In this 90-minute class, we’ll workshop performance strategies that help prepare for performance. Part discussion and part practical physical exploration, we’ll explore various preparation forms, from breathwork and visualization, to meditation, to building a warm-up that steadies the nervous system and readies the body and mind for performance, allowing performers to find a flow state in performance to be embodied and present. Participants will be invited to build their toolkit for performance readiness through practical steps and explore what tools help them feel prepared, present, and responsive.

Open to all levels of dance and theater performers, or any performer who is open to moving their body as part of performance prep!

Please bring: a notebook and pen

Bio:

Katie Dean (she/ her) is a collaborative designer and performer who graduated from VCU in Richmond, VA, and shares time between Sperryville, VA and Brooklyn, NY. Dean has performed in work spanning from physical theater, stage, and durational work for visual artists and choreographers including Phoebe Berglund, Kim Brandt, Ivy Baldwin Dance, Xavier Cha, Megan Chu, Jessica Cook, Ayano Elson, Jennifer Harge, Shannon Hummel/Cora Dance, Julie Mayo, Melanie McLain, Phoebe Osborne, Nadia Tykulsker, Hannah Walsh, and Rebekah Windmiller, as a dancer in collaborative work with Heather Robinson, Jake Dibeler, and Alaina Stamatis, and in music videos and video projects, including a film by Mia Lidofsky and Celia Rowlson-Hall. She has performed at spaces including BAM, the Guggenheim Museum, MOMA PS1, the New Museum, the Queens Museum, a kitchen table, and a storage unit. Recently, she contributed to a book of scores by Phoebe Berglund, published by Shandaken Projects.Katiedean.net

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