Come experience this dynamic form of physical theater improvisation developed by master improviser Ruth Zaporah.
Action Theater™ Classes teach you to create improvisational theater using everything you have. They are a place where anything is possible, and you are only limited by your ability to surrender to the moment. In a supportive environment, you are guided through fun and challenging exercises that help you tune into your body and your imagination. Through movement, language and sound you learn to craft images and stories from your personal experience along with those drawn from the collective well. Improvisations range from the the mystical to the mundane, from the animal to the urbane. You will have a chance to work on your own, in duets and in small groups. Each class ends with a performance where you get to share the fruits of your explorations. Action Theater players come from a wide range of backgrounds: some are actors and dancers, many are artists, therapists, teachers, business owners, or parents, all looking for a greater sense of connection to themselves and to others.
Your body contains stories not only from your personal history, but from all of human history, from our evolution as savannah animals to our modern web surfing incarnations. By rooting yourself in the present - in your senses, in your feelings and in your imagination - you can access a larger sense of Self. As adults, we often become increasingly defined by the roles we take on, as employer or employee, as parent or child, as athlete or geek. I provide a safe place where you can embody all parts of your Self with courage and curiosity.
Saying yes - through improvising you will learn to trust yourself, and to see that wisdom can appear in an instant. We frequently miss opportunities in our lives because we are so quick to reject the offers that come to us - from inside and out. Great ideas are cast aside as soon as they appear, or bold lines are drawn between ourselves and others. Often, we censor ourselves so quickly that our thoughts and choices do not even make it to consciousness. Learn to love the wild and unpredictable ride that your partners can take you on when you allow yourself to whole heartedly collaborate.
Learn to leap fearlessly into the unknown!
