Tamalpa Experience with Iu-Hui Chua

Held at Joe Goode ANNEX Studio, San Francisco, California

How can we live our lives with more creativity? How can we make art with more meaning?

In the Tamalpa Life/Art Process, movement and life are intertwined. Our bodies communicate our life experiences through movement, and this movement has the potential to connect us with the creative forces within. It can also open us up to new ways of expressing what lives inside of us.

In this Life/Art Dances workshop, we begin with a dive into the internal landscape of the sensorial body using guided somatic-based movement as a source for creative exploration and self-discovery. The dances that arise from these movements will be further explored using drawing and creative writing. This creative use of various modes of expression enlivens the conversation between body, imagination, life experiences and art making. This process creates the opportunity for you to make meaning from movement, and to uncover connections between your dances and your life experiences.

We will be working on the body parts of the hands and arms and movement metaphors that arise from these body parts. What do you wish to embrace in your life, or carry with you? What do you wish to let go of, or release?

   No dance experience needed. Art supplies provided.

Iu-Hui Chua, MFA, RSMT, RSME, CPC

Iu-Hui Chua devises physical theater, dance, and video performance. She has been a member of Anna Halprin’s Sea Ranch Collective and an associate teacher for Ms. Halprin. She’s danced with Ledoh and Salt Farm, Dandelion Dancetheater, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Ellen Bromberg, Sherwood Chen, Headmistress and Disneyland. Iu-Hui has presented work at San Francisco International Arts Festival, Videoholica International Video Art Festival Bulgaria, SomaFest, Athens Digital Arts Festival, Mondavi Studio, and site-specific locations world wide. Grants and awards include Cass Calder Smith Artful Harvest Circle Fellowship, Quick Grant Center for Cultural Innovation, Consortium for Women and Research Grant, and UC Davis Dramatic Arts Fellowship. Artist residencies include Penasco Theater, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, CounterPulse, and Djerassi Resident Artists. Iu-Hui presented at Northern California Performance Platform at Stanford University and taught as a Lecturer at UC Davis. She has taught dance, theater, and the Tamalpa Life/Art work internationally. Currently she teaches dance at Tamalpais High School while continuing her coaching practice specializing in career development and presence, and is working on collaborative projects with multi-disciplinary artist colleagues.

Payment

• Full payment of  $45 fee is required to reserve your space.

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Cancellations

• • Full refund with 48-hour cancellation notice.
  • No refunds for late cancellations.

Registration

                ** As it’s 72 hours before the workshop, please plan to register and pay at the location ! **