Embodied Presence: Authentic Movement & Michael Chekhov Technique
with Sarah Hickler & Craig Mathers
June 20 – 27, 2020
Come join us in this sublime island paradise to dive into your senses, imagination, creativity and expressive power.
Authentic Movement is a subtle and powerful improvisational movement practice that explores the creative, psychological and spiritual dimensions of experience through physical expression. Rooted in Carl Jung's concept of active imagination and developed by dance therapist Mary Starks Whitehouse, this practice activates the imagination, senses and expression of body and psyche. Drawing on the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique, we will work with a variety of texts and psychophysical explorations that focus on imagination, sending/receiving, inner/outer gesture, body centers and atmospheres that deepen embodied expression and communication.
This workshop is appropriate for both the experienced and novice actor/performer, or anyone interested in deepening their experience of embodied communication and presence.
Surrounded by nature, this sanctuary-like setting invites you to experience the serenity of island life. We will be working 4 hours a day in the studio, and living at the gracious Koufinisi Villas in the northeast of the island (http://koufonisivillas.com). Villas have ocean views, and are a short walk to Pori, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Aegean, with cliffs, caves, hiking and other activities nearby. Houses have complete kitchens, and are in proximity to cafes, restaurants and markets. Three meals are provided daily, lovingly prepared by the gourmet vegan chef Esco Koskilaulaja.
Workshop fee: $450.00
Housing (including meals): Double and single room options ranging from $490.00 – $1260.00 for the week.
For more information and to register email Sarah and Craig at embodiedpracticesworkshop@gmail.com.
Sarah Hickler is a movement/theater performer and improviser, actor, director and theater educator. She has devoted much of her professional life to the study, practice, performance and teaching of improvisation and movement/theater. Her original performance work has been produced in theaters, museums and colleges throughout New England, at Lincoln Center Festival in New York City, and the Mercury Theatre in the U.K. She has collaborated and performed with Action Theater ensembles, theatre, dance, sound and media artists from the U.S. and abroad. She has over 25 years experience teaching acting, movement and improvisation in professional settings, and she is currently the Head of Acting and Head of Movement Training in the Department of Performing Arts at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, and on the faculty of Shakespeare & Co. in Lenox, MA. She is a certified Authentic Movement facilitator, and is a Certified and Recommended teacher of Action Theater.
Craig Mathers has taught with MICHA during their International Workshops and at CSU Summer Arts (2014 and 2016). He has also taught for Michael Chekhov Europe in Groznjan, Croatia. Additionally, Craig taught acting, both contemporary and classical, at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and at NYU’s Cap 21. He is currently an Associate Professor of Performing Arts at Emerson College where he teaches Chekhov and Stanislavsky based approaches as well as Shakespeare Text. Craig studied under Stanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse and received his MFA from Yale Drama School. He also trained at Shakespeare and Company and is a longstanding member of MICHA as well as a designated Linklater Voice teacher.
