What stories can the body tell? How can movement become language, emotion, and art?
This course explores the human body as a powerful tool for expression, communication, and identity. Across eight sessions, participants will examine how the body has been represented throughout different cultures and historical periods while discovering the many ways it has shaped art, ritual, performance, and theatrical traditions around the world.
Through observation, writing, movement, and creative experimentation, participants will develop new forms of personal expression while engaging with themes of identity, bodily perception, symbolism, and contemporary art.
Our guest expert is professional classical Indian dancer Alejandra Herrera. She will guide participants through the dances and theatrical traditions of India, introducing the symbolic language of the hands, eyes, and the nine emotions described in the Natyashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts. Using these tools, participants will create small embodied narratives that connect gesture, emotion, storytelling, and imagination.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
May 26 – June 18
11:30 AM – 1 PM
Cost: $115
Includes expert lecture and workshop.
Email us today to register!
We prefer small groups, so spaces are limited.
Cultura Viva combines Spanish language learning with art, culture, and community-based experiences, creating immersive opportunities to practice language through meaningful creative exploration. All classes are taught by certified teacher Alejandra Herrera, who is also a professional dancer and classically trained musician. In this special edition of Cultura Viva, participants will also draw from her extensive background in classical Indian dance as part of the course experience.
Only at idiomARTE: Master the Language; Live the Culture
Mariscal Lamar 14-25 y Estevez de Toral
Cuenca, Ecuador
idiomARTE, To register: LearnSpanish@idiomartcuenca.com
City: Cuenca
