Archive: Workshops, Intensives, Master Classes, and Open Houses

Nervous Theatre is relocating to the Twin Cities! The critically acclaimed physical theatre company invites you to explore their movement practice in two pop-up workshops. The company’s training (drawing heavily from The Six Viewpoints created by Mary Overlie) breaks movement and storytelling down to their most essential components. Workshops led by artistic director Connor Berkompas will offer you time to get into your body, discover the power of attention, and become curious about your relationship to space. Come move with us, and get to know Nervous Theatre!

All bodies are welcome. All levels of experience are encouraged to attend.
Ages 18+

MOVEMENT AND SPACE: Pop-Up Workshops with Nervous Theatre
Saturdays, September 17 and 24
11:00am-1:00pm
Led by Connor Berkompas
Workshops are $5 each
At the Center for Performing Arts

Space is limited. Please email info@nervoustheatre.com to register.

Learn more about Nervous Theatre here

James Sewell leads Coordi™ classes every Tuesday morning in September. Combine playful brain teasers and mindful motion in this movement-based class open to all abilities — no dance experience necessary. It’s a workout for brain, body, and spirit!

Tuesdays in September
10:00-11:00am

What is Coordi™? It’s a movement study based on multiple kinetic patterns happening at once. Physical brain teasers combine with ballet for unexpected pathways and alignments that challenge both your mind and body! Learn more about Coordi™ here.

Being Good to Yourself: Moving Towards Wholeness and Pleasure
Caring for your neck, shoulders, eyes, and breath in an 8-week Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement Series with Sarah Baumert. Livestream classes will be taught over Zoom.

September 20-November 15
Wednesdays at 6:30pm
Sundays at 4:00pm

In this year’s fall Feldenkrais series, we will explore lessons that promote self-connection and pleasure, finding equanimity in movement, and adapting to change with resilience. In a world where technology has become ever more prevalent, it can be easy to feel disconnected from our bodies, our emotions, and the people around us. But through the gentle, exploratory movements of the Feldenkrais Method, we can find a sense of joy and connection that is uniquely human.

“Joy is exactly what’s happening, minus our opinion of it.” -Charlotte Joko Beck

Movement: This series will include 16 livestream classes. Each lesson is taught twice, once on Sunday and once on Wednesday.

Educational talks: Pre-lesson anatomy lessons and the philosophical framework for ATM.

Connection: Access to recorded Q&A to listen to questions, connect with the other students, and discuss the method and tools we are learning about. Includes optional 10-minute consultation with Sarah, online forum to connect and ask questions if you are doing the recordings, and email support.

Ways to keep practicing: Stream recordings indefinitely and have the option to download recordings.

My new 6-Week Beginners Flamenco Dance Program starts on September 20, 2023.

This is designed for absolute beginners or people who have not danced for a period of time. I will teach you fundamental flamenco dance skills as well as the rhythm and the music. You will be able to dance a simple choreography with a live musician flawlessly in 6 weeks!

Wednesdays, September 20-October 25
7:15-8:10pm
$120

Balanced Body® Reformer Fundamentals for Rehabilitation Professionals
Fridays, September 22 and 29, 12:00-4:00pm
Fee: $275

This course is designed specifically for rehab professionals seeking to expand their use of therapeutic movement as a treatment modality. This course will introduce you to the Reformer as a tool for effective neuromotor training. Learn how to use the Reformer’s spring resistance in a variety of functional positions, including supine, seated, all-fours, and standing, to resolve movement impairments and restore overall function. Each of the exercises presented includes patient set up and useful regressions and progressions for common injuries. The course includes a case study and applications specific to the rehabilitation setting.

Instructor: Ann-Marie Chesterfield, DPT

Join us for a Beetlejuice master class with Morgan Harrison, who is currently the swing/assistant dance captain on the first national tour of Beetlejuice! Morgan’s Broadway credits include Mean Girls and Beetlejuice, and you can catch her tap dancing on the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She has done multiple tours, cruise ships, regional contracts, and workshops, and she is so excited to get to bring what she has learned to you all! Let’s twirl!

Pre-registration is required. To view the class schedule and register for class, click here. Please sign our liability waiver before attending class (found on our website).

Friday, September 22 from 9:30-11:00am
Price: $30

All welcome! Our welcoming environment stands up to our values of inclusivity and accessibility. Work-study and BIPOC scholarships available.

Our space is located in the Can Can Wonderland building in St. Paul. Parking is free in front of the building (the Blue lot is closest to our space), in the lots across the street, and in the underground parking garage (follow the Can Can Wonderland arrow).

Join tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel and Director/Curator/Creative Producer Torya Beard of Rooted for an evening of conversation and movement. In this two-hour engagement, participants will be invited into conversation on how to sustain a creative practice, develop work, and share resources.

September 25, 6:30-8:30pm

An 8-week series with Sarah Baumert. This will be a time to create space and feel what it is like living in this body.

September 25-November 13
Mondays, 6:00-7:15pm CST
Live classes will be taught on Zoom.

When we have the courage to release places that feel physically stuck, mentally tight, or emotionally restricted, we can uncover a new internal landscape of this body we are living in. We will explore ways to move in harmony with our unique needs and how we feel each day, to encourage the body to soften and connect with the feelings of space and freedom.

Each class will infuse a more traditional yoga asana practice with the Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement method. Sarah’s teaching for each class changes based on the seasons and the students in the room. These classes are an interdisciplinary excursion of yoga, Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement, joint-specific training, self-massage, breathing exercises, movement puzzles, and a compassionate mindset to help you feel a greater sense of ease and comfort in yourself. You will train your sensitivity in such a way that you find yourself feeling more alive, vibrant, and spacious.

Each class will be recorded and the videos will be available for those attending the series. Space is limited, sign up early to hold your spot! There will be time for questions and community discussion following each lesson.

Scholarships are available for this series. Please contact Sarah directly at sarah@body-matter.com for scholarship inquiries. No questions asked.