next workshop: ren mauney

Psychic Body - An Improvisation Practice
Participants are invited to interrogate the body through the unconscious. From somatic meditations, we move into improvisatory research, encouraging the psychic body to articulate its personal language: of what it is has lived, what it feels, and how it is socially and politically constructed. This is a practice of questions, of desires, of dreams, of fanta

Caitlyn Schrader will lead a props and movement focused workshop for movers and anyone curious about “choreographing objects” with/in/through the body. Together we’ll explore various ways to build relationships and discover the possibilities of interaction between body and object. "How does my body relate to this body?" will guide our investigations. All are welcome.

Please bring at least one objec

Laura Jaramillo leads a workshop tuning into the senses as the foundation for poetic work. We'll translate touch, sound, taste, smell, and sight into writing through a variety of exercises. Using language generated from our initial explorations, we'll craft a collective poem that models key poetic skills of editing + designing a page space. The workshop is open to all; no formal training is requir

Synchronicity Arts presents a workshop for people interested in using their voice to express themselves. It is called "Feral Choir", and is facilitated by Phil Minton, who will be performing the previous evening at Sanctuary Series. Open to people of all musical experience levels and genres. For more information and to RSVP, message 646.483.8372.

October 27, 1pm. $20.

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Jingqiu Guan will lead a 90 min workshop for dancers focusing on improvisation. 

Using a series of prompts, dancers will improvise in solo, duets and groups to explore how to engage in the act of deep listening to their own personal memories and each other’s experiences through empathy and care.

August 25th, 1pm. $20.

RSVP: 646.483.8372‬

Londs Reuter will lead a workshop focusing on improvised composition, open to anyone comfortable moving and being seen. 

We'll examine what happens when materials are placed next to each other. What associations arrive when we witness proximity? How can we stay flexible in these relationships and these perceptions? Together we'll explore the distinctions between realism, literalism, and (in particu

Killian Manning will lead a workshop for writers, movers, and actors, exploring the distinct vocabularies created by the interaction between text + movement. 

We'll explore how bodies, voices, and text converge to create embodied storytelling, and play with a range of movements – vocal, physical, spatial, temporal – to experience how the interaction between text and movement creates a distinct thir

Nicole Mitchell will lead a workshop on free improvisation, which will include strategies for creating form by "composing spontaneously", in both solo and ensemble settings.

Sunday, May 19th, 1pm, Durham, NC

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Mat Maneri will lead a workshop on solo and group ensemble playing.

Sunday, April 14th, 1pm, Durham, NC

RSVP: 646.483.8372‬