Improvisation Lab: Making Space for…
Making Space for… Movement…Listening…Each other…Ourselves…Ancestors… Ritual…Magic…Nature…Silence…Sound…Presence…Connection…
Join us for a weekend of emergent group movement scores, Contact Improvisation, ritual practice and site specific dances with nature.
The Collaborative Project – a Multi-disciplinary Retreat
Have you been wanting to join a group of practicing artists to co-create a powerful performance? Are you ready to dive in, meet new people, and be creative with others who are also serious about their craft? Do you feel excited to practice the art of mixed-media collaboration while within a supportive and nourishing 4-day retreat, and publicly share your creations at the end? THIS IS FOR YOU!
Unboundaried Voice – from Laughter to Lament
Join Marya Lowry in this beautiful setting for an exuberant exploration of your Unboundaried Voice. Deepen your connection to your whole Self, your passions, and your ability to express them artfully through your journey from Laughter to Lamentation.
The Desire for Immortality – An Artistic Exploration of the Fear of Life’s Transience
During this two-week artistic research workshop and performance project with Brussels Theater Director Pascal Buyse we will explore how ‘immortality and the human urge to transcend death’ influence our modern-day life and today’s connection with nature. By connecting mystical tales from the past with today’s connection with nature, we explore together the deeper layers of the theme of impermanence and how it resonates throughout the ages. The project will culminate in a performance open to the public on August 1st at WildHeart.
Vocal Tapestry Retreat 2024
Your voice is a valuable thread to the fabric of humanity. At the VOCAL TAPESTRY RETREAT, you’ll get to share the music that lives in you, and weave in vocal improvisation practices to add to your treasure trove of self-discovery and creative fulfillment.
I’ll share techniques that I have synthesized from my studies with Bobby McFerrin, Rhiannon, Meredith Monk, Música do Círculo, theater improv, folk music, hip-hop freestyle, sound healing, archetypes, chakras, somatic experiencing, and mindfulness practices.
Immerse yourself in the frequency of your most expansive self, through the voice.
Somatic Movement Education Program – Sonder Movement Project – Body Mind Centering Licensed
The Somatic Movement Education program explores the richness of the relationship between body, mind, movement and touch in the context of our dynamic Embodied Anatomy and Embodied Developmental Movement approach to Somatic Movement Education.
Myofascial Release in Voice and Contact Improvisation
This Body-Mind Centering® retreat will offer an introduction to the fascial system through the practices of vocalization and contact improvisation. We will explore the principles and qualities of fascia, celebrate the connectivity in our bodies, and unwind myofascial tension.
Contact Improv + SOTAI Ancestral Body
This Contact Improvisation retreat is infused with Ryuta’s life research, SOTAI(祖体), “Ancestral Body” where you will be guided through embodiment practices of sensing, moving and resting of your body as well as journaling, drawing, and vocalization.
Tree Dancing Retreat
Join Marisa at WildHeart in upstate New York for a 5 night/6 day immersion into voice, movement and spirit.
Rejuvenate – a creative women’s retreat to refresh body, mind, and spirit
A women’s weekend of journal making, meditation, movement, connection, and creativity. Over the course of the retreat, we will make our own paper and create hand-bound journals in which to write and paint, incorporating natural objects found in the forest! This reflective process will be supported by guided meditation, movement sessions, delicious food, good community, and plenty of time to follow your own inspiration.