Play, Presence & Connection Through Theatre Movement Practices

Who: These theatrical practices are open to anyone 18 years and up. No experience necessary! Just an open heart, mind and a willingness to play, listen, and respond. 

What: Physical Theatre Workshop

When: Friday, April 1st, from 4:30-6:30 PM & Saturday, April 2nd, from 10 AM-1 PM 

Where: Open Space Event Studios

Why: To move, improvise, create, play, have fun in community with others

What to bring: Masks, water, basic movement clothes (not to tight, not too loose), and shoes with good grip for working on a cement floor.

Join us for a theater workshop that explores movement, presence and connection with practitioners Ann Boyd and Kurt Brocker. Ann and Kurt worked in the Chicago dance and theatre communities for twenty-five years. Kurt trained at DePaul University’s Theatre School and worked as an actor throughout the city. Ann worked as a choreographer and director and full-time faculty coordinating the Movement for Actors and Theatre Devising at Columbia College Chicago.

Kurt and Ann share a love of constraint-based ensemble practices including Movement to Music and the Viewpoints. Movement to Music is not “dancing” but rather invites us to freely and with abandon respond to our impulses. The Viewpoints is a compositional vocabulary that gives us a structure that liberates us to express authentic movement as well as experience presence and connection. We will also share theatrical warmups, freewriting, and an overall emphasis on building our curiosity and awareness.

As facilitators we are committed to creating generous and supportive space for creative expression. We look forward to sharing these playful, spontaneous and bonding practices with you! 

Cost: $100 | $75 for students*

*if cost is a barrier contact us and we’ll work it out!

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