Vocal Body Workshop Series with Catherine Lee Presented by Raven Spirit Dance (Training Series) www.ravenspiritdance.com Jeanette Kotowich & Brian Solomon Photo Credit: Yvonne Chew Join us every Wednesday for this 6-week workshop series combining voice and movement with body wisdom to intuitively connect the sound of the body with its activity - Vocal Body. Dates: Wednesdays April 22nd - May 27th (the first Wednesday is 1pm-3pm, the remaining classes are from 2pm-4pm) Fees: $150 for the full 6- week series // or $25 drop in fee for the first class and $125 for the remaining 5-weeks *Please note that participants are not able to drop-in after the first week as this series is progressive Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie St, Vancouver) * Studio location varies from week to week so please check in at the front desk Payment methods: cheque, credit card and paypal Registration: Please email [email protected] or call: (604) 646-0010 www.ravenspiritdance.com purpose of the course is to allow students to develop and strengthen The their voice and body; to safely explore the connections between the two and to express themes through improvisation. The course develops the ability to delve into the subliminal mind, to improvise more readily alone and with others and to strengthen improvisational compositions, combining voice and body. * No experience in voice is required, though any prior experience will contribute and be deepened by these explorations. About Catherine Lee Catherine has been exploring what she terms Vocal Body since her studies in modern dance at both Queen’s and York Universities. She has created vocal body works for almost 40 years and in the last 25 years through her company True North Performance. Her True North works include: Snakes In Mind, an operomedy, Northern Trilogy, Le Masque Canadien, Earth Magic, Snow Magic, Taking Place, Upaya. Her works are known for their humanism, whimsy and depth. She is a long time, parttime instructor at Studio 58, teaching movement for actors – a perfect blend of her background in theatre and dance training. She has extensive training in classical voice and extended voice, and she is a charter singer with the world-renowned women’s choir Elektra.