Master classes / Lecture Demonstrations
‘Fundamentals of Collaboration’ is a class that Rebecca Stenn Company has put together that is designed for both musicians and dancers of all levels. The class focuses on developing common vocabulary for dancers/choreographers and musicians/composers to encourage collaboration between the two. Once the dialogue is established, the students’ work on studies produced through improvisation. Company members can also teach modern dance technique, composition and master classes in cello, bass, piano and percussion departments.
Rebecca Stenn Company has taught master classes and performed lecture/demonstrations at Wells College in New York; Merrimack College in Massachusetts; Houston High School of Performing Arts and Ballet Met in Texas; Grinnell College in Iowa; Old Dominion University in Virginia; Tulane University, Broward Community College in southern Florida; The Jewish Community Center in Sherman, CT; and Point Park College in Pittsburgh among many others.
“When companies are brought in to conduct workshops, I expect them to be organized, with an agenda and ready to teach. The Perks arrived with a class ready to go and problems for us to work on in Fundamentals of Collaboration. Rebecca always had a positive attitude toward the students and the ending product of a class, whether we go it "right" or not. Enjoyment of the process was always emphasized.”
Student, Ashland Dance Festival, Southern Oregon University
“I learned how wonderful it is to express yourself through movement…the class helped me develop a more creative side of my life. I learned with every gesture, movement and sway with our body, it’s dance.”
Student, Lincoln Center, Open Stages, High School Intensive Program
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