Alexander Technique & Improvisation
moving from core/moving towards source

How can a new awareness and integration in the body inform our imaginative, moving life? What does it mean to let the "extra effort" fall away – and to function, move and create from our most core, unobstructed self? As we release unnecessary patterns of tension, we restore our body's natural poise and integration, coming into deeper contact with our true nature. We learn to listen to our bodies attentively and intuitively. Dynamic and artistic choices expand as we learn to work with our body’s design.
Through an exploration of the Alexander principles, we will heighten awareness and ease of movement, striving to improvise from a core integration unencumbered by habitual patterns of movement and mind. We will also engage improvisational structures to help in experiencing the basic dynamics that AT encourages. Elements of story, visual imagery, writing and drawing support our improvising and deepen our understanding of the Alexander process, our bodies, and our creative life. All students will receive hands-on guidance from Judith. This class is designed for intermediate to advanced dancers who are new to Alexander, as well as those who have studied previously and wish to deepen their understanding and application of the technique.



Judith Grodowitz
Judith Grodowitz, a certified (AmSAT) Alexander teacher since 1987, lives and teaches in NYC, traveling regularly to teach internationally. In 2003, she completed an advanced training certification in the Art of Breathing. Judith brings 28 years of involvement with performance and movement arts to her teaching. She originated leading roles as a longtime member of the Obie-Award winning (Best New American Play) company SKYFISH ENSEMBLE. She was affiliated with the Penland School of Art for over a decade, teaching Alexander and movement to visual artists. Judith is on the faculty of the New School Drama School graduate program (formerly named the Actors Studio Drama School). Judith has led workshops in the Greek Islands combining Alexander, Improvisation and myth since 1996. An abiding interest in the relationship between the body and the imagination inspires her work.