Julie performing in Boston.
Julie performing in Boston.
Julie will be teaching a variety of exercises to help you be bold, powerful, and vivid. She will also work with you on structuring numbers for the greatest possible impact on your audience. You will become not just a more confident, but a more memorable performer, if you follow her lead. Just being backstage with her and talking about inspirations and ideas has made me a stronger performer.
Learn to be fearless and powerful onstage! This is your chance to learn how to own the stage from Julie Atlas Muz!
Not only is she Miss Exotic World 2006 and Miss Coney Island 2005, she is one of the most acclaimed and prolific conceptual performers and choreographers in New York. She sucker punches the boundaries between performance art, dance and burlesque with dark, twisted, come-hither performances that have secured her place in the underworld of nightlife as well as the bastion of the art world. On any given night in New York City, you can see Julie Atlas Muz peeling off the outlandish costumes she dons, covered in fake blood in the basement of a gay bar or co-hosting America’s Favorite Burlesque Gameshow This or That! on public access--in essence, expressing her bawdy, irreverent and unexpected sense of humor. Muz has presented her work at P.S. 122, HERE, The Performing Garage and Art at St. Anne’s Warehouse, chashama, LaMama, The Kitchen, and Dixon Place. Late at night you can see Julie Atlas Muz perform regularly in New York at the Galapagos, The Slipper Room, The VaVaVoom Room The Coral Room, the Marquis, Mo’ Pitkins House of Satisfaction, Rififfi and a host of other locations. Muz has been awarded Artist- in-Residency status from Chashama (2002), Joyce Soho (2001), Mondo Conne Artist-in-Residency at Dixon Place (2000) and Movement Research Artist-in-Residence (1998-99). 2004 Whitney Biennial Artist and a 2005 Valencia Bienal Artist.
Julie in David Quinn's Tableau Vivant; click to see more photos by Tomas Vrzala
Julie says:
Inspired by the teachings of master clown Philippe Gaulier, this class
focuses on the power of the desire to be on stage, while learning such skills
as: fixed point, complicity, playing in the major and minor and the
reciprocal pleasure of performers who share the stage. What you do when
everything goes wrong onstage is a clear indication of how good a performer
you are. Can you laugh and save the show, or do you run off and cry? Is
everyone charmed by you on stage, or would they rather jerk off with
sandpaper than invite you out to dinner? HA! This class is in honor of
our childhood, and the student, through playing many games, will be asked:
"Is the pleasure and freshness of your childhood immense?" If not, then
leave the stage.
Julie performing at Spiegeltent.
Julie's Artist Statement:
Through the power of dance I tell stories that are beautiful, political, and emotional, with a bold and theatrical irreverence. I use humor, positive sexuality, and glamour to address serious topics in a playful manner.
My performances range from short solos to full-length, large-scale extravaganzas, but the three things I strive for in every show are: developed content, an evident love of the audience and a strong physical and visual presence. I employ showmanship, original costumes, and every conceivable type of stagecraft to immerse the spectators in a thought-provoking, interactive and entertaining experience.
I consider myself a renegade performer whose work reaches across genres, venues, demographics and tax brackets to champion the notion that performance in any context can challenge beliefs and change behavior.
To register:
This class is held at 167 Orchard St at Stanton in the Slipper Room, a venue which has been presenting burlesque shows for nearly a decade and currently houses New York's longest-running burlesque show. As a space for theatrical and dance education, the venue is a unique combination of private space, actual working stage, and mirrored performance studio. There is no other school like this!
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