A great performance is not necessarily just putting on a "great show". The audience is almost always looking for permission to feel. How comfortable are you in your own skin? Can you connect with and then express who you truly are and what you truly feel without "self" consciousness? This is something most of us were trained long ago NOT TO DO!
Can you imagine the unrestrained innocence and freedom of a child at play? Can you remember the feeling? There was no "outcome" to worry or think about, just the freedom of being in the "here and now". This is when you were truly having fun!! The fear of "risk" never entered your mind. This is what we all long for as performers and yet it often alludes us the very moment we step foot on stage or in front of the room or podium.
Authenticity is a powerful magnet. People are drawn to unbashed unthusiasm and passion. Audiences are moved when their emotions have been stirred. To engage an audience at this level, one must be comfortable with his or her own vulnerability and be willing to expose it to others while remaining in control and letting go at the same time! The ability to be spontaneous and to welcome the unknown is an essential element to the creative process which can be cultivated and practiced.
In one on one, a class or workshop setting, Miriam creates a supportive environment where the performance becomes an expression of the authentic self - in creation. Through powerful and dynamic explorations of the creative process, as well as an array of imaginative techniques designed to transform stagefright, performance anxiety, inhibition, self judgement, and emotional blocks, you will come away with a new found experience of a joyful intimacy and freedom with yourself, your expressive medium and your audience
Please look on the classes and workshops page for upcoming programs.
