Performing Arts Education

Since much of my background is in the performing arts, much of my teaching work is in this field too. I teach a variety of courses that are suitable for inclusion in dance, theatre and performance art programmes at all levels. All the courses emphasis a somatic approach.

Below you'll also find a list of the courses which I offer and a comprehensive list of teaching that I have done in performing arts institutions in the last five years.

Courses Offered

Perceiving Choices - Movement Improvisation, Composition and Technique

A study of how we choose to move and place ourselves in space as time passes using perceptual skills as the base. more...

Experiential Anatomy

Anatomy classes in which the emphasis is on feeling the shapes, textures and potential for movement of what's there rather than naming things. more...

The Feldenkrais Method

Awareness Through Movement classes. more...

Contact Improvisation

An improvised partner dance that both requires and develops a richly embodied state of mind. more...

Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique"

The course aims to give students who are already concerned with movement in their other studies a thorough and rounded immersion into the world of somatics. It includes Feldenkrais, Experiential Anatomy, some perceptual exercises and time discussion. Especially suitable for inclusion in an optional course programme. more...

Courses taught in Performing Arts Education

TEAK - Theatre Academy, Helsinki

Sep-Oct 2008 - Perceiving Choices - Movement Improvisation, Composition and Technique Workshop - 1st year BA Dance students - three classes a week for six weeks
Aug 2008 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - 2 week free-choice workshop
Mar-May 2008 - BodySchool : Finding Our Feet - 30 hour course over three weekends - Open University
Dec 2007 - Perceiving Choices - Movement Improvisation Workshop - 1 week full-time free-choice workshop
Oct-Nov 2007 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - 10 x 2.5hr evening class course - Open University
Aug 2007 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - 2 week free-choice workshop
Dec 2006 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - Feldenkrais Method & Experiantial Anatomy - 2 week free-choice workshop open to all TEAK students
Aug 2006 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - 2 week free-choice workshop
Dec 2005 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - 2 week free-choice workshop
Sep 2005 - Principle movement teacher - three-day orientation course for new masters students from all departments
Aug 2005 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - 2 week free-choice workshop
Dec 2004 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - a short course in the Feldenkrais Method & Experiential Anatomy - 2 week free-choice workshop open to all TEAK students
Sep 2004 - Feldenkrais Method - 3rd Year Dance BA - 3 morning classes a week for three weeks
Aug 2004 - Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique" - 2 week free-choice workshop open to all TEAK students
Apr-May 2004 - Contact Improvisation - Masters Pedagogy - 2 week workshop
Mar 2004 - Contact Improvisation - 2rd Year Dance Undergraduate - 2 week workshop
Sep 2003 - Post-Modern Dance Techniques - Masters Pedagogy - 3 week workshop

Pohjois-Karjalan Ammattiopisto, Dance Department, Outokumpu

November 2007 - Improvisation (afternoons) Feldenkrais Method (mornings) - 1 week workshops
February 2007 - Contact Improvisation (mornings) Contact Improvisation and Improvisation for Performance (afternoon) - 2 week workshops
September 2006 - Feldenkrais Method (mornings) Contact Improvisation (afternoons) - 2 week workshops
May 2006 - Site-specific Improvisation Project - 3 weeks
May 2006 - Improvisation classes - for the orientation course for students applying for the training beginning in August 2006 - 3 days
Nov 2005 - Feldenkrais Method (mornings) Improvisation For Perfomance (afternoons) - 2 week-long workshops
April 2005 - Contact Improvisation (mornings) Feldenkrais Method (afternoons) - 2 week workshops
Nov 2004 - Feldenkrais Method & Experiential Anatomy (mornings) - Dance Improvisation (afternoons) - 3 week workshop
Dec 2003 - Moving Words - improvising with movement and words, integrating writing practice into dance improvisation, finding ways to speak and move one's mind - 2 week workshop
Jan 2002 - Contact Improvisation - 2 week workshop
Sep-Dec 2001 - Contact Improvisation - classes twice weekly
Apr 2001 - Moving Words - week workshop
May 2000 - Contact Improvisation - weekend workshop

Pohjois-Karjalan Ammattiopisto, Theatre Department, Outokumpu

Feb 2002 - Moving Words - week workshop

North Karelian Polytechnic - Dance Therapy Degree Course

Sep 2002 - May 2003 - Somatic Movement Classes drawing on all the skills I offer - four days a month
Apr 2002 - Somatic Movement Classes - twice weekly throughout month

ISLO, Joensuu

September 2007 to May 2008 - regular freelance teacher - 9 weeks
September 2006 to May 2007 - half-time staff teacher
May 2006 - Site-specific Improvisation Project - 2 weeks
Nov 2005 - Contact Improvisation and Feldenkrais Method - 3-day workshop
April 2005 - Release Technique - 2 day workshop
May 2003 - Contact Improvisation - week workshop
Feb 2002 - Contact Improvisation - week workshop

Turku Conservatory - Dance Teachers' degree

April 2005 - Contact Improvisation - 2 day workshop
Dec 2002 - Contact Improvisation - weekend workshop

Turku Academy - Crossing Boarders Performance Art Degree

Mar 2002 - Contact Improvisation - weekend workshop

Kotka Tanssiopisto - Training For Tanssiopisto Teachers

Apr 2004 - Contact Improvisation - weekend workshop

BEFORE 2001

Unfortunately, I don't have such clear records of teaching before arriving in Finland in September 2001 (12/9 in fact - what a day to move!) since I lost some files in the moving process. So below, I'll list my teaching in performing arts colleges before 2001 as best as I can remember.

Middlesex University, London - short courses in contact improvisation
Salford University, Manchester - workshops in Movement Improvisation and Contact Improvisation
Bath Spa University College, Bath - workshops and classes in Dance Improvisation and Contact Improvisation
Tanz und Theatre, Hannover - workshops in Authentic Movement
Circomedia, Bristol - workshops in Contact Improvisation
Empty Space Research Studio - classes in Contact Improvisation and Authentic Movement