Scratch that itch and have more of what you want as a performer. More body! Voice! Play! Stillness! Connection! Story!
InterPlay Performance Technique blends improvisational storytelling, movement and vocal play with an emphasis on both solo and ensemble creation. During this workshop we will play with performance skills including:
- getting out of your own way to find the full range of stories inside you,
- cultivating the fullness of your voice and body to tell your stories,
- embracing your inner movement artist, whether or not you are trained in dance,
- having more easy presence onstage, as an individual and as a member of a "group body,” and
- improvising with different art forms to enliven your performance experience.
This workshop is ideal for Bay Area artists seeking a supportive community and those who are ready to take their art practice to a new level.
Venue
InterPlayce
2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.)
Oakland, CA 94612
InterPlayce is the center of the InterPlay universe. The offices for Body Wisdom, Inc. are also located here. The building is at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph, one block north of West Grand. It is just a few blocks from the 19th Street Downtown Oakland BART station, and on several convenient bus lines. On-street parking is always available at night and metered during the day. It is also easily accessible by several of the major freeways.
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Leaders
Coke Nakamoto
Coke Nakamoto (aka Colleen Tani Nakamoto) is a local InterPlay leader, dancer, writer, performer and therapist, who finds joy in awakening and sustaining nourishing connections within and between individuals! As a licensed clinical social worker, she has worked with people of all ages dealing with survival and loss, including family violence, HIV/AIDS, life-threatening illness, and grief. In addition to InterPlay and Wing It!, Coke's creative projects involve solo performance, improvisational dance, memoir-based prose, and poetry. She is also a member of DIS-Oriented: A Trio of Middle Eastern and Asian American Women and the Solo Performance Workshop.
Gretchen Wegner
Gretchen Wegner is an InterPlay teacher, academic coach, and MuseCube inventor who delights in helping others find expressive freedom. When she first came to InterPlay she was a recovering actress and burned out brainiac; now she is an impassioned storyteller, dancer and teacher! Her warm presence and structured classes make the technique of InterPlay fun, accessible and often transformative. Gretchen also teaches the Tuesday night drop-in class at InterPlayce and performs with Wing-It Performance Ensemble.
