To register, email seatazrun@gmail.com. Class size is limited to 12, so don’t delay!

Intimacy and Improvised Arts
Test Kitchen Series at Sweet Action
investigating stellar recipes for healthy and courageous play

Mondays from 6pm-8pm 
January 22nd- February 26th, 2024
class size limit: 12
$99 series

A Test Kitchen is a place to experiment, research and develop techniques, tools and ingredients that work best to create a dish- to invent new delectable flavours and combinations to add to one’s menu. Using the test kitchen concept, this series investigates delicious ways intimacy and improvisation for live performance go together with the goal of seeking stellar recipes for healthy and courageous play. 

Week One: January 22nd. 6-8pm
Prep

Gathering ingredients for a brand new recipe.

Explore intimacy fundamentals for live performance and other best practices to create a shared vocabulary and begin to identify what a personal optimal best looks like for each artist.

Week Two: January 29th. 6-8pm
Aromatics

Combining foundations for flavour.

Discover nonverbal intimacy fundamentals through physicality to continue building a shared vocabulary between artists and open up discussion on how this can be applied to the audience/artist relationship. Explore wellness strategies to add to the artist’s best practices.

Week Three: February 5th. 6-8pm
Iron Chef

Creating with surprise ingredients while racing the clock. 

Apply intimacy vocabulary and best practices to moment to moment play where time is limited. Open discussion on interpersonal agreements and conflicts; adding findings to the artist’s best practices.

Week Four: February 12th. 6-8pm
Pairings 

Complimentary flavour combinations of two dishes.

Investigate shared vocabulary, best practices within the duo partnership. 

Week Five: February 19th. 6-8pm
Smorgasbord

A celebratory array of small dishes to choose from with as many helpings as you like.

Investigate shared vocabulary, best practices within the troupe format.

Week Six: February 26th. 6-8pm
Community Kitchen

A place to plan, cook, share healthy affordable meals as a group. 

Investigation, application, discussion on the pairing of intimacy and improvised performance for educators and facilitators.

Please come dressed to move with the preparatory knowledge that interpersonal contact will be explored. 

This series invites the understanding that we are an international community of dedicated artists with a common desire- even when our points of view, values and beliefs may differ- to be bold, honest, mutually supportive performers striving for innovative yet sustainable artistic growth.

disclaimers: this series explores pedagogical ideas. Knowledge shared is not a replacement for therapy nor counted toward any certification process. If discoveries cultivate the desire to pursue further knowledge, i will happily provide resources to help you on your forward journey.

Fun facts about your fearless test kitchen chef: 

Corey built her culinary and theatrical skills in various places including San Francisco and New York, where explorations in fusion cuisine, interdisciplinary theatre, and thematic teaching were the focus. Although she no longer owns her own set of knives, she continues to sharpen her skills as a performer, educator, and intimacy professional. Her applied research investigates embodiment through the understanding that the performing artist crafts from their own humanity, therefore the performing artist’s humanity must be considered while crafting.