SINGING the BODY, MOVING the SOUL
Adventures on the Dancing Ground of Sound and Community
with Judith-Kate Friedman
Saturday, August 6th, 2011 - 2:30pm-5:00pm
Our souls love to sing, our bodies to move. In the beautiful setting of Madrona Mindbody Institute and surrounding Fort Worden we'll meet on the dancing ground of respect and wonder, sound and community. Together, we'll enter a Failure-Free Zone. We'll affirm our bodies as instruments and deepen our relationships to the gift of Voice. Whatever your level of voice and movement practice: WELCOME.
Singing the Body begins with warm-ups and playful, gentle connections within and without. We'll attune to breath and balance through exercises that build vocal skills, increase confidence, expand expressive vocabulary, tone color and vocal health. Freeing the singing dancer within, we’ll honor the energy of the season, explore learning curves and bends in the path until we find ourselves in a garden of song and improvisational delights. As we explore melody, rhythm, body-poem-soundscapes, sound-gesture stories, and spontaneous unisons and harmonies we’ll become a vocal community. We'll witness each others’ beauty and strength and celebrate the Source of Sound. The afternoon will close with personal reflection and integration. We’ll make touchstones in color and collage to celebrate the height of Summer and carry our intentions and creativity into Harvest time.
Please wear comfortable clothes, and if you like bring an item for the altar, a favorite hand percussion instrument or bell. Humor, curiosity, willingness to play, imagination and questions are all invited. Embodied song and dance are powerful medicine for times of transition in the annual cycle, and at this time in the world. “Singing the Body” playshops are offered seasonally.
A discount is available if you sign up for two or more in the series, paid in advance. Come be yourself! Stretch yourself!
Join us!
SINGING the BODY, MOVING the SOUL.
August 6th, 2:30-5 pm
Workshop fee:
$25 if registered by July 20th, $30 at the door-more if you can, less if you can't.
Work scholarships are available.
Please don't let $ be an obstacle. If your resources allow, please consider contribution extra to help balance the costs for those in need. THANK YOU!
To learn more or to discuss scholarship options, contact: 360.385.1160 or info@judithkate.com
Judith-Kate Friedman is an award-winning singer, performing songwriter and music catalyst. She teaches and performs internationally. Her sound/movement approach draws upon studies with dancer Anna Halprin, jazz improvisational storyteller Rhiannon, and sound healer Vickie Dodd and in world vocal music at Oberlin Conservatory and 5 Rhythms and Soul Motion dance practice. Performing (music, theater, poetry, radio, film) and coaching musicians for three decades, Judith-Kate is dedicated to bringing out the musical, creative voice in all people. As founder and director of the non-profit Songwriting Works™Educational Foundation she has received honors including a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Sadler/Society for the Arts in Healthcare International Healing Arts Award.
To learn more about Judith-Kate’s teaching approach and projects, please visit: www.judithkate.com and www.songwritingworks.org