Outdoor Improvisation With I-Ying Wu: August 19
Outdoor Improvisation with I-Ying Wu
Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023
Cost: FREE while a small donation is appreciated to support facilitation
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Location: Wascana Park (the field in front of Science Centre)
In this outdoor class, we will immerse ourselves in a natural environments. We will tune into our inner selves and engage with people around us, and open our hearts to Nature as an improvisation partner. Through sensations, imagery, disposition (qi), and a felt sense of being, we will embrace the people around us, and the beauty of the natural surroundings throughout our improvisational journey.
Instructor Biography
I-Ying Wu is a somatic and improvisation practitioner and researcher, who works closely with international artistic and academic circles in Taiwan, UK, and Canada. She completed a PhD at the University of Northampton, UK. Later, sponsored by the International Institute for Critical Studies of Improvisation (IICSI). I-Ying completed postdoctoral research at the Improvisation Studies Centre at the University of Regina. Informed by Contact Improvisation, Chinese traditional qigong, martial arts, and Daoist philosophy, I-Ying’s practice focuses on subtle awareness of the very moment when an improvisational phenomenon emerges. To her, improvisation itself is interdisciplinary and transcends boundaries of particular art forms. Currently, I-Ying is involved in teaching, performing, and undertaking artistic research as an independent artist.
