This class is intended to develop greater sensitivity to the body in the effort to free oneself from habit, unconscious movement choices and strains and to create strength, control, and awareness in the physical structure. Class exercises will be drawn from Yoga, Grotowski work, Modern Dance, Composition, Contact Improvisation, and other sources. Work will be both physical and vocal and will incorporate training that develops both skills simultaneously. The premise behind this class is that both speaking and moving are acts of survival and expression and that the voice and body are part of the same physical being and must be trained in conjunction with one another. The actor’s authenticity is stored in the body, not the mind. Therefore, connecting to ideas through the body, rather than solely through the mind, is essential for an actor interested in being truthful to a task. Warm up will include both movement and vocal work and will work with both structured and improvised movement. Warm up is aimed at releasing tension and freeing the body from habit, misalignment and stylization. Tasks and exercises following warm up will be geared towards finding entry points for characterization, relationship development, increased expressiveness and movement as metaphor.

Contact Improvisation
Course Description:

This course is an introductory experiential class geared towards experienced movers. Contact improvisation is a cornerstone of contemporary partnering, but it is also an essential tool for many dancers in their quest for honest connections and authentic movement.  Class will follow a slow and safe progression of exercises aimed to release fear and improve sensitivity to the self and others. Focus is placed upon learning to listen acutely to both the self and partners.

Spinal/Core Conditioning
Course Description:

 This course is open to movers of any level, but can be geared toward trained dancers. Exercises are drawn from Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis, Pilates, and Yoga and are aimed at developing a strong core strength, mobile joint use, extension throughout the body, balance between organic systems, and  length and ease within the structure.

Repertory

In this course, we create a work together, as a group. The focus is on translating specific movement as well as learning to generate movement within a Choreographer’s process. Special attention will be given to making material from assignments, releasing stylistic habit in order to translate material accurately, and working as an ensemble.  The work will be performance ready if at least 30 hours is given to the class.

Other classes are available upon request.

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