Tuesday, April 29, 2008

what is the history of your body?



hi all,

please consider attending the workshops my friend rachel and i are leading to finish off our independent study. no theater experience is necessary or expected. the workshops are going to be a fun, relaxed exploration of the history of our bodies. feel free to email me with any questions.

thanks,
~julia

ps - what do you think of the flier?

EDIT: i just noticed that you can't really read it on here. i will bring some fliers into class, and here is the text:

We will be holding three workshops to explore issues associated with bodies. We will use techniques based on those of Augusto Boal.

Using storytelling, image-making, and movement we will explore the question:
what is the history of your body? We will think about our relationship to our own body, as well as our relationship with others’ bodies. This is a topic that comes up a lot in intellectual conversations, but we hope to deepen our understanding through creative interaction.

The workshops are open to all Vassar students.

Monday, May 5th
5:30-7:30pm
VCDF 309

Thursday, May 8th
5:30-7:30pm
VCDF 309

Wednesday, May 14th
1-3pm
Residential Quad


Each workshop will build on the previous one so attendance at all three is expected, but if you have a specific conflict please let us know. In the final workshop we hope to invite others to participate and engage with us on the topics we have explored in a public setting.

If you’re interested in participating, or just want more information, email
Rachel at ralee@vassar.edu or Julia at jukann@vassar.edu

Thanks – we hope to hear from you soon!

Rachel & Julia

Oh yeah, and there will be FREEEEEEE COOOOOKIES!

2 comments:

the COOL class said...

thanks for posting this julia - sounds great - i hope i can make it! but before i forget to mention it to you, if youre interested in embodied theory (particularly feminist theories of women's bodies) you should look into taking the women's studies seminar "thinking women's bodies" taught by colleen cohen and diane harriford next semester. i took it last year and it was one of the best courses ive had at vassar. i really couldnt recommend it more. (in fact i already forwarded the flier for your event to my old seminar classmates).
-abra

the COOL class said...

I like the baby feet.
-Jason