Shannon Murphy

CONTEMPORARY (Franklin Method)
CLASS DESCRIPTION: Gut Instincts: Moving Through Together

The collaborative nature of the digestive tract inspires this movement workshop. We will explore through improvisation with guided imagery, and partnering practices, the possibilities of moving together. Shannon is a level three Franklin Method educator and will incorporate that into the workshop. Expect functional anatomy, guided imagery, improvisational movement explorations and circles containing reflections and conversations. We will dance together in ways that feel safe and consensual. No prior partnering experience is needed to participate.

Shannon Murphy is a dance artist/educator. She received her MFA in Dance from University of the Arts and is faculty for Franklin Method Institute, specializing in Franklin Method for dance. Through practice and performance she creates invitations for gathering practicing complexity, differentiation, and resilience. These practices model possible ways of being and being together through experiencing sensate, erotic, and imaginative explorations of biological metaphors. Recently she has stewarded a 5 year performance practice, “Dark Moon” which was shared at the Painted Bride Art Center, and Penn Museum. As an adjunct professor she teaches many places including UArts as the Curricular Head of Body Pathways at UArts developing programs to reduce injury and support healing for dancers.