Wed, April 15: time change 4:30-6 PM
Movement Exploration
Every Wednesday 6:30-8PM
Single class: $15-25
St. Luke’s Church on the Avenue
Directions:
The class is upstairs at St. Lukes (. Enter the building through the courtyard off of 36th Street. When you enter the building there are stairs to your left. Go up the stairs. When you reach the top of the stairs, turn right and you will see the room our class is in. Got questions? email tammrwilliams@gmail.com
Matthew Williams (they/them/theirs) is a Baltimore-based dancer, somatic facilitator, and lifelong student of the body. Their performance practice is inspired by the human body as a site for choice, liberation, and a means to be in relationship with place and community across differences. Matthew is engaged with Western Somatics, choreographic and improvisational movement arts, voice work, and the study of functional anatomy. They are currently a student of Somatic Experiencing and the Axis Syllabus. They are a longtime member and organizer of Move Move Collaborative, an annual movement intensive where artists gather in Baltimore to make a performance by consensus. Matthew has taught in various universities and organized community-based educational opportunities. Their performance work has been supported by residencies at the Ucross Foundation and Playa Summer Lake, Labbodies Performance Art Review, Transmodern Festival, Baltimore Independent Dance Artists, Move Move Collaborative, and Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts. Matthew holds a BA in Cultural Studies from Bates College and MFA in Theatre Arts from Towson University.
About this class:
This class focuses on our relationship to the floor, and is open to movers of all levels of experience and curiosity. Class begins with a guided somatic movement exploration, a chance to tune into weight and sensation. We progress into simple movement motifs and open ended explorations, finding pathways into and out of the floor with a focus on anatomical integrity. Class ends with an improvisational structure to integrate the day’s discoveries. Overall, we explore what choices and agency become possible in our bodies when we form connections between our anatomy and movement expression.
