In this ten week series, we’ll explore ways of sourcing material for solo performance and ways of putting our work into our bodies and our voices, and into the performance space. We’ll write with our pens and our bodies and our voices as we draw from a variety of movement, writing and physical theater exercises–creating embodied performances that tell our stories and speak our truths. The class will culminate in an informal performance of our work together.
Come play with your marvelous voice, your exquisite body, your ordinary stories, your reliable mistakes, your words whispered from behind closed doors, your name shouted out loud from a mountaintop!
February 29-May 16
Wednesdays 7-9:30
(no class 3/21)
$360/ $330 if paid in full by Feb 15
Boulder Circus Center
4747 N. 26th St
Boulder
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Johanna Walker has been making original solo and ensemble theater, dance, improvisation and spoken word works for over fifteen years. She holds an MFA in Theater: Contemporary Performance from Naropa University, and has performed throughout the US and Canada in theaters, studios, street corners, bathrooms and subway stations. She’s taught writing and performance making to kids, teenagers, senior adults and everyone in between, and loves what happens when we witness one another telling our stories and being our full human selves.
Testimonials:
“The experience of working with Fearless Solos allowed me to get out of the routine, the mundane, and reignite the fire and passion for storytelling through movement, breath and word. Johanna led us through a variety of experiences to create reflexes of expansion, rather than contraction, and in doing so helped us birth stories that may have otherwise been untold. This is a wonderful opportunity to crack open and find the seeds that often lie dormant. Feed, water and provide light and a beautiful thing can be born. I find that sometimes I have to get out of my own way to allow for what aches to be born.” –Erin Anderson,
“I can be a pretty tough judge, but I loved this class and I loved working with Johanna. The work (and play) I did in there continues to reverberate in my life in very healing ways. Through writing and movement and great feedback, I was able to dive into a story that has caused me a lot of suffering in my life and come out with a new appreciation for myself and my life and some of what it means to be human. What a gift! I’m really grateful to the class and to Johanna.” –David Lang Kessem, singer/songwriter
“…a great, possibly life changing experience. I learned I could be true to myself. The class provided a mechanism/structure to explore a critical topic that quiet frankly I did not have the discipline or skills to process that deeply — when it got tough Johanna and other participants were there for me — the overall experience enabled me to make strides much more quickly and effectively than I could have alone.” –Stephanie Davis, LEAN Manufacturing Management Consultant
“Johanna provided us with a safe and nurturing environment in which I could take risks as a first-time writer and performer. This was such a positive experience for me. Even though it was scary taking the stage for the first time, the response I got from the audience was very affirming. I discovered that I could not only share my story but be entertaining as well. This experience boosted my confidence and enriched my life and I look forward to taking this class again!” –Jocelyn Barcelon, sales consultant
“That was better than anything I’ve seen on Broadway, and totally worth a Broadway ticket price.” –audience member at the final performance
