It is now Spring Break.  I just came from another episode of Dance Oly Dance at TCTV.  Tomorrow and Sunday I will attend the following workshop.

The Simple Fool as Performer

April 5&6

Saturday 9-5

Sunday 9-1

This Simple Fool as Performer workshop will take participants further on the journey of the fool. In level one, participants focused on the first levels of awareness – comfort in the body, breath and voice and awareness of authentic feelings and thoughts. This awareness allowed us to celebrate the clown within by sharing with others! In level 2 we will continue to explore ever deeper levels of awareness of self in relationship to other while raising our “actor” consciousness to that of the witness and guide. In this work the actor becomes the trusted friend who develops the skills to share the clown with the audience in an artistic way.

More advanced forms are used for warms ups, games and exercises and they are modified to meet the specific individual needs of students. Students are encouraged to step out of habitual patterns of movement, voice and speech in order to develop a wider range of spontaneous capacity.

We consciously explore and play with themes such as expansion and contraction, individuality and union and the real and the surreal.

Feedback begins to play a more important role during review as we explore the “why” behind the artistic interest that is, or is not generated during improvisations. Students may be encouraged to modify and experiment with exercises in order to address specific performance needs

I'm psyched.

I'm a little concerned about Dawn.  She encourages my inner prankster.

This guy trusted her and he BECAME THE MESSAGE.