my movement teachings are based upon buto explorations and animal work.  together these two types of training address core issues i believe to be particularly relevant to performance training and which i feel augment traditional acting and performance programs.

buto is a dance art form that emerged in Japan in the late 1950s.  using the body as a field for corporal investigation and spiritual journey, buto practice can lead to deep, visceral, authentic expression.

letting the body "talk", we explore energy, performer presence, and personal identity, with the intention of creating true exchange.

observing nature, moving with the invisible, harnessing the power inherent in words and images, we examine material and immaterial world, test limits and borders, and open ourselves to the mystery that is the world.

for the performer, buto training addresses practical performance concerns.  We learn to expand and distill energetically, transform physically, and explore our relationship with time and space.  We learn to improvise, re/act, and live organically, moment to moment, viewing the body as antenna, as container for memory, as mirror reflecting the world around us.