Beyond Technique
a performance study class
Friday mornings, 10am-noon
Mark Morris Dance Center
3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Cost: $13 (Zelle or Venmo)
Starting Nov 8, 2024
Note: No class November 29, 2024
How do you acquire stage presence? What is the difference between emoting and feeling? And how do you accept the vulnerability of performing? If you’ve had these questions, Beyond Technique is for you.
Anna Sokolow expanded Method Acting while teaching at Julliard, using movement as the foundation of emotional projection. This performance study class offers Sokolow’s insights to a new generation of dancers, movers, and actors.
Beyond Technique is taught by Samantha Geracht, Artistic Director of the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble. Guest teachers will periodically offer multiple-session workshops, to encourage breadth in the finding emotional projection.
A variety of modern dance traditions provide the class structure, including Graham, Horton, Nikolais/Louis, and Humphrey. From there, we dive into Sokolow’s physical/emotional concentration, taking this deep plunge Beyond Technique.