Temple University: Fall 2013

This week I am wrapping up my first semester of teaching at Temple University. Director Peter Reynolds, the Assistant Chair of the theatre program at Temple, invited me to teach in the theatre department for the Fall 2013 semester. I taught Basic Movement for actors and an academic course called Race on the Stage. 

The movement class was based on a physical theatre training method I call Crafting Your Physical Imagination. It gives students the chance to explore the physical possibilities of their bodies, while establishing the habit of generating dynamic theatrical ideas through collaboration. 

Race on the Stage is a race and diversity course. The course is an opportunity for students to explore a variety of social issues, race, gender, class, sexuality and disability, all through the lens of live theatre. 

It has been a powerful and insightful semester; I am deeply touched by the experience. Through my interaction with the students I have learned so much about myself  and about my process as an artist.  In the past four months, I have also learned so much about the capacity of humanity. Nothing comes from nothing.