In Saunders latest work she has been researching performance as meditation, duration, What does it take for our bodies to be in an expressive meditative state as performance? How and when might the two states conflict and converge? What is this like to Witness? For this workshop we’ll traverse cycles of making, expressing, and witnessing- “Hot Oven Spaces” that challenge us to reconcile boredom, fatigue, injury, pain, fear- if only, for the moment of pre & per- forming. This workshop will engage some of the core principles of Saunders’ Imagining Liberation praxis, and collective story sharing.
Sessions will include:
Durational Praxis
Improvisation
Making
Embodied Meditation
Journaling
Sourcing
Being & Witnessing
What to expect:
Come prepared to move each day.
Bring a journal, ideally, replete with your entries from other sessions, making processes, notes, etc.
While all Makers are welcomed, this workshop engages Performance. Please be prepared to See and Be Seen in performance and making.
For MELT-related questions, please email melt@movementresearch.org.
Accessibility Notes
- This workshop includes auditive guidance.
- This workshop includes readings.
To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, MELT Marjani Forté-Saunders” 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 Marjani Forté-Saunders.”
