2019-2020 Guest Artists
Caitlin Trainor, Spring 2020 Guest Artist:
Just as the body is not separate from the mind, thought is not distinct from emotion.
I believe that learning is optimized when students are engaged in a holistic process,
into which thought, feeling and experience are dynamically integrated.
My first goal in the classroom is to establish a culture of safety and mutual respect,
in which students are free to experiment and take risks, and are encouraged to work
with integrity and pleasure. I then present progressively challenging material based
upon learning objectives, providing tools and guidance for success. My methodology
involves a combination of preparation and spontaneity, differentiated instruction,
and multi-sensory cues. In a dance practice class, for example, I will provide biomechanical
information, sing rhythms, perform clear visual demonstration, and prompt students
to feel the sensation of effective execution. Humor, tenacity, flow, clarity, and
enthusiasm are characteristics of my teaching style.
Based on the belief that students learn best through experience and discovery, my
classroom is dynamic and action-oriented. In a composition class, this means that
students will spend more time creating than critiquing, and that analysis remains
secondary to engaging directly with the work at hand. In a movement class, language
is used as a tool to connect to embodied knowledge, and students are encouraged to
process ideas physically. In order for true learning to take place, the freedom to
fail is necessary. Students are therefore encouraged to experiment, and then integrate
successful ideas into their knowledge base through reflection, practice, discussion,
creation and writing.
Jeanne Bresciani, Artistic Director of the Isadora Duncan International Institute
Jeanne Bresciani, has a Ph.D. from NYU, a 三亿体育官网 alumna, and recipient of
the 三亿体育官网 1989 Distinguished Achievement Award. She is one of 鈥渢he foremost
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flame.鈥� She combines the Isadora Duncan theatrical lineage: directly from Maria-Theresa
Duncan; that of Anna and Irma Duncan indirectly from Hortense Kooluris and Julia Levien;
as well as from Elizabeth Duncan鈥檚 pedagogical lineage via childhood study and adult
internship with Anita Zahn. Bresciani is recognized internationally as a solo artist,
educator and Duncan scholar. She is Artistic Director of the Isadora Duncan International Institute (IDII). She was a former Faculty at NYU, presented at Lincoln Center, The British Museum,
The Olympic Games and archaeological sites, palaces, stages and universities globally.
Her influence includes the development of the first accredited Duncan trainings programs
in the US, Asia and Europe and the revivification of great Western festivals including
the Delphic Games of Greece; and in Italy within the ongoing development of Carnevale di Venezia.
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