LISTENING 2021 Conference on Acting and the Alexander Technique
All Events Online at EST
January 8th-10th 2021
Opening Night: January 8, 2021
Session One:
6:00 - 6:45 pm: Introduction to the Alexander Technique in Acting: Belinda Mello
7:00 - 8:30 pm: Keynote Presentation on Listening: Yuko Uchikawa
The intersections of listening and sharing, equity and justice
Transforming conflict—whether within ourselves or between ourselves and others—require a way of listening that moves beyond the level of awareness that gave rise to the conflict. How we listen has the capacity to create or dismantle justice. Introducing the principles and practice of Restorative, Transformative, and Healing Justice, we will explore the intersections of listening and sharing, equity and justice.
Saturday January 9, 2021
Session Two:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm LISTENING TO YOURSELF
Presenters: Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Sarah Barker, Ann Rodiger
Session Three:
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm LISTENING IN DIALOGUE
Presenters: Janet, Madelle Feindel, Cathy Madden, Belinda Mello
Open Evening:
A. Explore On Your Own: (resources provided)
B. Meet in the Online Cafe with Topic Rooms
Sunday January 10, 2021
Session Four
11:00 am - 12:30 pm LISTENING in COLLABORATION
Presenters: Adriana Chavez, Erin Leigh Crites, Joe Krienke
Session Five
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
LISTENING as a COMMUNITY - A LONG TABLE
Facilitator: Nicki Pombier
The Long Table originated as a performance installation, developed by artist
Lois Weaver, which experiments with using the private form of a dinner party as a
structure for public debate. It encourages informal conversation on serious
subjects and experiments with formats that inspire public engagement.