1. •RADICAL VOICE & MOVEMENT:

This is an interactive and highly physical performance workshop for actors, musicians, dancers, poets or anyone interested in radical self-expression & improvisational vocal composition. As Lenelle guides participants through a series of ensemble theatre exercises & thematic "sound jams," the voice & body are explored as political texts that compliment the written word.



  1. •NEW! ALONE TOGETHER: CREATING A ONE PERSON SHOW

In a homophobic, hyper-capitalist, anti-being, pro-doing society, we desperately need each other's stories of resistance, recovery, survival and success. Who was your first kiss? When did you first discover your race and gender? How did you spin a traumatic childhood event into gold triumph? If you have a good memory, can tell a tall tale or are eager to impart lessons learned, then you can develop a solo show! In this 2-hour workshop, acclaimed solo performance artist Lenelle Moïse fuses text analysis, writing prompts, theatre exercises and live demonstration to help participants leap into the brave art of the one-person show. Together we will write the true and the taboo, accentuate text with gesture, and practice connecting with our audience. Participants will learn how to make self-revelation user-friendly and universal. We will gently ask, safely admit, jump, shout, laugh and channel the colorful characters of our pasts. For writers who act, actors who write or anyone who dares to remember out loud.


  1. •SPOKEN WORD, SELF-NAMING & RESISTANCE:

This workshop combines live demonstration, writing prompts, theatre exercises, audio recordings and group discussion to explore performance poetry as an activist art-form. Building on the notion that "the personal is political," acclaimed poet, playwright and performance artist Lenelle Moïse recounts the history of the Spoken Wordespecially as it relates to jazz, the Black Arts Movement, Hip Hop and Slam (competitive Spoken Word). Participants collectively interpret texts, practice persuasive performance techniques and start composing their own "I Am..." poems in a constructive environment. Bring bare feet, pants you can move in, a pencil, some paper and a true story to tell.


  1. • PAST WORKSHOP VENUES & CLIENTS:

ATHE/AATE Risking Innovation Conference 2009

Cambridge Schools Sisters Program

Columbia College Chicago

Dartmouth College

Family Planning Advocates of NY State

Fire & Ink: Cotillion 2009

Florence Learning Center

Hobart & Williams Smith Colleges

Ithaca College

Keene State College

Louisiana State University

MIT

New WORLD Theater: Project 2050

SUNY Cobleskill

SUNY Geneseo

PEACC Program @ the University of Louisville

Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes

The Drama Studio

The Next Wave of Women in Power: We Got Issues

The Ohio State University

The Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School

Wesleyan University

Yale University

 

Top: @ Columbia College Chicago. Photo by Jon Mathias

Middle: SUNY Cobleskill. Photo by Mike Vasiliauskas

Last: Lenelle in the “Red Tent” after a workshop with We Got Issues! Class of 2006. Photo courtesy of wegotissues.org

 

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