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In-Person Workshop Fabio Tavares: Body, Breath & Voice Alexander On-Camera 4 Week Workshop Dates & Times Friday, October 21, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 28, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 4, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 11, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Lucid Body House, 230 Lexington Ave (at 34th) This workshop will take place in person. We are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Interdisciplinary artist and teacher, Fabio Tavares, returns to The Actors Center for a series of four Friday mornings devoted to the Alexander Technique. Alexander’s own quest began as an attempt to solve his vocal issues. Later on he realized that breath, body and voice were all part of the same organism, all deeply connected to his thinking. In order to look at voice and breath we need to understand how the body works. The body produces the voice. In this workshop, Fabio will guide an exploration of ideas and activities that will encourage our bodies to release in order to produce sound and movement with more ease and flow. Whether on stage or on set, the principles are the same. A freer body will produce a freer sound. In the latter part of each session, participants will be invited to bring in film or TV sides to work on-camera and explore adjustments in the work. Sessions run weekly, 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: At-home rapid covid test required before each session Masks optional Daily health screening questionnaire Large studio Windows and portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers About Fabio Tavares Fabio Tavares (he/him) is a queer Brazilian artist who’s been obsessed with the human body in action from a very young age. He started off as a competitive gymnast before running away to join the circus at the age of 15 where he got his first professional job as an acrobat. Fabio moved to New York in 1999 where he’s been dancing, flying, falling, crashing, studying, learning, teaching and making noise since. He has collaborated and performed with Yvonne Meyer, chameckilerner, Miguel Gutierrez, Fisherspooner, Noemie Lafrance, Luis Lara Malvacías, Jeniffer Monson, Circus Amok, John Heginbotham, Laurie Anderson,The Dazzle Dancers, The Daisy Spurs, Stanley Love, Anna Kohler, Anne Bogart and the acclaimed SITI Company. Fabio has danced with Elizabeth STREB and her extreme-action company for 14 years where he served as the Associate Artistic Director for a decade. Fabio’s one man show The Ex-Body based on...

In-Person Workshop DANIELLE SKRAASTAD: Games 5 Week Workshop Dates & Times Monday, October 24, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, October 31, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, November 7, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, November 14, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, November 21, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 16th Floor This workshop will take place in person. We are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and NYU Grad Acting faculty, Danielle Skraastad, returns to The Actors Center for a series of five Monday mornings devoted to Games. Come indulge in the simple pleasure of play and rekindle your connection to joy, divine love, and big feelings with an equally big physicality of passion. Danielle will guide participants through a series of games designed to enhance your ability to listen, find spontaneity and cultivate freedom within structure. Life is hard, making art doesn’t have to be. Sessions run weekly, 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Masking required: KN95 or N95 Participants may be able to remove masks for individual exercises Large studio Windows and HVAC system About Danielle Skraastad Danielle Skraastad is a director, teacher and actor. Danielle teaches Games at NYU's MFA Graduate Acting Program. She has worked on the development of The Games Project since 2006. She has previously taught classes and workshops for SUNY Albany, SUNY Purchase, QuestStar, SummerStage, The Heifeitz Institute, The Actors Center, and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers, among others. Danielle’s acting credits include the Broadway production of All My Sons, IHO and The Wake at The Public Theater, The Pain and the Itch at Playwrights Horizons, Hurricane Diane at New York Theatre Workshop, Anon at The Atlantic, Lidless for Page 73, Red Haired Thomas, Cressida Among the Greeks and The Eyes of Others at The Ohio, Carrie PS 122 with Theater Couture, Big Times with WET, A Midsummer Night's Dream with The Continuum Project, New Day at Theater for a New City, Fugue at The Cherry Lane Theater and Lascivious Something at The Cherry Lane (Mentor Project). Regional credits include Berkeley Rep, The Kirk, Two River Theater Festival, The Wilma, Hartford Stage, ACT/Seattle, Portland Stage Co, StageWorks/Hudson, The Lantern. TV/Film: Unforgettable, Law & Order, SVU, Fringe, Mercy, 27 Dresses, and The Business of Story. Danielle's directing credits include the Rope In Your Hands(Frigid Festival), Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train and A Hudson Holiday (StageWorksHudson), and original plays Confidence Camp, Road Trip and...

In-Person Workshop Fabio Tavares: Body, Breath & Voice Alexander On-Camera 4 Week Workshop Dates & Times Friday, October 21, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 28, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 4, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 11, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Lucid Body House, 230 Lexington Ave (at 34th) This workshop will take place in person. We are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Interdisciplinary artist and teacher, Fabio Tavares, returns to The Actors Center for a series of four Friday mornings devoted to the Alexander Technique. Alexander’s own quest began as an attempt to solve his vocal issues. Later on he realized that breath, body and voice were all part of the same organism, all deeply connected to his thinking. In order to look at voice and breath we need to understand how the body works. The body produces the voice. In this workshop, Fabio will guide an exploration of ideas and activities that will encourage our bodies to release in order to produce sound and movement with more ease and flow. Whether on stage or on set, the principles are the same. A freer body will produce a freer sound. In the latter part of each session, participants will be invited to bring in film or TV sides to work on-camera and explore adjustments in the work. Sessions run weekly, 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: At-home rapid covid test required before each session Masks optional Daily health screening questionnaire Large studio Windows and portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers About Fabio Tavares Fabio Tavares (he/him) is a queer Brazilian artist who’s been obsessed with the human body in action from a very young age. He started off as a competitive gymnast before running away to join the circus at the age of 15 where he got his first professional job as an acrobat. Fabio moved to New York in 1999 where he’s been dancing, flying, falling, crashing, studying, learning, teaching and making noise since. He has collaborated and performed with Yvonne Meyer, chameckilerner, Miguel Gutierrez, Fisherspooner, Noemie Lafrance, Luis Lara Malvacías, Jeniffer Monson, Circus Amok, John Heginbotham, Laurie Anderson,The Dazzle Dancers, The Daisy Spurs, Stanley Love, Anna Kohler, Anne Bogart and the acclaimed SITI Company. Fabio has danced with Elizabeth STREB and her extreme-action company for 14 years where he served as the Associate Artistic Director for a decade. Fabio’s one man show The Ex-Body based on...

