This intensive workshop will integrate the deep awareness of Body-Mind Centering™ with rich, expressive framework of Laban Movement Analysis toward the goal of embodied performance.

What is presence? What are the essential qualities of an embodied performer? How can the performer remain permeable yet powerful? We will address the nature of performance, access the organic truths and imperatives of an articulate body, and explore the hidden realities of the performer/spectator relationship. This workshop is appropriate for performers of all levels and essential for those interested in theater, dance, improvisation, and composition.

Participants will cultivate their skills in the realms of both dance and theater. Contact Improvisation will provide the medium for exploring the nature of relationships within performance. Special attention will be given to voice and movement integration.

Throughout the two weeks participants will receive specific feedback and will have opportunities for conscious integration of the material into their own lives and performance practices. Participation in the final showing during the second week is optional. However, collaboratively crafting this evening performance will provide the chance for workshop participants to share what they have discovered.