Date/Time
Date(s) - Sun, 2nd Jul 2017
10:00 AM till 5:30 PM
Location
Alexander Technique Centre
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From Here To Really Here
A Workshop For Alexander Teachers and Trainees
Inhibition and Direction go together like Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, like Abbott and Costello, like Batman and Robin, like Tonto and the Lone Ranger.
Like Yin and Yang. Actually a lot like yin and yang. First there is nothing and then there is something. First there was evening and then morning. Inhibition and Direction.
On July 2nd, at the beautiful CTC space, we will spend a whole day together playing with a number of directional systems, all variations on a theme, that theme being Alexander’s classical directions.
According to F.M., as we all know, direction is . . . the process involved in projecting messages from the brain to the mechanisms and in conducting the energy necessary to the use of those mechanism.
My imagistic mind sees a bottle floating up on the shore and in the bottle hides a message. Imagine the message as a map, directions, or instructions giving us a hint as to how to get from here to really here. The message may be communicated via words, but may be communicated non-verbally as well, geometrically or graphically.
The message, in whatever form, excites us, energizes us and off we go in some direction toward our destination, from here to really here.
Join me for a day of improvising with helical, spherical, anatomical, verbal, imagistic, and spatial expressions of Alexander’s classical directions.
About Bruce Fertman
He is the embodiment of his work. His touch is like a butterfly settling down on the very turning point of your soul. And then you know, “That’s who I am, that is who I could be.”
M. Tueshaus, Alexander Teacher / Tango Teacher/ Equestrian
Bruce has been using his hands, helping people to move well, for fifty-five years. He trained with five first generation Alexander teachers: Catherine Merrick Wielopolska, Marjorie L. Barstow, Richard M. Gummere Jr., Elisabeth Walker, and Erika Whittaker. Bruce brings a lifetime of training as a movement artist and educator to his work as an Alexander teacher, having trained in Gymnastics, Modern Dance, Ballet, Contact Improvisation, Tai Chi Chu’an, Aikido, Chanoyu, Argentine Tango, and Kyudo. In 1982, Bruce co-founded the Alexander Alliance International, an intergenerational, multicultural community/school. Currently director of the Alexander Alliance Germany, Bruce also teaches annually for Alexander Alliance training programs in Japan, Korea, and America. He conducts post graduate training programs in Dorset and Zurich. Currently, Bruce is near completion of Teaching By Hand/Learning By Heart – Delving Into The Work Of F.M. Alexander, which will soon be published by Mouritz.
Gone is the straight-lined striving, the stopping and oughting. Instead curiosity, inquisitiveness, and permission to experiment, to play, to open boxes and to climb out of them into a world of possibility – a world both soft and strong. And all this through a quiet power, an exquisite touch, a clarity of speech, and a wealth of wisdom. For me, Bruce’s work is more than exciting; it is important, both to the world and to anyone involved in any way with Alexander’s Technique.
A. Turner – Alexander Technique Teacher
Cornwall, EnglandOne of the foremost representatives of Marjorie Barstow’s lineage, Bruce’s work is unique and innovative. Bruce is especially gifted when it comes to teaching in groups. He’s a philosopher, poet and writer who gives voice to what is wonderful about the Alexander Technique.
Michael Frederick – Founding Director of the International Congresses for the Alexander Technique
Workshop Details
Where:
Alexander Technique
The Walter Carrington Educational Trust
13, The Boulevard
Imperial Wharf
London SW6 2UB
020 7727 7222
We are only three minutes walk from Imperial Wharf Station.
Imperial Wharf Station provides a direct link to Clapham Junction (4 minutes) in the South and Willesden Junction in the North. Change at West Brompton (5 minutes) for the District Line or at Shepherds Bush (9 minutes) for the Central Line.
When:
Sunday, July 2nd: From Here To Really Here – One Day Workshop
10:00 – 1:30 morning class.
1:30 – 2:45 lunch break
2:45 – 5:30 afternoon class
Fee:
£120. £100 early registration.
£75 for those of you who took my workshop in April, if you bring another teacher or trainee.
£50 for all Alexander teachers enrolled in the Alexander Alliance Post Graduate Training Program in Dorset.
Early registration ends June 3, 2017.
Monday, July 3rd: Private Lessons.
Fee: £60 for a 45 minute lesson. If you or anyone you know is interested write to me, or have them write to me at: bf@brucefertman.com
To Register for the workshop contact Ruth Davis at:
Email: ruth.a.davis@me.com
Phone: +44 (0) 7590 406267
To Make Payment:
BACS
(Please reference your payment with your full name.) Sort Code: 40-47-59
Account No: 12037351
Acc Name R Davis
International Transfers via:
IBAN: GB24MIDL40475912037351 BIC:MIDLGB2172
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write to me, bf@brucefertman.com or to Ruth Davis, ruth.a.davis@me.com.
I look forward to meeting you and to working with you.
Bruce Fertman