10.11.2026 / 14:00 – 18:00
11.11.2026 / 14:00 – 17:00
12.11 – 13.11.2026 / 14:00 – 18:00
UMA – Vernier
Four days of immersion in Om Rasa, the training method created by Arias Fernández. The work combines Krump, Parkour, contemporary dance and partnering to build an interpretation of movement that is both physical and emotional, where every gesture carries as much meaning as power.
Dancer, choreographer and artistic director from Madrid, Arias Fernández, aka Joker, trained as a child in acrobatic gymnastics, Parkour and music, before teaching himself Krump. He became one of its leading figures in Spain, winning and judging major international competitions. In 2016, he founded his company and his Om Rasa method, now taught at festivals around the world.
Open to everyone. External students welcome.
Venue: Urban Move Academy, Vernier
Price: 1 day: CHF 80.- / 2 days: CHF 140.- / 3 days: CHF 200.-
Any questions about this workshop? Email us at info@urbanmoveacademy.ch or call +41 (0)22 980 99 95.
17.11 – 18.11.2026, 14:00 – 17:00: Technique
19.11 – 20.11.2026, 14:00 – 18:00: Movement Research
UMA Vernier
A contemporary dance workshop in two parts. The first two days focus on technique: placement, articulation, precision and fast shifts of weight, with the physical demands specific to La Veronal’s work. The next two days open up a time for research. Working from prompts, participants explore their own movement qualities and the way a gesture is built, distorted and takes on meaning.
An Argentinian dancer and choreographer based in Barcelona, Ignacio Fizona has been a performer with La Veronal, Marcos Morau’s company, since 2024. He dances in Totentanz and La mort i la primavera, both on international tour. He also assisted Marcos Morau on the choreography of Kinkaku-ji, created in 2026 with the Bunkamura in Tokyo. Trained at the Professional Dance Conservatory of Alicante, he danced the repertoire of Akram Khan and Ohad Naharin with IT Dansa. Alongside this, he develops his own work as a choreographer: his duets Despliegue de la Penumbra and The World Ends With You are on tour, and Theater Ulm has commissioned a new piece from him for January 2027.
Open to external students and dancers.
Location: Urban Move Academy / Vernier
Price: 1 day: CHF 80.- / 2 days: CHF 140.- / 3 days: CHF 200.- / 4 days: CHF 260.-
Reduced rate available on request for students in pre-professional training, professionals, and unemployed people / AVS.
A question about this workshop? Write to us at info@urbanmoveacademy.ch or call +41 (0)22 980 99 95.
24.11.2026 / 14:00 – 18:00
25.11.2026 / 10:00 – 13:00
26.11 – 27.11.2026 / 14:00 – 18:00
UMA – Vernier
Four days around the singular language of the company La Veronal. Each session unfolds in two parts: exploring the company’s tools through a series of guided improvisations, then putting them into play in a composition work, solo and in group, so that each finds their own way of bringing them to life.
A dancer and performer trained at the Ballet Junior de Genève, Valentin Goniot has worked on the repertoires of Marcos Morau, Damien Jalet and Sharon Eyal. He now dances within La Veronal and assists Marcos Morau on his creations, between Berlin, Geneva and Wales.
Open to all. External students welcome.
Location: Urban Move Academy, Vernier
Price: 1 day: CHF 80.- / 2 days: CHF 140.- / 3 days: CHF 200.- / 4 days: CHF 260.-
A question about this workshop? Write to us at info@urbanmoveacademy.ch or call +41 (0)22 980 99 95.
07.10.2026 / 19:30 – 21:30
25.11.2026 / 19:30 – 21:30
Advanced Level
UMA Vernier
Two Electro sessions for experienced dancers, exploring a dance style born in clubs and battles. The focus is on speed, precision of movement, and physical expression, at a level designed for dancers with solid previous experience.
Haja dances between Switzerland and Madagascar. She trained in House Dance in New York before studying Electro with Brandon “Miel” Masele. In 2021, she joined the Mazelfreten company and has since toured with Rave Lucid, including a performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games.
Prices
• CHF 30 — Full price
• CHF 20 — Reduced price (students)
Upcoming dates:
Electro Advanced Level with Haja
• November 25 — 19:30 to 21:30
Electro Beginners Level with Aleyna
• October 30 — 19:00 to 20:30
• November 11 — 19:30 to 21:30
Sign up now!
info@urbanmoveacademy.ch
+41 (0)22 980 99 95
Dates to be announced
UMA – Vernier
Four days to approach Tricking beyond its usual frame, between acrobatics, dance and martial arts. The work explores fluidity, momentum and the relationship to gravity, to build a personal movement vocabulary where the figure stops being a performance to become a writing.
An acrobat, performer, choreographer and teacher, Joy Isabella Brown makes Tricking an aerial art, at the crossroads of gymnastics, dance and martial arts. A self-taught artist, she joined Jacob Jonas The Company in 2017 and develops a practice that questions the freedom and the limits of the body. Her work has marked international campaigns, from Nike to Sony.
Open to all. External students welcome.
Location: Urban Move Academy, Vernier
Price: 1 day: CHF 60, 2 days: CHF 110, 3 days: CHF 160, 4 days: CHF 210
A question about this workshop? Write to us at info@urbanmoveacademy.ch or call +41 (0)22 980 99 95.
