Moving, Sounding & Acting Improvisation Workshop with Janis Brenner
The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave, Studio 2, Cambridge, MA
This workshop explores the process of integrating movement, voice and speaking by delving into the mind/body connection, sensations and experiences through structured improvisation. The classes are geared toward the specific participants in each class; from professional dancers to singers, actors to non-performers who want to increase their range and means of expression, to take risks as performers and discover their own holistic sense of creating art together. We will be engaged in “Serious Play!” Each class incorporates both a brief physical as well as vocal warm-up. Cost: $25 *NEW* The Dance Complex requires ALL visitors to have a Membership, Guest Pass, or $5 Day Pass to access the building. REGISTRATION SOON What is the legacy of the genre/form/style you are teaching? This interdisciplinary and improvisational movement form is a synthesis of Janis Brenner’s many years working with such artists as Meredith Monk, Murray Louis and Alwin Nikolais and the development of her own, unique teaching aesthetic and multi-faceted choreographic approach over the last forty years. Workshops have been conducted with communities throughout the U.S. and in such diverse countries as Russia,…