CAMILLE MAURINE has taught movement, meditation, and expression since 1975. She is the creator of Moving Theater (established in 1990) and the director of CoMMiT (Camille Maurine's Moving Theater). Camille's sola performances include Tiger, Tiger, Losing It, In the Meantime, and Plexus: LA. In addition to writing and performing her own work, Camille helps create and direct performance pieces for others, including Continuum founder Emilie Conrad in Anima/Animus (2003) and a peacemaking project by Jungian analyst David Gerbi, Making Peace with Qaddafi. Camille has been creatively involved with Continuum since 1983. She teaches at the Continuum Studio, and travels worldwide to give performances and workshops.
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If
you’re wanting to get into the Moving Theater flow,
come to a weekend workshop:
Soma
Fest 2010 ~ Workshops
and Performance ~ With
Camille Maurine ~ September
28-October 3, 2010 at Continuum in Santa Monica
CA. Moving
Theater of the Soul: 1) “The Art of
Energy Expression” - Tuesday, September 28; 2)
Communication, Communion, and Co-Creation” -
Wednesday, September 29. Workshops 7:30 - 10pm each
night. Sola
Performance by Camille ~ “Ahhh...”
- Saturday 8pm
and Sunday 3pm. Register at http://somafest.org/.
Moving
Theater Summer Classes ~ Continuum
Studio, Santa Monica, CA:
Women’s
Theater of the Soul: 8 Wednesday Evenings, 7 to
10 pm ~ FULL
New!
Men’s
Theater of the Soul: Experimental new class
co-facilitated with Craig Schwartz. READ more...
7 Monday Evenings beginning July 19th, 7 to 10 pm. ~
NOW
FORMING. Contact Camille by
email or call 310
821-0620.
CoMMiT
presents
“Here
Now” ~ Improvisations
on Love, Magic, and Transformation ~
Performance
on Saturday, March 20th, and
**ENCORE PERFORMANCE **Wednesday, March 31st,
8pm
at Continuum in Santa Monica. Members of
CoMMiT
~ the advanced
group of Camille
Maurine’s
Moving
Theater
~ share stories and visions from the Heart. Suggested
donation: $10. Contact Camille by email or call 310
821-0620.
“Moving
Theater of the Soul” ~ A
TransPerforming Weekend with Camille Maurine ~
May
1-2, 2010. At Continuum in Santa
Monica, CA. Saturday
and Sunday, 1 to 6 pm. Contact Camille. Read more and register now.
~
Moving Theater Weekend
~
“Mystery of the Heart” ~
A
TransPerforming Weekend with Camille Maurine
~ February
13-14, 2010. At Continuum in Santa
Monica, CA. Saturday 1 to 10 pm with theater
lights! Sunday noon to 6 pm.
“Camille Maurine is
pure, unadulterated magic in motion.
She leads you with
movement, vocalizing and writing into the back roads of
your psyche
and along the way you find delightful pieces of your SELF
you never realized existed.
Moving Theater is a step into a new realm: it's a trip!"
~ Sand Brim, Gallery
Owner and Activist
Mobilize
your mojo!
Our bodies and psyches are
rich with stories aching to be told, life force waiting to
be released into vitality and creativity. MOVING THEATER
classes are a safe, invigorating environment to delve into
your inner world and to dare fuller outer expression. You
will work with imagery arising from body meditations, life
stories, dreams, and fantasy. Through movement, theater
improv, breath and voicework, you:
*strengthen your ability to be present
*open perception and liberate energy
*give artistic form to your imagination
All levels of experience are welcome and can benefit from
this work. It is an especially powerful tool for
PERFORMERS, ARTISTS, WRITERS and anyone else who wants to
free up and flesh out your creative expression.
“I have taken many
workshops [at Esalen]. This was THE
BEST!
Took me to my edge, and
helped me move, hop, dance to the other side.
Camille is a master at keeping the pulse of the group
together and supportive.
We laughed and cried, were touched deeply and lovingly.
She is a passionate, creative MASTER!" - Workshop
Participant, Moving 'Theater of the
Soul
What
Is Moving Theater?
A catalyst for creativity in all its forms
A dynamic performance training
A healing journey
A path of awakening
A hell of a lot of fun
"There are
many skills that I have learned (and am still
learning) to practice from my experience with Moving
Theater: listening (both to my own soul and to the
souls of those around me), feeling, voicing, being
curious and taking risks. But I
think the most important thing I have learned to
practice is the practice of compassion and of seeing
the multi-faceted jewel in everyone and everything at every
moment." - Steve Chu, Los
Angeles
Click here for more impressions
from advanced Moving Theater students.
More
about Moving Theater
Camille has been developing the breath,
blood and bones of Moving Theater since the early 80's,
bringing in new inspirations as they occur. These energy
practices, expressive modalities, and perceptual
experiments build a powerful foundation for your
performance, whether in the art of your life or a specific
project.
In these trainings, you learn to refine the skills of
attention and presence. This in turn allows you to LET GO
more in both directions, inner awareness and outer
expression. To open and deepen perception, we cultivate
subtle energy awareness - the "dreamingbody" as well as the
physical and emotional bodies (just to use words for our
seamless whole being) - through movement, sound, and breath
experiments. Then we bring impressions and images from that
inner connection out into creative expression through
intuitive writing and various kinds of stage work.
Participants experience liberation
of personal material,
exaltation
of interacting with others in
new, honest, creative ways, and inspiration
arising from body-centered
meditations, stories, dreams, and fantasy.
"The journey with Camille
is like climbing Everest while soaking in a hot spring.
Camille's patience and skill at holding an authentic
container steadied me during some long strides. The
Buddha's last words were "Be a light unto yourself," a
promise he held out to everyone. As the dream of Moving
Theater has unfolded, a deeper relaxation is arriving,
allowing the natural light to come through more freely.
Thank Camille for this world of possibility."
- Doug
Farren, musician, artist, builder
Beauty and Beast, Fury and Tenderness, Spirit and Sensuality, Light and Shadow, Sorrow and Mirth, Madness and Magic - what other pairings can you name? All these expressions provide keys to being a full and vibrant human being. Those we shun tend to turn against us; those we accept give us unexpected gifts. This is the theater of the soul.
How can such disparate elements coexist in one little person? How can you honestly embrace the rich spectrum of these qualities without numbing out, going crazy, or destroying everything around you? How can you ride these currents of life force into deeper connection with yourself and others?
Surprising answers to these questions lie deep within your body and psyche, the source of profound wisdom, intelligence, and healing. The awareness practices of Moving Theater help to give ground and space for those revelations to come forth - consciously and artfully. These classes provide a safe, invigorating environment to delve deeper into your inner world and dare new forms of expression.
Created and taught by Camille Maurine, the Moving Theater process is a tremendous catalyst for creativity, transformation, and inspiration. Through a unique blend of movement, theater improv, writing, breath and voicework, you will strengthen your ability to be present in performance and in life. Exploring body meditations, life stories, dreams, and fantasy, you will open perception, free up energy, and give artistic form to your imagination.
What characters are in the wings of your inner world, itching to come onto stage? What stories are living in your flesh, waiting to be creatively revealed? What ways are you longing to let go? You don't have to know in advance - just come and explore!
All levels of experience are welcome and can benefit from this work.
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Camille Maurine
kinAesthetics
P.O. Box 9325
Marina del Rey, CA
USA 90295
310 821-0620
cm@camillemaurine.com
Photo: René Armenta