Offer and Receive
The Medicine Wheel is a movement practice that relates to directions of the compass with a clear sense of self relating to the world and community. Alternating between Offering and Receiving, the form uses simple arm movements that have Alexander applications. These include how our arms relate to our torso at varying heights, spatial awareness […]
‘. . . at the stillpoint, there the dance is’ – working on Self
‘ . . . at the stillpoint, there the dance is,But neither arrest nor movementAnd do not call it fixity . . .’Working on SelfConnecting to Self – Coming to Quiet – Experiencing Relaxed and Alert Readiness In this practical 90-minute workshop, Dorothea will share a series of gentle activities and explorations and then will […]
Getting Ready to Perform
I was wondering how the tools of AT could help actors, singer and dancers to receive adequate feedback and find an optimum tone of readiness. I observed that by inhibiting and directing the muscular activity between the tailbone and the navel, we can develop an optimum muscle tone for movement. As a result, I designed […]
Musical direction: Irish music tune learning session
Irish traditional music has a great emotional depth, it tends to combine melancholic sadness with the expression of pure joy. It has a long history in which the people playing it have been able to express themselves and their culture. It unites players and listeners alike. It has that great magical lift to it. Irish […]
Spontaneity in action
Deepen your awareness to enhance spontaneity in your actions. Performers need both of those qualities. As Alexander teachers, we can help them to integrate the essential aspects of awareness and spontaneity into their practice and performance. My background lies in contemporary dance as performer, choreographer and teacher. Over the years, I’ve taught dancers, actors, and […]
Freeing The Natural Voice
Each of us has inside of us a speaking voice that, through a natural pitch range of 3-4 octaves, can clearly express the widest gamut of emotion and the subtlest of thought. So often though, that ‘natural’ voice gets diminished through social conditioning and education. Speaking becomes a chore or a strain, self-expression too daunting […]
Freeing The Natural Voice
Each of us has inside of us a speaking voice that, through a natural pitch range of 3-4 octaves, can clearly express the widest gamut of emotion and the subtlest of thought. So often though, that ‘natural’ voice gets diminished through social conditioning and education. Speaking becomes a chore or a strain, self-expression too daunting […]
The Alexander Technique: A Potent “onstage” Partner for Performers
Learning to optimize their instruments – sound, breath, movement and imaginative processes – is just one of the many ways Alexander’s discoveries serve performing artists. Using this process only happens in the “now”, hence it lends an immediacy to fuel stage presence. The accumulation of benefits facilitates the connection between what a performer intends to do […]
Empowering Musicians to Make Great Music with Ease, Love, and Joy
As a professional violinist and coach for musicians, Jennifer specializes in helping musicians overcome pain, performance anxiety, and other obstacles to personal fulfilment and artistic success. This CL session, based on her book, Make Great Music with Ease! The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life, is for musicians and teachers […]
Empowering Musicians to Make Great Music with Ease, Love, and Joy
As a professional violinist and coach for musicians, Jennifer specialises in helping musicians overcome pain, performance anxiety, and other obstacles to personal fulfilment and artistic success. This CL session, based on her book, Make Great Music with Ease! The Secret to Smarter Practice, Confident Performance, and Living a Happier Life, is for musicians and teachers […]