Synopsis:
TRANSFORMATIVE TOOLS: RITUAL, PRACTICE & CREATIVE FLOW
27 October – 8 December 2025
Mondays, 7:00–10:00pm (Session 5 runs Sunday, 23 November, 7:00–10:00pm)
Led by Edith Podesta | WILD RICE @ Funan
Develop sustaining rituals and practices while nurturing creativity in your movement work. Drawing from influential makers and methods, this term focuses on attention, presence, and embodied transformation - so you leave with a repeatable toolkit for the studio, rehearsal room, and stage.
What we'll explore
* Deborah Hay — dance as sacred practice: attention, presence, transformation
* Anna Halprin — communal ritual for healing, social action, and personal myth
* Gabrielle Roth — The Five Rhythms: Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, Stillness
* Maija Hirvanen — performance magic via ritual-like "recipes and spills"
* Eight Classic Centers of Motivation — archetypes and mythic energies as engines for change in performance
* Guest Session: Zarina Muhammad — Antidotes for Surviving Eclipses: Myth, Magic and Ritual as Resistance
Who Should Apply
Open to anyone with a genuine interest in movement, ritual, and performance - no prior dance or theatre experience required. Recommended for 18+. Especially valuable for:
* Performers & theatre-makers seeking new ways to embody presence and generate material
* Dancers & choreographers exploring ritual, transformation, and non-traditional methods
* Educators & facilitators bringing creative frameworks to classrooms or community practice
* Wellness, yoga & somatic practitioners integrating body-based practice with creative expression
Venue: WILD RICE @ Funan
Programme Fees (excl. GST):$525
Applications close Friday, 17 October 2025 at 11.59pm.
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