Body & Song Workshop, May 24 NYC

Urban Research Theater presents:

- BODY & SONG WORKSHOP -

This workshop is a rare opportunity to explore the organic intersection of song, movement
and action.

Each session begins with the discovery of active silence, as the group follows its leader
through elementary movement explorations in search of the playful, the rigorous, the
dynamic, and the subtle. We then move into singing, using fragments of traditional and
original vibratory songs to unlock the freedom and vitality of the body-and-song, the
body-in-song, the body-of-song...

This workshop touches on all aspects of performance and is designed to serve the inner
and outer lives of dancers, actors, singers, martial artists, yoga practitioners, and anyone
with an interest in embodied practice. Every participant receives personal attention and
guidance, and is invited to encounter the present moment in a safe and open space.
Beginners and advanced participants are welcome.

LAST WORKSHOP OF THE SEASON:

- Saturday, May 24, 2008
- 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Baryshnikov Arts Center
- Fee: $20 (paid in advance)

DETAILS AND PARTICIPANT TESTIMONY:
http://www.UrbanResearchTheater.com/

QUESTIONS AND REGISTRATION:
ben@urbanresearchtheater.com

BEN SPATZ has has over ten years of experience as a director, performer, and leader of
theatrical research. He lived in Poland from 2003-2005, first as an ensemble performer
with the Gardzienice Theater Company and then as a Fulbright Fellow at the Grotowski
Institute. Ben has trained with Song of the Goat Theater, Rena Mirecka, Odin Teatret, and
the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards. In addition to leading the
practice-based performance research of Urban Research Theater, Ben is a doctoral student
in theater at the City University of New York.

MICHELE FARBMAN is a sixteen-year practitioner of chanting, meditation, and other forms
of internal yoga. She has lived and worked in New York City for sixteen years as a writer,
editor and teacher, and has been a full-time member of Urban Research Theater for one
year.