Facilitation
I have worked in higher education for over twenty years, delivering contemporary-dance-related subjects on BA/MA programmes in universities and conservatoires in the UK. My approach to delivering studio practice is based in movement research, encouraging a holistic approach to practice accompanied by contextual study and critical reflection. More recently, my facilitation practice has become focused around the delivery of experiential anatomy, the mover-witness framework (or ‘Authentic Movement’) and contemporary dance improvisation within professional development settings.
Current teaching engagements include workshop delivery on the MA/MFA in Creative Practice at Independent Dance/Trinity Laban (London) and on Janet Kaylo’s Laban/Barteneiff Somatic Studies International. I have previously delivered classes/workshops for London Contemporary Dance School, The Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Barrowland Ballet (Glascow), Dance North (Findhorn), Mobius Dance (Leeds), Cheshire Dance, 24 Hope St (Liverpool), Exitmap (London) and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.
I also work with artists as a creative mentor and postgraduate supervisor. To support these advisory practices, I participated in the Creative Articulations Process (CAP) catalyst training under the supervision of Professor Jane Bacon and Professor Vida Midgelow.
Below is information about classes and workshops taking place in 2024-2025.
Knitting Fog in Brynaman, Wales (21-22 September 2024)
Jess Lerner and Amy Voris are delighted to co-deliver this two-day workshop which brings together experiential anatomy with site-responsive movement work. Both days will begin with an indoor experiential anatomy session (led by Amy at Jess’ studio in Brynaman) followed by an outdoor session (led by Jess on the Mynydd Du/Black Mountain). The morning sessions will sensitise participants to the structure and substance of their bodies in preparation for the conditions of the outdoor work. In the afternoons, Jess will provide participants with movement scores that she has been developing in relation to the mountain over a number of years. Both days will end with reflective/processing time in Jess’ studio.
Cost: £140
More information: https://www.jessicalerner.uk/upcoming
Bookings and enquiries: jesslernerwebsite@gmail.com
Jess Lerner has been living in Brynaman since 2002, inspired by the vast common land of the Bannau Brycheiniog and hearty community of its former mining village where she has been teaching movement and yoga and also ran a village shop over many years. Jess’s practice integrates working with objects and the environment with movement. Her training and perspective is in both dance and visual art disciplines and she is also a yoga teacher and movement facilitator.
Reflect, Re-align and Reframe (online January-July 2025)
The third cycle of Reflect, Re-align, Reframe will be offered from January 2025, with a free taster/optional introduction session on Saturday 2nd November 2024 12-4pm BST. Dates for the entire series are listed below.
The aim is to create space for artists, therapists and educators who are at a crossroads of their professional practice to reflect upon, re-align and reframe their work and career pathway from an embodied and creative perspective. Participants will be invited to move and reflect on their current work, drawing on somatic stimuli to do with orientation, alignment and transitions to generate reflections and insights. The workshops will involve some guided activities, as well as time for individual processing and sharing in small groups.
The programme consists of six online sessions, preceded by a free ‘taster’ session on Saturday 2 November 2024.
Sat 2 Nov 2024, 12.00-4.00pm BST (FREE taster/optional introductory session)
Sat 25 Jan 2025, 12.00-4.00pm BST
Sat 15 Feb 2025, 12.00-4.00pm
Sat 15 March 2025, 12.00-4.00pm
Sat 3 May 2025, 12.00-4.00pm
Sat 31 May 2025, 12.00-4.00pm
Sat 5 July 2025, 12.00-4.00pm
Recordings of the content delivery of each session will be available for any sessions missed.
Please note that no prior experience of coaching practices is required to join this series, but some experience with your own in-depth processes as a mover is advantageous.
The cost of the programme is £150 (waged) or £100 (unwaged). There are two places offered at no cost for those experiencing financial hardship.
For ENQUIRIES or BOOKINGS, contact Amy: info@amyvoris.com
One-to-one online coaching with Natalie and/or somatic movement sessions with Amy or Natalie are available at a reduced cost for those who take part in the workshop series (£20 per session or a block of six sessions for £100).
Natalie
E: garrettbrown73@icloud.com
Info: https://www.facebook.com/GarrettBrownCoachingandFacilitation/
Amy
Info: https://www.amyvoris.com/one-to-one/
Natalie Garrett Brown is a dance practitioner, teacher, researcher and leader in Higher Education. She undertook her dance training and education at Trinity Laban and London Contemporary Dance School completing her doctoral studies at Roehampton University. She is also a trained executive Coach and Somatic Movement Educator. She is Dean of School for Arts and Creative Industries at London South Bank University.
Amy Voris is a dance-maker, facilitator and somatic-movement therapist based in Manchester. Her practice is process-oriented and collaborative, driven by the desire to develop enduring relationships with people, with places and with movement material. She has completed training in Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy with Linda Hartley and a foundation course in Gestalt Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Delivery of Experiential Anatomy and Authentic Movement on Janet Kaylo’s Laban/Bartenieff Somatic Studies International at Wainsgate Dances in Hebden Bridge, UK (July 2025-July 2027)
This 500-hour immersive certification programme is a postgraduate Somatic Practitioner and Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst training offering new career paths with in-depth knowledge of movement in multiple applications, as a movement analyst and somatic practitioner, as well as deepening movement knowledge and skills in careers such as dance movement psychotherapy, dance performance and training, yoga, Pilates, movement for actors, choreography, rehearsal direction, developmental movement, and coaching.
The programme deepens creative capacity and skills to expert level in movement analysis and other somatic approaches including hands-on training to establish work as a Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator. This programme meets the high standards of practice as an approved training programme of the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA).
*Application deadline: 1 February 2025
For more information and to apply:
https://labaninternational.org/certification-program/
info@labaninternational.org