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Heels For All (Performing in Heels) with Paula Ali (PEAR)

October 21 & 22
Wednesday & Thursday
1:00-2:30pm
$105
Helmerich Theater

About the Class

Step into a pair of heels and discover how balance, posture and even instability can become tools for performance. Through breath work, improvisation and structured movement exercises, students will explore ways to generate character, emotion and narrative through the body. Blurring the lines between acting and dance, this playful, exploratory workshop is open to performers and curious movers of all experience levels.

Instruction Style:

Demonstration | Guided Movement | Improvisation

Skill Level:

All levels

About the instructor:

Paula Ali is a Persian American performer, director, and storyteller from Nashville, Tennessee. A BFA Musical Theatre graduate of Auburn University and CAP21 conservatory alum, she creates bold, movement-driven work that centers Femme-identifying people of color, body inclusivity, joy, and radical honesty.

Supply List:

Participants should bring a pair of heels they feel comfortable moving in.

Register for Class

October 21 & 22
Wednesday & Thursday
1:00-2:30pm
$105
Helmerich Theater