The Psychological Body: A Weekend Intensive Master Class

Up You Mighty Race in collaboration with The Nettles Artists Collective presents

The Psychological Body

a weekend intensive master class



Saturday, July 31 & Sunday, August 1, 2010

1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. & 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Cost: $150 ($125 if registered by Monday, July 26, 2010)

To register please contact Collinmeath@upyoumightyrace.org

Calderwood Pavillion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116

This is a highly physical training session for any artist or creative being who is looking to achieve profitable depth in their professional work or approach to life.

The Psychological Body Weekend Intensive is a master class in acting, directing, dance, and performance arts lead by Debora Balardini and Sandie Luna of New York City based Nettles Artists Collective in collaboration with Up You Mighty Race Company. This dynamic two day workshop attempts to bring the participant to an understanding that the body and the voice are the conscious and unconscious centers of attention and digestion. The Psychological Body work centers on making the body and voice whole tuned instruments for emotion and expression. Practice of awareness, focus, visceral connection of body and mind, are central concepts of this work. Based in practices and explorations of different techniques ranging from Heller Work, Eutonia, Klaus Viana Technique, Fedora Aberasturi System of Movement, Choreographic Theatre by Enrique Pardo, Roy Hart Technique for the Voice, Hatha Yoga, Ideocinese and Stemwerk by Jean-Rene Toussaint.