JAMES BARRETT
Photo by George Miller
MAY 3 & 10
10AM-12PM
$5-15 sliding scale
In this creative process class participants will engage with their bodies, voices, and imaginations as doorways to character/creature studies. The class will begin with a warm up, moving through simple pathways to remind participants of their softness and strength as they commune with each other. Through kinesthetic and theatrical improvisatory practices in solos, duets and groups, participants will be encouraged to move towards themselves through open interpretation and, by doing so, have the freedom to become others. As we tap into the ever-changing nature of experience and desire we give ourselves permission. Permission to be. Permission to be seen. Permission to change. Come as you are and take what you need.
Photo by Julianna Mitchell
JAMES BARRETT
James Barrett is a Brooklyn-based performer, choreographer, and teacher. His dancing is most influenced by his time with New Dialect (Nashville, TN), where he performed works by Rosie Herrera, Yin Yue, Banning Bouldin, Idan Sharabi, and Joy Davis. James has choreographed works for Visceral Dance Chicago and New Dialect and has shared his solo work at Centennial Performing Arts Studios (TN), the Barn at Lee (MA), Green Space (NY), and Pageant (NY). Most recent experiences include projects with Lauren Edson, Dolly Sfeir, Kayla Farrish, Ben Green, and Faye Driscoll. He has worked independently and through companies as a rehearsal assistant and teaching artist, instructing at various programs including Jazzgoba Dance Academy (Costa Rica), Perry- Mansfield, Tulane University, and The Juilliard School.