Rant. Preach. Soliloquize. Say your piece.
In this workshop we will explore how to incorporate dialogue authentically into dance practice. Language becomes as essential as movement as we work with games, interviews, and language scores to imbue performance with the personal. In our dancing, we will work with weight, levity, tension, and release to find physical rigor and approaches to improvisation that intertwine with vocal challenges. This is not an acting class. It’s an opportunity to bring your holistic self into performance and talk the shit you need to talk.
What to expect:
We will begin each class with movement improvisation tasks and games to warm up the body, before folding in language improvisation tasks and games. I will teach examples of bridging dialogue and dance through the lens of recent performance projects and will offer sample structures for students to try. Students will eventually create their own scores, games, and challenges to perform. We will stop throughout class for written reflection and to discuss our progress.
Please bring notebooks and pens!
Accessibility Notes
- This workshop includes auditive guidance.
- This workshop includes digital readings.
To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, MELT Ogemdi Ude” 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 Ogemdi Ude.”
