CLASS

NYC- Open Arts Studio https://www.openartsstudio.org/

June 7-9, 10:00-1:00 and 2:00-5:00

$300.

An introduction to the experiential anatomy work of BMC^® and its application to creating movement vocabulary and extended psychophysical range. We will differentiate muscles, bones, glands, fluids and the nervous system utilizing visualization, breath, sound and movement. Our goal is to extend our range of movement qualities and psychophysical expression. Open to all levels of experience. 

 Erika Berland is a dancer, performer, Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering^®, Registered Movement Therapist and Licensed Massage Therapist. She was a founding faculty member of the MFA: Contemporary Performance program at Naropa University (2004-2020) where she developed and taught a two-year curriculum integrating movement, somatics and meditation. She has chapters in both "Physical Dramaturgy" (Routledge) as well as "Movement for Actors, 2nd ed. (Simon & Schuster) She has presented her workshop, “The Physical Art of Sitting”, based on her book of the same title published in 2017, throughout the US along with workshops internationally in movement and Body-Mind Centering^®. She has been a member of the teaching team for the Mindfulness Compassion Initiative at Naropa University since the program’s launch in 2017.

Wendell Beavers is a founder and Director of New York University’s Experimental Theater Wing, Naropa University’s MFA in Contemporary Performance and Movement Research (NYC). As a movement artist he has been profoundly influenced by BMC^® and the Viewpoints as improvisational practice and research. 

For information and registration contact somaticperformer@gmail.com