By Tim Chartier Like the art of its teacher, the Avital Method is beyond words. Describing Samuel’s classroom calls for imagery and shape. In an effort to describe The International Summer Mime Workshop, I turn to the BodySpeak™ logo and its…
How do you fill a space? In writing on a piece of paper, you reveal yourself, not just by what you write, but by how you fill the space. Some people write from edge to edge. Others write only in…
Animals are instinctive: they have an ability to stay still, they have an immediacy of response, and they are naturally graceful and harmonious with nature. Animals know how to heal themselves. When wounded or sick, they withdraw and stop eating,…
Theatrical activity is a necessity for a community. It is the responsibility of the artist or performer to keep that necessity alive. In storytelling, the mind of the audience must be kept right there, expectant, hanging on to every word….
By Zohara M. HieronimusThurs, May 23, 2002 For those looking for a way to investigate the inner self and outer world through movement and reflection, Samuel Avital’s BodySpeak™ process is unequaled. I have known of Samuel’s work since taking a…
