Kerwin Barrington
Dance
Specialities: Improvisation, Nature-focused art, Outdoor Art-making
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Experience working with
Student In
- Early childhood
- Cycle 1 Elementary
- Cycle 2 Elementary
- Cycle 3 Elementary
- Secondary 1 & 2
- Secondary 3 & 4
- Secondary 5
- CEGEP
- Senior Citizens
Lifelong Learners
- Adult Learners
I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work
- Health and Wellbeing
- Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)
I've received CHSSN Mental Health Initiative training for:
- Youth
Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire
- No
I have experience working with
- none
I can facilitate virtual creative experiences
- Yes
Travel
- I am available for travel within the same day
- I am available for travel overnight
- An extended residency is an option
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Stories and News:
I have been teaching improvisational movement and contemporary dance to humans of all ages for 15 years in all kinds of contexts. I enjoy bringing dance to schools because I have witnessed the vital and transformative impact it can have on students physical and emotional well being.
My workshops are inclusive and can be adapted to any age group or any physical challenges of participants. Themes can vary depending on season, time restriction and interests of each group
My workshops are inclusive and can be adapted to any age group or any physical challenges of participants. Themes can vary depending on season, time restriction and interests of each group
Creative Approach and Experiences Offered
1- To Learn by Heart: Rhythm, Pulse and GrooveLearning through and about the anatomical, symbolic and felt sense of the heart
Warming up and dancing to music while exploring rhythm, pulse and groove
Improvisational games that play with these themes
Creating a short solo danced together
2- Outdoor dance
Warm up the body together
Tracing the horizon exercise
Observing and learning through and about the wild that surrounds us- ex: cycles, vulnerability, resilience, serenity, chaos and balanced relationships
Improvisational games that play with these themes
Creating a short solo danced together
One-Day Event Description
Dance & Paint (Collaboration with Adele Reeves)"Dance & Paint is a creative experience guided by two professional artists from different disciplines: visual art and contemporary dance. Throughout this workshop, the participants are prompted to leave colors and marks on stretched surfaces through abstract expressionist painting techniques in dialogue with exploring structured and improvised dance movements.
The painted marks are made with an attention to rhythm in time to the music, dynamic qualities and by capturing their partner's body and movements. At the end of this workshop, the participants will have a trace of their collaborative creation to hang on a chosen surface in the school, a reminder of an experience where they moved and created together."
0-30 students per group
Multimedia Links (copy paste web address into your browser to view):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdOMgMMs5j-FjUwpYkU98GIxfrphuMb0lwqLSD8605o/edit
Video
Geneviève Dupuis