Re-educate your body with Barbara Mahler

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange announces:

Re-Education of the Body: A Klein-Mahler Technique Workshop

(for dancers and non-dancers)

Taught by Barbara Mahler
Tuesdays, May 6 – June 10, 7pm-9pm
Tuition: $100 for six weeks | $20 per drop-in
Financial assistance available

To register, call 718-832-0018

CELEBRATING 16 YEARS OF ARTS AND ARTISTS IN PROGRESS

Mahler, a noted teacher, views dance training as a voyage of self-discovery. Barbara Mahler roots her choreography in distillation, as if she aims to extract the essence of her ideas, making them calmer and purer. -VILLAGE VOICE, 2007

This class is a dance/movement technique that works from the premise that the requirements of movement in daily life and dance are basically the same. It provides the underpinnings to support all styles of dance technique and improvisation. The purpose of the work/class is to re-educate one's body with an interweaving of theory and practice on a physical and organic level. The result is clarity and sureness of movement, and a new level of understanding the innate intelligence of the body. A body of work, it is also a way for dancers to be treated, respected and to be seen as individuals. The main thrust of the work is for dancers to find their own essence, their own identity and integrity and take that into movement.

The workshop works at the level of the bone, not the traditional level of the muscles. It’s based on the concept that in order to move most efficiently it is necessary to let go of the muscles that hold one back from moving and fix the body into a set and locked configuration. When the bones are aligned we become connected, powerful and strong. The body becomes efficient and alive. The class is open to all levels, dancers and non-dancers alike.

Barbara Mahler has taught daily classes for 27 years plus, educating and teaching (with, and continually inspired by, Susan Klein) a generation of dancers. She is s a widely respected dance teacher and choreographer, very active in the development of contemporary dance technique. Essentially self-taught, she brings to her classes the perspective, understanding and experience of working on her own movement re-education. Barbara was a Movement Research artist in residence for the 2000-01 season, is for the 2006-08 season, is an adjunct faculty at Hunter College, NYC, on the artist advisory board of BAX, and a recent MFA graduate from UWM. Barbara also maintains a private practice in Zero Balancing and other hands on healing modalities.

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is a multifaceted performing arts center offering an annual presenting season, artist services, and educational programs for youth and adults. For more info, call (718) 832-0018 or click here.

BAX is located at 421 5th Ave. at 8th St. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Take the F train to Fourth Avenue or the R train to 9th Street.