Tere O’Connor Performance Technique
10am-12pm $110 SOLD OUT- To be put on the waiting list, contact
Jessica Ray at 212.598.0551 x 1.
Concepts of body architecture, locomotion through space and body centering
are explored. The focus is centered on O'Connor's dance language, which incorporates
ballet, modern, ethnic and historical forms, both real and invented, combined
with his unique system for phrase structures derived from a physical stream
of consciousness. This system is characterized by an exaggerated density of
steps, extreme tempo change and inorganic sequencing transformed into logic.
O'Connor concentrates on developing the dancer's ability to interpret the
abstraction put forth by a choreographer. His belief that the performer is
not a tool, but a peer in the creation of dance informs his teaching as he
encourages the student beyond the kinetic experience to aspire to artistry.
Yvonne
Meier Releasing
1 – 3pm $110
Through specially designed images, we will enable ourselves to let go of
hidden tensions and realign with the natural forces of gravity and counter
balance. Through the releasing process, we will learn how to move with more
freedom and economy. Spontaneous movement explorations will allow us to
creatively integrate these changes in our bodies. The experience of seeing
into our bodies will give us a wonderful tool for improvisational dance.
Tere O’Connor Making Dances 3:30-6pm $125 SOLD OUT- To be put on the waiting list, contact
Jessica Ray at 212.598.0551 x 1.
O’Connor’s teaching methodology concentrates on ways to deepen
a personal choreographic voice and on how to read the underlying message
in one’s creative impulse. Through the daily creation of phrases,
the artist focuses his or her attention on developing an analytical eye
for the fundamental metaphors in the work. The process involves locating
the seeds of a universal voice. To facilitate a method for developing a
"vocabulary" and to extract meaning from it, a series of questions
are posed based on the emotional range in the body, internal music, dramatic
structure, history, culture and the inter-relatedness of the elements in
the work. The goals are to: internalize a problem-solving system based on
the artist’s thought process; develop an ability to bring it into
the realm of theater; gain the objectivity necessary to scrutinize a work;
and bring clarity to its thematic center.