Join the Collective Reflection Movement Workshops, using improvisation-based dance and theatre exercises to explore movement.
Jan 19, Feb 2, & Mar 2 | 1:30pm-3pm | Donation-based
Collective Reflection Movement Workshops Spring Series
Jan 19, Feb 2, & Mar 2 | 1:30pm-3pm | Donation-based
Collective Reflection workshops offer an improvisation-based dance ‘class’ to help you find empowerment and new perspectives through movement. Each session starts with a guided warm-up - incorporating elements of meditation, Gyrokinesis, Feldenkrais (Awareness Through Movement), and modern/contemporary dance. After bringing awareness to our mental focus and physical alignment, participants receive prompts to explore various elements of movement (ime, weight, momentum, direction, and more) individually, and as a group. Each session concludes with a wind-down meditation and time for journaling or reflective conversation.
This space is sometimes silly, sometimes serious, and always trying something new. Workshops are open to all experience levels- whether you have never taken a dance class or are a full-time performing artist, you are welcome here! Please reach out to rai.marise@gmail.com with any questions or accommodation requests.
Meet the Artist
Rai Barnard is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher born and raised in DFW. After 15 years of training, Rai graduated from UT Dallas in 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts and a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Rai’s performance experience ranges from theatrical productions (Prism Movement Theater, Stage West, Flexible Grey Theatre, Lyric Stage) to music concerts (MATTIE) to contemporary dance (works by Jen Mabus, Katie Milligan, and Sarah Matzke).
In 2021 they produced and choreographed their first evening-length show, The Cost of Visibility through UT Dallas. More recently, they presented another full-length dance theatre show- First MI Last – for the AMOC Artist-in-Residence program (2022). Rai continues to perform, choreograph, and teach in DFW with a focus on building community and empowering others to use movement as a means for personal and collective growth.