Tuning Art Practices
Refining perception, sensitivity and attunement through embodied, visual and narrative forms
Refining perception, sensitivity and attunement through embodied, visual and narrative forms
"Moving, drawing,, writing, playing the music, performing... living - tuning in any kind of art or creative practice, means beginning without a plan; without expectation, without knowing where I'm heading - yet always being present with an intention clear in the now. And somewhere down the road... body, mind and emotion become ONE. And it's in that UNION that the disappearing happens. It' s in that union that the usual domination of the part collapses and the true intelligence of the WHOLE reveals itself".
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These Workshops differ somewhat from the Improvisation ones, though they share a common foundation and similar objectives. Here, our focus, is on developing a deeper relationship with ourselves, with the world around us, and the very core of the creative act.
What we do here is closer to the mindful disciplines practiced in a dojo (training space) than to a traditional art class. This approach exemplify focused presence, repetition and mindful engagement—qualities that are familiar in disciplined training and contemplative practices. Yet the workshops' focus goes beyond mere relaxation, dancing or art and creative writing. Here, we work with limitations in order to move beyond them, cultivating depth and presence through the combination of body movement, writing, and visual arts — approached and woven together through the lens and the wisdom of theater. The work is more presence and process oriented, cultivating expressivity as a skill and communicating from within, rather than performative - yet capable of generating refined and enriched performances, texts and works of art.
The discipline is attentive, focused, and alive — like the ink-and-brush art of East Asian calligraphy — where the art is not only the brushstroke but the presence in the moment of stroke. Just as in Zen gardening, the form and structure that arises is never forced; it emerges naturally from deep listening. And, like a hidden dance inside a still moment, play and lightness are always present, quietly shaping the practice from within.
We begin with simplicity (Level One), but the path has depth. For those who stay, it can become a mastery of presence.
It is from this attentive, playful, and immersive engagement that the intention of the workshops arises: to allow a meeting space between us and creation as a meditative process — to ground us in presence, raise our consciousness, and help transform this encounter into a dynamic, fertile relationship. A relationship that, in its bloom, makes man
a medium and a creator in one body.
Note: This practice serves as attunement training for art students and others working creatively, helping them cultivate awareness, sensitivity, and presence to bring into their own work, while remaining open to participants of all backgrounds who are curious and engaged.