Krishna Washburn of Dark Room Ballet will be sharing one of her popular anatomy and audio description workshops, this time sponsored by Hook & Loop out of Philadelphia (not Movement Research in NYC).

The Dark Room Ballet community and friends are invited — if you have participated in a version of this workshop before, please feel free to join again!

The workshop is free and will take place online; you must register directly with Hook & Loop to receive the Zoom information and recording after the event.

Description and RSVP link below.

Self Audio-Description and the Motor Neuron: Learning How to Play Your Own Instrument

Wednesday February 16th, 2022

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Eastern Time

Facilitated by Krishna Washburn
Closed Captioning available

This workshop helps people to begin developing a self-audio description practice, in order to create movement art that connects with others on a visceral level. This workshop de-centers and de-prioritizes sight, and is appropriate for movers and dancers of all levels of experience or inexperience. Learn how to understand how movement feels in your body, and then practice talking about those feelings with others while also learning about the wonders of human anatomy.

By RSVP-ing you will receive the zoom link, full access information and a recording for this workshop. Recordings will be sent out by early March via Hook & Loop.

Please fill out this form to RSVP: Self Audio-Description and the Motor Neuron: Learning How to Play Your Own Instrument

Please send email to hookandloopphl@gmail.com with any questions.

Dark Room Ballet presents:

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No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room

Note: Dark Room Ballet classes prioritize the educational needs of blind and visually impaired students, but anatomy workshops are open to all.

Sponsored by Movement Research…

This is a series of 5 individual workshops held online via Zoom beginning Saturday, November 13, 2021.

All workshops take place on Saturdays, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (Eastern/New York Time)

(no class November 27, 2021)

Students can take the complete series of 5 classes, or attend individual sessions as fits their schedule.

Class Description:

Planes and Chains: how the body relates to space, surfaces, directions, and itself (November 13)
Biomechanics 101: How every single joint in the body operates (November 20)
The Spine and its Supports: when people talk about the core, this is what they mean (Rescheduled to December 11)
Motor Neuron Function and Human Variation: Learning How to Play Your Own Instrument (December 18)

Please note: The Complete Lower Body workshops have been rescheduled and will be taught in 2022.

Dates to be announced soon.

To register:

email: info@darkroomballet.com

And please let us know which/how many of the workshops you would like to participate in.

You can also let us know more about your interest in taking classes with Dark Room Ballet.

Please note:

This workshop series is separate from other class offerings; please contact us if you are also interested in:

Dark Room Ballet Introductory Level classes for blind and visually impaired adults (classes resume January, 2022)
Dark Room Ballet Open Level classes for blind and visually impaired adults (weekly, ongoing)