Category: Lesson Plan

Lesson Three: Plugging into Your Power

  When wanting to use an instrument of energy you must first connect with the energy source.  Let’s start with plugging into your power.  The earth is beneath you, holding you, supporting you, carrying you forward.  Let’s tap into that energizing ball of raw power. We theatre folk joke affectionately about talking heads: actors strangled by the noose of intellect, who emote from the face with… Read more →

Lesson One: Witness vs. Judgement

She wore an oversized sweat shirt and leggings, barely a stitch of makeup, and her black hair peppered lightly with grey was pulled up in her signature pony tail.  There was nothing superficially fussy about the woman but she exuded the elegance of a dancer, the grace of a performer, and the passion of a true teacher.  She also taught us one of my favourite lessons.  Cathy was our Movement… Read more →