In order to realise a work of art, an artist or choreographer needs both general and specific abilities which are gained gradually in life, on the streets and in school.
But only rarely does one learn something about the share of applied psychology and its diverse contribution to art production.

Many of the abilities an artist needs during the creative process and for the public demonstration are indirectly or directly linked with mental abilities and psychological skills.
This includes the ability to focus ones awareness in a playful way on a vaguely anticipated target and the ability to successively assert ones individual willpower and imagination. But above all it is necessary to develop ones own aesthetic position which is often in opposition to current aesthetic standards and general truths.

Furthermore, an artist must be able to build an extraordinarily strong self-confidence regarding his own personality in order to emphasize its aesthetic expression.
However, what a choreographer needs most is intuition and knowledge to be able to symbolize his or her experiences in a work of art. He or she must mainly be prepared to immolate sufficient lifetime to be invested in his or her manifestations of art.

He or she should also have a sense of triggering some kind of aesthetic pleasure in others as well as a certain talent to motivate participants to realise the aesthetic intentions of the leading choreographer in a cooperative way.

But how can we specifically shape these diverse skills?

The following subjects are discussed in this seminar:
1. What psychological qualification does the individual artist require to set off a creative process from the first vague inspiration up to the final artistic manifestation?
2. How can an artist discover and consistently develop his/her individual artistic subjects?
3. What interactive principles and methods are qualified to facilitate the creative process when several collaborators are concerned?
4. What psychological and cognitive abilities (individual willpower, comprehension of time and space, relation of “I” and “You”) allow a particular aesthetic style?

Requirements for the participation:
The artists must have at least 3 years of professional artistic experience. The participants need to bring several exemplary excerpts of their artistic work hitherto.
The seminar is held in English.