There are some amazing artists involved in the Expanse Movement Arts Festival this year and we have a roster of fantastic opportunities to learn from them and other artists working here in Edmonton!
Thursday March 6th
10:00-11:00am Garuda with Raena Waddell
Studio A, 10330 – 84 Avenue
*For this class you will need to bring a yoga or exercise mat and clothing you can move in.
In Indian mythology, the Garuda is a sacred mythical bird that changes shape according to its function. It’s a fitting name for this exercise system, which is unique in its versatility, flexibility and precision of movement. Garuda offers a cardiovascular workout while drawing deeply on mental focus, and teaching the sacred principle of relaxation within movement. The result is a stronger, leaner body, improved posture and true ease of movement and mind. www.thegaruda.net
Thursday March 6th
11:00-12:30pm Text/Body connection with Nancy McAlear
Studio A, 10330 – 84 Avenue
*Participants should have a short piece of text memorized – monologue or poem – no longer than 1 minute in length. They should also bring a hard copy of their text with them.
The purpose of this workshop is to explore text using a number of different physical exercises allowing for a more grounded, full body connection to the spoken word.
Friday March 7th
10:00-11:30pm Movement Technique with Pam Tzeng
Studio A, 10330 – 84 Avenue
description coming soon
Saturday March 8th
10:00-12:00 a somatic approach to contemporary dance with Deanna Peters
Westbury Theatre, 10330 – 84 Avenue
Taking a somatic approach to contemporary dance technique, we will work on walking, running, falling, rolling and jumping with good physical function, while exploring our dynamic range of expression and how these relate to performance. We will segue into some of the improvisational scores that we use in the creation and performance of NEW RAW.
Sunday March 9th
10:00-1:00pm Workshop with Lin Snelling
Westbury Theatre, 10330 – 84 Avenue
description coming soon!
Advance payments are
$90 for all 5 workshops
$20 each in advance
$30 advance for Lin Snelling
Door Payment are
$25 each
$35 for Lin Snelling
To register for these workshops simply pay in advance through the Fringe Box office, direct link should be up shortly
https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/
and if you have any questions email info@goodwomen.ca
Instructor Biographies
Fascinated with the human body communicating through movement, Raena Waddell has built a 15 year career as a dancer, choreographer and movement instructor after graduating Grant MacEwan’s Dance Program in 2000. She has premiered 10 of her own choreorgraphic works in western Canada and recently received the 2012 Edmonton Artist Trust Fund Award. Away from the dance studio, Raena has been teaching progressive Pilates for 10 years for the city of Edmonton. Raena believes her keen interest in intelligent exercise has not only strengthened her abilities as a performer, but has also rehabilitated her back after an injury she suffered in 2012. It was her back injury that led her to research the Garuda system. Taking off where Pilates ends, Garuda has excited both the artist and movement practitioner in Raena. She now holds her Garuda Foundational Mat and Apparatus certification and connects much of her recent artistic creativity to the fluid, full-bodied movement in the Garuda system. She loves to share her enthusiasm for progressive movement and is delighted to add Garuda to her skill set for dancers and non-artists alike in Edmonton.