Authentic Movement Workshop
Mondays, September 29–November 3 | 6-8pm
At Waterstop Infoshop (20 N 2nd Ave E, Duluth)
“Movement, to be experienced, has to be 'found' in the body, not put on like a dress or a coat. There is that in us which has moved from the very beginning. It is that which can liberate us.”
— Mary Starks Whitehouse
Remember how to feel. Authentic Movement provides a simple structure for connecting with our body’s inward experience and expressing it outwardly through movement—a gentle, self-guided practice that everyone (people of all bodies, abilities, and backgrounds) can do; no dance or movement experience is required. Integrate the many layers of your feeling being by letting your body guide the way. Through the series, participants will increase self-awareness, mind-body-spirit connection, and kinesthetic self-expression. This 6-week series is designed for beginners though open to people with any level of experience. Pay-what-you-can (suggested $60-80).
INSTRUCTOR
Thomlin Swan (they/he) is a queer, Jewish artist and organizer who has been learning and practicing somatic movement since 2010. Thomlin received a certificate in Somatic Attachment Therapy in 2022, and has taught Authentic Movement, Contact Improvisation, and Grotowski-inspired physical theatre since 2015. Thomlin is dedicated to decolonial, antiracist, and gender-affirming practices. Thomlin lives in Nahgachiwanong (Cloquet, MN) with their family.