Burlesque Workshop Series with Coco Lectric
Sunday, February 19 :: 3:00 - 5:00 PM

 $25 in advance/$30 at the door

Coco teaches you the origins of the bump and grind from belly dance technique to hula, Latin styles and even a bump session to African drums. American burlesque has taken a hint from fertility dances from all over the world and Coco will bring it all together for you. Basic classic walks and poses will also be reviewed. Don't miss what Coco already taught Montreal, Seattle, San Francisco, and Las Vegas! This course was presented at the burlesque education symposium and convention, BurlyCon (2011) in Seattle. Bring comfortable clothing that you can stretch in. Shoes optional. Bring a hip scarf or sarong if you prefer! There's a whole lot of shaking going on!

Mime & Physical Acting workshops offer actors the skills to physically inhabit any character they play. Using techniques of dynamo rhythms and corporeal acting from Etienne Decroux, character attitudes developed by Marcel Marceau, contra energy from Polish master Stefan Niedzialkowski, and numerous other in-depth physical acting techniques from around the globe, Michael Lee synthesizes it into a form of acting that stimulates performers and ignites audiences. Working in this way helps actors decide how much to physically support their speaking parts, when to play "rich" and when to play "poor," as explored in the work of Jerzy Grotowski. The intensity of the breath work alone will deepen any actor's approach to acting. When combined with spacial dynamics, suspension of the mime actor and progressive/digressive movement, any actor will find him/herself much better prepared. The workshop is physically challenging. Participants should dress comfortably for movement.