In these workshops, we will explore the contrast of reality and abstraction using the personification of emotions. We will take what we feel and create it into a character, exploring its past through journaling, its present through solo improvisation and movement generation, and the potential of its future through improvisation games and collaborations with others.
The workshops are open level and free of charge, thanks to support from Metro Arts THRIVE, Metro Parks Dance Division, and DancEast, and are inspired by the research I have done with collaborators (McKay House, Joi Ware, Alex Winer) on a new work to premiere later this Spring.
-Amanda Reichert
Date: Sunday, March 19
Location: DancEast
Middle School workshop: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
High School workshop: 3:45pm - 5:15pm
*Bring a notebook, pen, and water bottle!
Amanda Reichert is a freelance dancer and choreographer originally from Lawrence, KS. She holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University, where she was recognized as the Donna Cucunato award winner for outstanding contribution to dance. She has had the privilege of working and collaborating on projects with Holly Johnston, Mike Esperanza, Suku Dance Lab, Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup, and MersihaMesihovic/CircuitDebris, among others, and credits the artists she has danced with along the way for both brief and deep influence on her creative process. She has had the pleasure of presenting work at Symphony Space and Center for Performance Research in NYC, the Kindling Arts Festival and the Barbershop Theater in Nashville, TN, Festival Nómada in El Salvador, and b12 Dance Festival in Berlin. She is a recipient of a Metro Arts THRIVE award and is currently collaborating with Metro Parks Dance Division and Animata Arts to help curate residency opportunities for dancers in Nashville.