Material of a Story
KST Presents
with Mita Ghosal
Co-Presented with PearlArts
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
9:00am – 10:15am
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10 – $25
We all have lost histories, an idea, inspiration, or occurrence forgotten or altered from the past. Our lost histories are powerful, sometimes hidden in our bodies, an inherited sweater, an old quilt, or fabric tucked into the pages of a fading photo album. Material of a Story is a moving, drawing, and writing workshop geared towards dance and theatre artists as well as all creative individuals interested in exploring personal lost stories that integrate fabric, words, and movement.
Participants will be led through a warm-up integrating improvisation, contemporary dance, and yoga. Following the warm-up, an all-levels section of repertory from Lost on a Loom will be taught for participants to engage in the artists’ creative process.
From there, participants will be led through a creative process of exploring their stories/lost histories through writing, drawing, improvisational movement exercises and explorations of fabric. Finally putting it all together, movers will weave portions of their personal explorations along with phrase work learned earlier in the session with an option to “perform” their pieces inspired by personal stories and explorations in movement and fabric.
All movements taught and explored will be modified to accommodate all skill levels and abilities. All are welcome. Difference, celebrated.
Photo Credit: Matt Huggins
AND DON’T MISS…
Welcome Dinner & Artist Talk
with Mita Ghosal
Monday, May 13
6:00pm – 8:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $0 – $25
Mita Ghosal
Lost on a Loom
Friday & Saturday, May 17* – 18 | *with discussion
7:30pm – 9:00pm (including discussion)
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15 – $35
- ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Mita Ghosal (She/Her), Choreographer, Writer, Director, Performer – Inspired by the ways in which movement and stories intersect in revealing and unexpected ways, Mita Ghosal’s choreography utilizes tools from Contemporary Dance, Yoga, Theatre and familial and ancestral histories to guide her in artistic craft. Her work has been presented in New York, Los Angeles and her hometown of Pittsburgh through numerous professional venues. Her work has been supported through the Opportunity Fund, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts. Mita studied Theatre at Penn State University, holds an MFA in Choreography from UCLA, and is a Certified Movement Analyst through the Laban/Bartenieff Institute.