MR FRIEND early access registration opens September 21, 2026.
Registration opens for the general public on September 28, 2026.
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What if there is no end of detail?
“IF YOU USED TO PAINT, PAINT AGAIN… THEN PLEASE ENCOURAGE OTHERS! IF YOU USED TO WRITE, WRITE AGAIN… THEN PLEASE ENCOURAGE OTHERS! THE POTENTIAL MAGIC OF THIS WORLD REQUIRES OUR PARTICIPATION!” CAConrad, TRIPLE JUPITER HUMANIFESTO: A (Soma)tic Poetry Entrance, http://somaticpoetryexercises.blogspot.com/
This workshop studies how drawing moves and how movement draws. Each class will engage drawing as a physical and visual practice linked to dreaming, drafting, and materializing futures, inviting us to critically encounter what we observe and imagine how our moving and making might intervene within and beyond the present moment.
What to expect:
Sessions will begin with guided improvisational practices that examine relationships between curiosity, desire, effort, ideology and aesthetics: practices of critical physicality! Each class will include a short drawing “lesson” – no prior experience required! Dancing and drawing will move through one another. Class materials shared are influenced by the work of Sara Shelton Mann, Arawana Hayashi and Deborah Hay – among others.
Elements of drawing/dancing such as line, tone, texture, edge, fluidity, atmosphere, and spatial planning will be explored.
Organized as a series of durational practice loops of dancing and drawing -(collectively activated rituals of exquisite attention!)- we will focus on creating immediate and urgent opportunities for dancing/mark-making.
Some drawing materials will be provided (paper, pens + pencils + markers + crayons), but please bring your own preferred drawing supplies (nothing that will make a mess or damage the space please!)
For MELT-related questions, please email melt@movementresearch.org.
Accessibility Notes
- This workshop includes auditive guidance.
To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, MELT Jesse Zaritt” at least three (3) weeks prior to the first date of the workshop.
For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “MELT Jesse Zaritt.”
Register for this workshop
In-Person
This workshop is offered on a sliding scale of $160-$250.
Participants must register for the full workshop, there are no drop-ins.
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