amelio at the Gärtnerplatztheater, the musical Mozart! at the Prinzregententheater in Munich, and an episode of the German television series Löwenzahn. Most recently, he choreographed the original production of Aschenbrödels Traum at the Volksoper in Vienna, as well as Der Graf von Luxemburg and La Traviata at the Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich.
About Tara Masimer
Tara Masimer is an American movement artist and educator based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. As a movement practitioner, creator, and performance artist, Masimer’s research explores the effects and interplay of her culture, heritage, and history on the body and performance. As a performer she has collaborated with Antonio Guzman/Iva Jankovic, Marijeke Elisaberg/Jana Hicks, Matthew Kelly Roman, Moussa N’Diaye, Tracie Stanfield, and Ganna Poppea Veenhusyen to name a few. As a teacher, she has taught for over 15 years in the Netherlands at institutions such as Lucia Marthas Institute of Performing Arts, CODARTS in Rotterdam, and Amsterdam Dance Centre to name a few. Masimer recently served as the Visiting Assistant Professor and the assistant to the M.F.A. Director for the Dance Department at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. (2022-2024). Most recently she was a choreographer for 2025 season of Project Dans (NTR/NPO).