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Movement Archery
w/ tom weksler & roser tutusuas
Movement Archery
Open Workshop
February 28th-March 2nd
Ape Co Boulder
4745 Walnut Street
Boulder, CO 80301
February 22nd-27th
When?
February 28th, 6pm - 9pm
March 1st, 10am - 6pm (1 hour lunch break)
March 2nd, 10am - 6pm (1hour lunch break)
*The workshop includes 17 hours of teaching over the duration of 2.5 days
For Who?
For Who? This workshop is open to anyone with a particular interest in the moving body, its expression, and its skill development. We welcome practitioners from all ages and backgrounds, making sure to allow a safe space for enthusiastic beginners as well as nuanced challenges for advanced practitioners and professionals.
Content:
"To express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself - that, my friend, is very hard to do..." - Bruce Lee
Movement Archery is a unique journey that explores the art of motion, weaving together principles from martial arts, contemporary dance, acrobatics, partnering, and introspective practices. The workshop is structured around four foundational parts, creating a versatile base for physical exploration and creative expression.
1) Warm-Up
Our warm-up practice goes beyond physical preparation; it centers on harmonizing breath and movement. Drawing from Chi Kung, Tai Chi Chuan, and Shadow Yoga, it emphasizes subtle awareness and activation, especially of the often-overlooked legs. Circular and spiral motions encourage fluidity, while focused attention on the wrists and neck enhances balance and spatial sensitivity, creating a receptive state that prepares participants for both inner and outer movement and exploration.
2) Creativity and Improvisation
Our improvisation method, Clean Paper, uncovers each participant's authentic movement language. This approach emphasizes process over outcome, allowing participants to embrace limitations and enjoy challenges without pressure for specific results. Clean Paper supports artistic growth, making it accessible to all, regardless of age or experience, fostering adaptability and genuine expression.
"You have to practice improvisation, let no one kid you about it! But it’s like any discipline; it helps you to be free when you perform." – Benny Goodman (The King Of Swing)
3) Partnering
If dancing alone is a relationship with imagination, partnering is a relationship with reality. Participants learn to respond to subtle cues from others, developing adaptability and sensitivity. In this context, partnering is both a technical and relational practice, encouraging individuals to balance personal expression with collaborative dynamics.
4) Technique
Our technical approach acts as a “risk management” framework, nurturing freedom by integrating actions like falling, rolling, and flipping into a seamless, expressive movement vocabulary. This method blends acrobatics with daily motions, and go further than structured routine or choreography. It develops a state of readiness, empowering practitioners to engage in movement with a childlike curiosity, resilience, and a sense of calm that enhances both artistic expression and daily life.
Price:
359 Euros (≈389USD) Early bird discounted price until 31.12.2024
399 Euros (≈429USD) Normal price until 31.1.2025
439 Euros (≈479USD) Late minute price
The Gentle Art of teaching movement
Frequent Flyers
3022 E.Sterling Cir. Ste 150,
Boulder, CO, 80301
5.5 Day Teacher Training w/ Tom Weksler & Roser Tutusaus
When?
February 22nd, 6pm - 9pm
February 23rd - 27th, 10am - 6pm (1 hour lunch break)
*38 Hours over one week of seminar
For Who?
This seminar is for people who would like to refine, improve, and develop their movement teaching abilities and open up a wider vision of professional development. It is open to people with experience in teaching movement from all disciplines.
Content:
This is a unique, in-depth, Intensive teacher’s training crafted for experienced teachers looking to refine their approach to movement education. It is guided by four essential pedagogical pillars: Practical, Experiential, Conceptual, and Ethical.
Guiding questions:
How can we conceptualize and create a period of teaching and learning?
How can we research and practice FOR our teaching?
How can we define and create processes for different levels and backgrounds?
How can we choose and embody the values that are right for our skillset and personality?
How can we turn our skill of demonstrating movement into a powerful performative tool for the transmission of knowledge and catalysator of change within our students?
What is the beginning, middle, and end of any act of teaching movement?
And more...
This program goes beyond movement technique, inviting participants to develop a personal teaching philosophy grounded in empathy, adaptability, and insightful practice. Tools, foundational questions, and specific supplements for professional development will all be covered and shared.
In an intimate setting of 12-15 dedicated professionals, this unique course will challenge and inspire to deepen the teaching impact and support individual growth within a thoughtful, artful framework.
The course is led by Tom and Roser with over 15 years of teaching movement for both professionals and non-professionals in The context of Dance, Martial Arts, Gyms, Circus, Schools, Yoga Studios, and more.
Price:
1469 Euros (≈1599USD) Early bird discounted price until 31.12.2024
1745 Euros (≈1899 USD) Normal price until 31.1.2025
1929 Euros (≈2099 USD) Late minute price
For application please answer the following questions:
1) What is your current movement practice, background, and age?
2) What is your teaching experience?
3) What draws you to this seminar?
Please send your answers to: tom@movementarchery.com with The Gentle Art + your name in the subject line.