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[In-Person] Alexander Technique

Fabio Tavares

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10:00am – 12:00pm
July 24 – July 28, 2023
$120–$200
Judson Memorial Church

55 Washington Square S New York, NY 10012

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  • Pre-registration is required.
  • Participants must register for the full workshop.
  • This workshop includes auditive guidance.
  • We require testing on the first day of the workshop and potentially on subsequent days.

This is a [In-Person] MELT Workshop
happening at the Judson Memorial Church.

The entrance is located at 243 Thompson.

>>REGISTER HERE<<

Pre-registration is required. No drop-ins.
Participants must register for the full workshop


COVID-19 Safety Protocols:

For extended workshops (including MELT), we require testing on the first day of the workshop and potentially on subsequent days depending on COVID transmission at the time of the event (MR provides rapid test on-site). You will be provided with more info prior to the event. Please note, Movement Research COVID-19 protocols are subject to change.

Please, carefully read our current>>Movement Research COVID-19 Protocols<<


Workshop Description:

Throughout our lives, we consciously and unconsciously develop habits that may constrain and/or interfere with our ability to breathe and move easily (without clenching, tightening, holding the breath, or stiffening). During this workshop, we will explore principles of the Alexander Technique that will help us gain awareness of some of our habits and consequently enable our agency to make choices over them.

Participants will engage in locomotion exercises like walking, crawling, and other actions like sitting, bending, lying, spiraling, and developmental movement patterns. We’ll also spend some time on the floor practicing “active rest”. As part of my ongoing somatic research interest, we will explore the relationship between breath and sound and use the Alexander Technique tools to empower the vitality intrinsic in our bodies. This will support the use of our voices for public speaking, theater or voice acting, or just everyday communication.

This workshop integrates group observation, verbal guidance, non-intrusive tactile feedback, and anatomy diagrams.

All dance and movement backgrounds are welcome.

[Image Description: Photo of Fabio Tavares Teaching. He is demonstrating for the students with a smile on his face. His torso is bending to the side and his arms meet at the hands in a diving position. The students are laying or seated in the floor.]


Accessibility Note:

-This workshop includes auditive guidance.
-To request ASL interpretation, please email [email protected], subject line "ASL - MELT, Fabio Tavares" at least two (2) weeks prior to the workshop start date.
-To request Audio Description, please email [email protected], subject line "AD - MELT, Fabio Tavafres" at least three (3) weeks prior to the workshop start date.

For access-related requests and questions, contact [email protected], subject line "MELT, Fabio Tavares."

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MELT


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Fabio Tavares (he/him) is a queer Brazilian artist who’s been obsessed with the human body in action from a very young age. He started off as a competitive gymnast before running away to join the circus at the age of 15 where he got his first pr...
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