Platform Arts

Unscripting the Body

Join artist Jessica Tanto as they lead a workshop that explores the body, the city, and the narratives they can tell and untell about our actions in place.

Seasons & Programs

Event Details

Category

Seasons & Programs

Event Starts

Aug 16, 2025 14:00

Event Ends

Aug 16, 2025 16:30

Venue

Platform Arts

Location

60 Little Malop Street, Geelong VIC, Australia

Why do you choose to step one foot in front of the other to walk forward? Why do you walk at a certain speed on the street? Why pause here? And what happens when the public gaze is introduced?

Using exploratory movement and open-ended prompts, participants will practice distinguishing between impulse-driven movements and expectation-driven movements. This session provides a group lab to experiment and learn, inspiring participants to continue their unscripted way of moving in the presence of the public.

Our actions are consciously and unconsciously influenced by the scripts that our body has unconsciously learnt through our lived experiences. Each decision that we make is the product of a negotiation between our honest intuit and the expectations that we hold on ourselves.

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