"Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." -Leonard Cohen
Education
- M.A., Expressive Arts Therapy, CIIS, San Francisco, CA
- Roy Hart Theater for voice and theater, France
- B.A., Brandeis University, Summa Cum Laude, Boston, MA
- East Carolina University, Ballet & Modern Dance, NC
- Green Street Dance Studio, Ballet & Modern Dance, Boston, MA
- Main Street Dance, Modern Dance, Burlington, VT
Experience
I began my technical training as a modern dancer in 1973.
After studying for 10 years and majoring in dance at East
Carolina University from 1983-1985, I left traditional
training to explore alternative movement forms including
Contact Improvisation and Authentic Movement. I spent an
additional 10 years studying these forms, as well as
improvisational writing, theater and voice with
Christie Svane (Moving Words), Ruth Zaporah (Action Theater),
and The Roy Hart Theater in France. From 1994-1999 I
performed solo and ensemble work in the Boston area,
primarily focusing on improvisation in movement, song,
and story. During this time I wrote, recorded and
performed solo a-cappella music, and began developing
choreographed performance work. I began teaching workshops
in improvisational performance and autobiographical theater
in 1997. Currently I continue to teach, as well as see private
clients as an EMDR and Expressive Arts Therapist in Berkeley, CA.
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