This experiential workshop introduces part
icipants to somatic techniques for writing from the senses. We will share
simple movement practices to help connect to the sense of gravity\, weight
and place as an embodied foundation for the other senses. Explorations in
to peripheral vision\, sound mapping\, and imaginative forays into the env
ironment serve as pathways into writing with and from the body&rsquo\;s my
riad ways of perceiving.
No experience is necessary\, just a w
illingness to try some gentle experiments in moving and writing\, and to s
hare your writing with other participants. Somatic writing can open up new
pathways of perception\, and foster the development of richness and multi
-dimensional writing in any genre.
Kim Sargent-Wishart&rsquo\;s writing practice has emerged out of over 40 years of dancin g\, choreographing and improvising\, and over 20 years of sharing a somati c practice called Body-Mind Centering®\;. Kim practices and teaches Som atic Writing\, which is a way of approaching writing through moving and en gaging the senses and imagination. She has co-edited a book\, The Art of Embodiment (DTAA/2021) containing accounts of experiential movemen t-based practices across creative arts and therapeutic settings. She is cu rrently working on a series of short field guides called Circulate: So matic Approaches to Creative Practice.
\nUp to 15 participants aged 18+. For those interested in exploring movement\, kinesthesia and the senses in relation to writing.
\nTickets $30pp OR $20pp for library members (free to join) OR $10 for Concession holders.
\nFor the full program of 15 events being held across the region\, visit www.grlc.vic.gov.au/localword
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