Rena Milgrom

Drawing from her dance background, combined with doing research on traditional dances and rituals from India to Central Asia, she began her path into somatic studies - movement and therapy. In 2002 she founded the DanceLab studio in Prague, where she teaches somatically oriented movement and holds a private therapeutic institute. Since 2006 she directs an NGO Open field, originally focused on cultural dance exchange and events, currently serving as a Somatic educational platform. In 2012 she created a somatic educational program CONSCIOUS BODY which is opening every year for 15-20 students. As a Dance Movement Therapist, she is working since 2015 with Parkinson patients under Parkinson-Help, Prague as well as with adult clients with various issues. Between 2012-17 she has been teaching Laban Movement Analysis at the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz in Dresden. In 2018 together with Smadar Emor from Synapsa center Israel they have established a three year program BODYVOICE (Voice in Movement Integration) in Prague. In 2018 she also became director of the SOMA FESTIVAL Praha / biennal event.  **Education:** - 2016- Hakomi method, Authentic Movement - 2011-2014 Dance Movement Therapy - TANTER Praha - 2009-2011 LIMS (Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies), New York, - 2006 - Art Therapy (Masaryk University Brno) - 1985 - 2019 accredited courses in Body-Mind Centering, Improvisation, - Central Asian dances, Contemporary Dance, Rhythm - Certified Movement Analyst, teacher, event organizer, Dance- - Movement Therapist, Registered Somatic Movement - Educator and Therapist (ISMETA), Choreographer, Performer. Drawing from my dance background , research on traditional dances and rituals from India to Central Asia, I began my path into somatic studies - **movement and therapy.** - In 2002 I founded the DanceLab studio in Prague, where I teach somaticaly oriented movement and hold my private therapeutic clinic. - Since 2006 I direct an NGO Open field, originaly focused on cultural dance exchange and events, currently serving as a Somatic educational platform. - In 2012 I have created a somatic educational program CONSCIOUS BODY which is opening every year for 15-20 students. - Between 2012-17 I have been teaching Laban Movement Analysis at the Palucca **Hochschule fur Tanz in Dresden.** - In 2018 together with Smadar Emor from Synapsa center Israel we have established a three year program BODYVOICE (Voice in Movement Integration) in Prague. - As a Dance Movement Therapist, I am working since 2015 with Parkinson patients under Parkinson-Help, Prague as well as with adult clientele with various issues. **Choreographic work:** - 2006 - The Silk Road project (Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Plzeň) - 2008 - Persian Miniatures (Prague - theatre La Fabrika) - 2009 - Thousand and One Nights ( Theater Minor, Prague), - The Conference of the Birds (Prague, Bratislava, Hradec Králové) - 2011 - The Book of Hours (Prague) - 2012-2019 - choreography for Waldorf Lyceum Praha - 2016 - M.B. Yes I want even if I don t (Prague) - 2011- 2019 Global Water Dances.- biennal environmental world happening and choreograph - 2018 - IMPROVISIT collective **Other interests:** Painting, drawing, music, singing, traveling, cooking, cultural art studies