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Song - Movement - Physical Theatre - Word
Explore - Practice - Connect - Play
6 Wednesdays
WHEN: 4:30 - 6:30 February 26, March 12+26, April 9+30, May 14
WHERE: House of More Butter, Weaverville
WHO: Teens - Adults, some singing experience helpful
EXCHANGE: $90 - no one turned away for lack of funds
minimum of 5 students; maximum of 15
WHAT: Throughout our time together we will:
-Engage with a variety of games, exercises and activities
-Explore expression through improvisational song, dance, movement, word, and theatre arts
-Have a mix of solo and collaborative activities
-Be supported with a connective container that aims for each person to feel seen, heard, included and celebrated
-Aim to engage from a perspective of play, and invite our protective egos to take a backseat in the experience
Influences include: Nature Connection via Jon Young, Sacred Ecstatics, Rhiannon’s Vocal River, Margie Gillis dance, Michael Chekhov physical acting technique, Teresa Tomb and Rakadu, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Victor Wooten, Joe Taft, and decades of performance experience.
To register, contact me!
FAQ:
WILL THIS BE LIKE SACRED MISCHIEVISTS SOCIETY?
Somewhat. However this series has a tighter, more grounded focus, with a classroom format and less unhinged flavor. heehee
It also will not include comedy improv games.
WHY “SING THE BODY ELECTRIC?”
“I Sing the Body Electric” is a classic poem by favorite American Poet Walt Whitman. In it, Whitman celebrates the miracle of bodies, refuting the established spiritual understanding that the body is base and less-than the spirit, saying instead that being in a body and experiencing life in this way is the ultimate connection to the divine.
I am of the ecstatic opinion that anytime we feel truly alive in the moment, it is nothing less than an act of worship. Whether you’re an athlete sprinting on the field, a surfer catching a wave, a foodie with that first bite of moist chocolate cake, lovers in passionate embrace, a gardener engaging with those first seedlings of the season, a philosopher jamming on an idea, a pilgrim praying on a mountaintop, a hiker enraptured under a waterfall, a baby gazing into their mother’s eyes as they nurse, a carpenter joining the perfect corner, a stage performer in the zone of their craft…the electric vitality that we access in these moments is not only connecting with the divine, but also acting as a conduit for that Ultimate Creativity. Expanding capacity for what lights us up gives us more opportunity for these divine visitations. It gives us a reason to wake up in the morning, and literally supports Life on this planet. It also happens to be thrillingly fun.
CAN I DROP-IN?
Feel free to try out the first class before committing to the whole series.
About Tiffanie, or:
“Performer Finds Depth, Healing through Nature and Motherhood, then Reincorporates Performance.”
My mom recounts the story of how, as a toddler, I climbed up the brick step of our fireplace, and spoke into a hairbrush as a microphone. She says I struck a pose and announced, “Hi!” So began my life as a performer. I sang in church, trained in classical singing from an early age, and performed on stage as soon as I could. From the humble beginnings of small-town community theatre - the girl jumping rope in the opening scene of “Hello, Dolly!”, I had the luck of access to excellent theatre where I landed some lead roles in great shows. I tried my hand at Shakespeare and opera. I even earned some money in musicals, plays, children’s theatre, and as a bellydancer. The grand finale of this early-life quest was a glamorous bohemian-mystical-cirque explosion of a company in the LA underground. I jumped off that ride abruptly and landed on a healing journey where my path led me first to food, cooking schools and yoga, then to nature connection, earth-based ceremony, group facilitation, rites of passage work, and most importantly motherhood. One day I woke up and remembered I am an artist. I find time for my first love of performing arts as life permits. I continue to broaden my range and skills through study, and have had the honor of attending workshops with masters such as Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, and Margie Gillis. I feel most inspired when interweaving my passions and skills. I record multi-layered original songs in the forest. I incorporate performing arts activities into my nature connection programs, and connective practices into my performing arts classes. My favorite aspects? *Play!* - my inner child connecting with the child in others, witnessing them light up and shine, and the electric thrill of being in “the zone” of the present moment together.
Performance Experience of Note:
Peter in Peter Pan, Wilbur the pig in Charlotte’s Web, Curly’s Wife in Of Mice and Men (all at the international award-winning Army Community Theatre, Ft. Knox, KY)
Les Miserables + Macbeth
Jack’s Mom/Chicken Lady/High Tall Giant Woman in Jack and the Wonder Beans + Aunt Spiker in James and the Giant Peach (Lexington Children’s Theatre)
Featured Dancer with Rakadu Dance company (Lexington, KY) + Lucent Dossier Experience (Los Angeles), Secondary Dancer with Ultra Gypsy (San Francisco) dance company
Recent Study of Note:
Circle Songs Intensive with Bobby McFerrin and friends
Murmuration Song and Movement Intensive with Rhiannon and Margie Gillis
Dell’Arte’s Michael Chekhov Workshop Series
Important Teachers and Mentors:
