Workshops and Classes |
See the Calendar for dates for upcoming workshops and performances. Below is a general description of the Improvisational Movement Theater workshops which Nell teaches.
In a world of snappy comebacks and rushed communication, Improvisational Movement Theatre workshop will slow you down, ground you and create a playful environment to enjoy the small things.
Learn to take the time to discover and express the details of a memory. Play with capturing the essence of it physically and vocally through metaphor, movement and sound. Students regularly come to class not sure if they have any story “worth telling ”. They leave the workshop fully aware of the abundance and power of simple, personal stories and the powerful healing that comes from sharing them in a safe, playful, creative setting.
Classes begin with relaxing and grounding warm ups designed to release tiredness and tension. Participants begin to engage with the spirit, the body and each other.
See lots more photosWarm ups are followed by simple movement and vocal exercises for personal exploration, story discovery and increased range in movement and sound. As the group becomes more comfortable and warmed up, we begin to experiment with vocal and acting improvisation, mime illusion, and improvisational acting in solo and ensemble performances for each other. The material emerges from our own memories and experiences. The more we share the more we connect with each other and enjoy the healing power of universality and play.
Over the course of the session, participants grow to play more freely and find more ease with taking the stage to share a snapshot from the day or a memory from long ago. As we progress, we build skill in the specifics of storytelling, fully witnessing one another and remembering and reflecting what is shared. Through witnessing and performing, the group creates a welcoming community for the truths, stories, and the images which naturally emerge.
We learn, bit by bit, that we all have stories to tell.
For more information on workshops and classes: 812-334-8802 nellwax@yahoo.com
Want to know what the workshops are like?
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there are a lot of testimonials below . . .
No matter how I felt before class, by the end . . . I was inspired, grounded, connected to my heart, joyful, creatively free, energized, open, excited, more at home, and more fully alive.
IMT fulfills so many things — I am always wanting more time for reflection, grounding, creative expression, spiritual practice, and community.
I have noticed improved self confidence and feeling more connected to myself and to the class. I have had a good deal of fear around moving and speaking in front of others, and it has been exciting and liberating to bust through my own barriers with such relative ease and support. Most important . . . this class helped me to learn, stretchhh myself (in lots of ways) and laugh!!!
See lots more photosThe IMT process takes you out of your present body-mind state, and allows exploration in a creative mode that leaves you feeling just all-around better . . . physically, emotionally and spiritually better.
[IMT] opens one up more fully to the creative flow. It stretches one’s confidence and inner resources. It helps one get more in touch with their own stories. I continue to tell people what a great teacher you are. You are very vigilent and open to meeting each indiviual’s needs.
THANK YOU!!! Thank you for offering such a ‘containter’ with which community can experience each other – be witness and be witnessed. I think that you are a fantastic facilitator and I have really, genuinely enjoyed working with you (and also observing how you respond to the group “animal”).
I feel that, before IMT, I was a young sugar maple all the good stuff has been pretty much kept inside . . . no one ever knew about the real me . . . IMT tapped me!!
I have experienced an expansion in my levels of confidence and creativity. I see this in my interactions with friends and clients.
How you can take a group of people and create a safe arena for this kind of expression is truly wonderful. Thank you. I’m sure I speak for our whole class one that one.
See lots more photosI so enjoyed your class-it was truly a remarkable experience . . . some things started happening when I started your class – I found myself taking more risks when I talk to people outside – allowing myself to tell my own emotional truths not just in story form but also in my life. It was amazing.
I honestly feel that a very important part of me has been validated, as both a performer and human being. It seems that in all my journeys as a student and teacher within the fields of mental health, spirituality, and the arts that something has been missing. But until I began doing this kind of storytelling and movement, I might never have known just how large that piece was!
After every class I feel as though i could run 10 miles. This type of improv is a natural high – I feel completely charged with creative energy.
My improvisational freedom and courage had improved ten fold. My use of words as stream of consciousness has been tuned. I also feel that my general understanding of the relationship between audience and performer has been deepened.
[This class] definitely helped me trust my instincts more and open up in front of people. And I will be talking it up to my friends.
I am excited to walk through this newly opened door and continue exploring all the corners, closets, windows, and other passageways. Thanks for co-creating an atmosphere so nurturing and safe. . . . The class was great, can’t wait to do more!
I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. It is a type of communication and sharing of which we are deprived in everyday life. Through this medium, one can share one’s deepest personal stories and they are perfectly and beautifully concealed through abstract words and movement.
For more information on workshops and classes: 812-334-8802 nellwax@yahoo.com
I’ve referred many bodies to you and your class because I think you’re amazing and what you teach is amazing and I am thrilled to have it existing and thriving in this town!
I have gained new ideas about ways to move and convey information through movement. And more skill verbalizing while moving – as a dancer, I’m used to someone else providing the sound, so this was a new experience for me.
See lots more photosI would recommend this class to people who need to connect with themselves . . . I feel like this is not therapy but it is definitely a way to process. When I leave class, I feel like a burden has been lifted off of my shoulders and I often have major revelations about things (whether it be sparked by a simple exercise, a performance done by someone else or by me).
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