In-Person Workshop DANIELLE SKRAASTAD: Games 5 Week Workshop Dates & Times Monday, October 24, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, October 31, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, November 7, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, November 14, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Monday, November 21, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Ripley Grier, 520 8th Avenue, 16th Floor This workshop will take place in person. We are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Actor, teacher, and NYU Grad Acting faculty, Danielle Skraastad, returns to The Actors Center for a series of five Monday mornings devoted to Games. Come indulge in the simple pleasure of play and rekindle your connection to joy, divine love, and big feelings with an equally big physicality of passion. Danielle will guide participants through a series of games designed to enhance your ability to listen, find spontaneity and cultivate freedom within structure. Life is hard, making art doesn’t have to be. Sessions run weekly, 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: Masking required: KN95 or N95 Participants may be able to remove masks for individual exercises Large studio Windows and HVAC system About Danielle Skraastad Danielle Skraastad is a director, teacher and actor. Danielle teaches Games at NYU's MFA Graduate Acting Program. She has worked on the development of The Games Project since 2006. She has previously taught classes and workshops for SUNY Albany, SUNY Purchase, QuestStar, SummerStage, The Heifeitz Institute, The Actors Center, and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers, among others. Danielle’s acting credits include the Broadway production of All My Sons, IHO and The Wake at The Public Theater, The Pain and the Itch at Playwrights Horizons, Hurricane Diane at New York Theatre Workshop, Anon at The Atlantic, Lidless for Page 73, Red Haired Thomas, Cressida Among the Greeks and The Eyes of Others at The Ohio, Carrie PS 122 with Theater Couture, Big Times with WET, A Midsummer Night's Dream with The Continuum Project, New Day at Theater for a New City, Fugue at The Cherry Lane Theater and Lascivious Something at The Cherry Lane (Mentor Project). Regional credits include Berkeley Rep, The Kirk, Two River Theater Festival, The Wilma, Hartford Stage, ACT/Seattle, Portland Stage Co, StageWorks/Hudson, The Lantern. TV/Film: Unforgettable, Law & Order, SVU, Fringe, Mercy, 27 Dresses, and The Business of Story. Danielle's directing credits include the Rope In Your Hands(Frigid Festival), Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train and A Hudson Holiday (StageWorksHudson), and original plays Confidence Camp, Road Trip and...

In-Person Workshop Fabio Tavares: Body, Breath & Voice Alexander On-Camera 4 Week Workshop Dates & Times Friday, October 21, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, October 28, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 4, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Friday, November 11, 2022 – 10:00am-1:00pm Lucid Body House, 230 Lexington Ave (at 34th) This workshop will take place in person. We are unable to accommodate observers for this workshop. About the Workshop Interdisciplinary artist and teacher, Fabio Tavares, returns to The Actors Center for a series of four Friday mornings devoted to the Alexander Technique. Alexander’s own quest began as an attempt to solve his vocal issues. Later on he realized that breath, body and voice were all part of the same organism, all deeply connected to his thinking. In order to look at voice and breath we need to understand how the body works. The body produces the voice. In this workshop, Fabio will guide an exploration of ideas and activities that will encourage our bodies to release in order to produce sound and movement with more ease and flow. Whether on stage or on set, the principles are the same. A freer body will produce a freer sound. In the latter part of each session, participants will be invited to bring in film or TV sides to work on-camera and explore adjustments in the work. Sessions run weekly, 10am-1pm. COVID-19 Safety Policies For this workshop: At-home rapid covid test required before each session Masks optional Daily health screening questionnaire Large studio Windows and portable HEPA/equivalent air purifiers About Fabio Tavares Fabio Tavares (he/him) is a queer Brazilian artist who’s been obsessed with the human body in action from a very young age. He started off as a competitive gymnast before running away to join the circus at the age of 15 where he got his first professional job as an acrobat. Fabio moved to New York in 1999 where he’s been dancing, flying, falling, crashing, studying, learning, teaching and making noise since. He has collaborated and performed with Yvonne Meyer, chameckilerner, Miguel Gutierrez, Fisherspooner, Noemie Lafrance, Luis Lara Malvacías, Jeniffer Monson, Circus Amok, John Heginbotham, Laurie Anderson,The Dazzle Dancers, The Daisy Spurs, Stanley Love, Anna Kohler, Anne Bogart and the acclaimed SITI Company. Fabio has danced with Elizabeth STREB and her extreme-action company for 14 years where he served as the Associate Artistic Director for a decade. Fabio’s one man show The Ex-Body based on...