About fabrizia

Fabrizia is a Dance (Bharatanatyam and Butoh) & Yoga Teacher, and Performer. She brings the therapeutic and holistic qualities of Dance and Yoga to people of all abilities. Fabrizia is also an organic gardener, and has tended the garden at Michael's Folly for decades.

Her love for dance began as a child attending Bharatanatyam classes at a Krishnamurti School in Southern India. Returning to England, she trained with Marianne Balchin, a former student of Ram Gopal.

Having attended classes with Akademi (formerly Academy of Indian Dance), she performed at the Commonwealth Institute, Royal Festival Hall and School of Oriental and African Studies. She was part of a welcome dance for Ravi Shankar at the Barbican Hall and gave a solo recital at the British Museum to celebrate an exhibition of South Indian Art.

Fabrizia has refined her dance technique with Anusha Subramanyam and teachers of the Kalakshetra School in Chennai, most recently under the tuition of Krishna Latha.

Parallel to her practice in Bharatanatyam, Fabrizia has been exploring and performing the experimental Japanese dance form Butoh with Café Reason Dance Group since 1997.

Her interest in Yoga has led her to explore the links between Yoga and Indian Dance, running Yoga classes drawing from Hatha and Kundalini Yoga. She has a British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Certificate, and studied teacher training at The Yoga For Health Foundation.

Please do take a look below at her offerings and up to date classes.

To browse through more information on her Yoga & Dance website, visit here.

Some words from Fabrizia

I am a creative and dynamic individual with a passion and gift for weaving bodywork and somatic movement through Yoga and Dance. With my intuitive approach to the practises I embody and teach, I bring through healing, nurturing and gentle qualities gained through my decades of expertise in a number of holistic therapeutic modalities. I am dedicated to creating accessibility and empowerment whilst unlocking the potential of individuals and groups.

My passion is to explore a deeper expression of ourselves through nature and the

sensory relationship with the living world, weaving my multilayered inspirations of

Yoga, Dance, Alexander Technique, Somatic movement and poetic visualisations to integrate our listening bodies with the voices of Nature and access a deeper and more authentic essence of movement and expression.

I am also a passionate organic gardener and have tended my 2.5 acres of land

including woodland, vegetable plot and garden all my life. I very much enjoy offering my Strawbale Studio to various practitioners running workshops, ceremonies and events.

Maya:

After attending Fabrizia’s wonderful Indian Temple Dance workshop in October, I felt so much energy flowing and resonating within my personal life and with my little girl in a heart-felt way of living. I also noticed so much more rich imagery coming up in subsequent meditation practises across the week. Thank you Fabrizia for being such a beautiful guiding spirit.I find Fabrizia’s style of teaching embodies a unique blend of self-love, self-compassion and playfulness to explore freely.
I highly recommend any dance/ yoga workshop which Fabrizia offers. She is a true gem, able to expand your perspective on your own body, leaving you feeling both grounded and receptive.

offerings

Yoga

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Fabrizia draws from both Hatha and Kundalini traditions to create her very own style of Yoga, bringing in poetry, visualisations and her experience of Alexander Technique. Her gentle restorative classes provide a nurturing ambience and spiritual uplift. She runs weekly Yoga classes at her Strawbale Studio and at
Quaker Meeting House Welwyn Garden City.

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Fabrizia makes this stylized ancient Temple dance accessible to people of all abilities while keeping the essence of the form, bringing in Yoga, meditation, and guided imagery. She teaches at her Strawbale Studio, and gives regular performances.

Butoh - Experimental Dance

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Butoh - Experimental Dance

She's a founder member of the experimental dance theatre group Cafe Reason. Butoh deeply influences her Somatic approach to movement, and she offers performances and workshops in Butoh.

upcoming events

April 13th - Diamond Night #22 Oxford Brookes Drama Studio, Oxford

I am delighted to be part of Cafe Reasons Diamond Night An informal platform for sharing new ideas, experiments, nd collaborations. For this evening's presentation, the theme is Body Ecologies – exploring our corporeal natures and the stories our bodies have to tell. Some of these new-minted performances will be the first steps towards a large-scale performance next year – examining the body through an array of different lenses: in culture, in nature, in science, and in imagination.

As there is only limited space, it is important to let us know if you are coming, so please email Ayala and Helen in good time. Entry is free, but we are grateful for any donations on the night, as this enables us to pay something to the people who help us.

Doors open 7.15. Latecomers can only be admitted during breaks in the performance.

April 27th - Fen Dance with Butoh Dance Cafe Reason

To be performed as part of the Harcourt Arboretum Spring Fair. This site-specific work is inspired by a flower; the rare and endangered fen violet. It was created by Helen Edwards for the Freshwater Habitats Trust and premiered at Hinksey Heights Nature Trail in 2022. It has been reimagined for performance in the arboretum.

The Spring Fair is open 10 am— 4 pm (last entry 3 pm). It is a ticketed event. For more details and transport/parking options, please visit the arboretum website.

June classes

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~ Mon

19.30pm

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21:15pm

Strawbale Studio

Event Details

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~ Mon

Fabrizia weaves Hatha and Kundalini traditions, Poetry, Visualisations, Alexander Technique, and Somatic Movement to create a unique recipe ...

Event Details

19.30pm

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21:15pm

Strawbale Studio

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~Wed

10:30am

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12:15pm

Strawbale Studio

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~Wed

10:30am

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12:15pm

Strawbale Studio

11/06/2024

Yoga & Sound Journey with Fabrizia & Ruth @ Quaker Meeting

Quaker Meeting

11/06/2024

Yoga & Sound Journey with Fabrizia & Ruth @ Quaker Meeting

Quaker Meeting

29/06/2024

Butoh Dance Landscape Workshop with Fabrizia

10:30am

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17:30

Michael's Folly

Event Details

29/06/2024

Butoh Dance Landscape Workshop with Fabrizia

Exploring the interconnected pulse of Nature…as the Elements become our Friendly Witnesses…
By surrrendering into a deep somatic state we f...

About fabrizia

Some words from Fabrizia

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offerings

Yoga

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Butoh - Experimental Dance

Bharatanatyam - Indian Classical Temple Dance

Butoh - Experimental Dance

upcoming events

April 13th - Diamond Night #22 Oxford Brookes Drama Studio, Oxford

April 27th - Fen Dance with Butoh Dance Cafe Reason

June classes

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~ Mon

19.30pm

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21:15pm

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~ Mon

19.30pm

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21:15pm

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~Wed

10:30am

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12:15pm

𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 ~Wed

10:30am

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12:15pm

11/06/2024

Yoga & Sound Journey with Fabrizia & Ruth @ Quaker Meeting

11/06/2024

Yoga & Sound Journey with Fabrizia & Ruth @ Quaker Meeting

29/06/2024

Butoh Dance Landscape Workshop with Fabrizia

10:30am

-

17:30

29/06/2024

Butoh Dance Landscape Workshop with Fabrizia

10:30am

-

17:30

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