Movement, Communication & the Power of Play
Movement, Communication & the Power of Play
Presented by Carmelina Martin and Catalina Moraga
Type of Session: Active Workshop (3 hou0 minutes)
Target: ALL Areas
Workshop Description
Broaden your movement repertoire and explore the joy of challenging yourself in new, playful and creative ways.
This Masterclass explores movement through the lens of Fighting Monkey (FM), a practice rooted in arts, athletics and movement research. It is an exploratory practice that values creativity, empathy, speculation and adaptability. It is a communication practice that explores how we communicate with ourselves, with others, and with the world at large.
Through curated movement situations, we investigate strategies of observation, communication, problem-solving and learning. These situations include solo and partnered movement tasks. We’ll also explore our creative relationship to tools/objects to investigate how we shape and are shaped by the material world.
This masterclass is all levels, open to dance and drama educators. The only pre-requisite is curiosity.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Carmelina Martin
Carmelina Martin has dedicated decades to the field of education, with significant contributions to dance education in Ontario. Her work includes policy guidance, curriculum development, and the design and delivery of in-service teacher education courses.
She has presented her insights on dance and the arts at notable venues such as UNESCO, the National Roundtable for Teacher Education in the Arts, and daCi conferences in Taiwan (2011) and Slovenia (2024). These engagements highlight her commitment to advocating for the importance of dance and the arts in education.
Carmelina is the founder of Pulse Ontario Dance Conference and recipient of the Ontario Premier Teacher of the Year Award. She holds a Master’s in Education and works as a Program Officer at the Ontario College of Teachers, playing a key role in the province's teaching profession.
In her free time, Carmelina explores various movement modalities and embodied practices, with a particular interest in Fighting Monkey.
Catalina Morgana