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Whitney Hunter Workshop: PLAY - Physics, Liveness, Action, You.

Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery
Chicago, IL

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PLAY (physics, liveness, action, you)

led by WHITNEY V HUNTER

A physical performance training approach which offers the participant an understanding of the body in action. ASKS "how does one hone or become aware of his/her own technical and performance potential?" EXPLORES the body in relation to space and time in an effort to deepen the experience of the moment. EMPLOYS kinesiology, improvisation, and composition as experiential and instructional modalities. PROPOSES the appropriation of social play as a generative method and/or an organic form of performative action. IS a practice in honesty, discovery, and experimentation.

WHITNEY V HUNTER is an interdisciplinary performance artist and independent curator, creating and curating for the stage, gallery, and alternative spaces from CHICAGO, IL. he has received numerous support grants for the creation, exhibition, and performance of his works. WHITNEY holds a BFA in THEATRE ARTS/DANCE from HOWARD UNIVERSITY, an MFA in NEW MEDIA ARTS and PERFORMANCE from LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY where he is also a professor in the dance program, and commences doctoral studies in philosophy and art theory at INSTITUTE for the DOCTORAL STUDIES in the VISUAL ARTS (spring 2013).

$20 advance registration (until 5pm 4/11)
$25 registration at door

Please dress in comfortable clothing that allows full movement.