Research & Practice
Finding Muscle in Movement
My current movement practice utilises resistance bands in an effort to enable performers to “find muscle in movement”.
This research is building towards developing an accessible pedagogy. The methodology should encourage the actor’s skill and confidence to articulate weight, physical expression and rhythm.
I am interested in practicing this research further within open workshops, vocational training institutions as well as on a 1:1 basis. Please contact me via email if you are interested in discussing this further: marcianomovement@gmail.com
Photo credits: Will Elsom(Unpublished Master of Art Thesis)
Department of Dance, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. September 2022
This research drew from practices such as Laughter Yoga, Skinner Releasing Technique as well as philosophical theories of humour and scientific evidence to prove the immediate connection that laughter can evoke between two parties.
My thesis eventually evolved into the argument that “we can employ this intersection of forms to cultivate a more active audience within the contemporary dance genre.” Further speculating that “a more active audience within presentations of, what some might consider more elitist art forms, will increase the efficacy of political and social discourse across the performance space.”
Nature of Forgetting (2024) photo credit: Beijing National Performing Arts Centre 