Workshop: The Desert (June 24)

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WORKSHOP: THE DESERT

Led by Ben Spatz

Friday, June 24

1:00-8:00pm

New York City

$40 ($50 after June 10)

Full details:

http://www.urbanresearchtheater.com/site/teach_desert.htm

To register:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/179008

This workshop will focus on the integration of song, movement, and text. It will

be organized according to a flow between individual and group work. As a group,

we will work on the basics of physical and vocal action: impulse, rhythm, and

association. Each participant will also develop a short individual score that

challenges them to a full engagement of body, voice, and being.

The theme of the workshop is " the desert " in both reality and fantasy. What does

the image of the desert evoke for you? Participants should bring a short text or

poem (fully memorized) related to this theme. If your text is not in english,

please bring a printed translation. Please wear comfortable clothing that you

can move in, with no writing on it, in shades of white and blue.

Professional experience with song and movement is not required, but participants

should feel comfortable working with their body and voice. The workshop is

designed for performers and performance artists of all kinds: dancers who want

to sing; singers who want to move; actors who want a more precise approach to

performance and technique.