FIELDWORKS Masterclass Schedule

Saturday, April 11

Pilates for Dancers

9am - 10 am

Madeline williamson

This mat Pilates class is designed to attune dancers to activation of the deep core and supporting movement through breath. We will focus on full-body strength, pelvic stability, and spinal articulation, with modifications available to make this class accessible to dancers of all abilities. 

Note: Bring a mat if you have one! We will have extras if not.

Contemporary Floorwork

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Róisín O’Brien

This class will focus on fundamentals of moving in and out of the floor with ease, culminating in a longer sequence at the end of class. Expect lots of rolling and energetic music! Loose, covered clothing recommended.

Afro-Contemporary (Intro to Wade in the Water)

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Pierre Batiste

This class celebrates a variety of Afro-Contemporary movement styles. Drawing inspiration for Kathryn Dunham's Afro-Contemporary technique which features spinal fluidity and undulation, Talawa technique, an Afro-Polycentric dance style that focuses on isolations and West African-based movement, this class emphasizes the importance of the small details that make a dance like Wade in the Water dazzling to watch.

Improvisational Scene-Building

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

chloe ilene misner

Take a peek into our company process. This class brings together tools of movement composition, theater, improvisation, and play in order to pique curiosity and generate ideas. From this act of discovery, we can then create material for dance and theater performance. We begin with basic concepts for scene building and move into practice with improvising scenes. After a quick pause for discussion, we will begin to set a repeatable performance that mixes choreography with scores for improvisation. At the end, we will perform for each other. Class will involve working all together and in small groups.

Sunday, April 12

Intermediate Ballet

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Lauren Mulhern

Designed for dancers with intermediate to advanced ballet experience, this class offers a full barre and centre with influences from ABT-style training and the Vaganova method.

Modern Workshop : Dynamic Tension

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Abby Marchesseault

This modern class draws from classical Graham and Taylor techniques to explore breath and tension as a means of achieving dynamic range. Class will progress from a full-body warm-up and traveling sequences to more athletic jumps and floorwork, offering opportunities to personally investigate the material in the body. 

Partnering Class

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Chloe ilene misner & joanna whitmyer

This open and welcoming partnering class is for every-BODY. ​We will explore the fundamentals of weight sharing, physical connection, and deep listening.

Class will move at a moderate, accessible pace, beginning with a gentle improvisational warm-up and progressing into exercises in weight sharing and initiating body contact. We’ll incorporate movement material to build trust and responsiveness, and conclude with a ​blind duet ​exercise ​meant to heighten sensory awareness and connection.