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Julie Oak
Julie Oak began teaching and performing mime theater while still in high school and has been immersed in movement and physical theater ever since. She is originator of “RealPlay Improvisation.” She has also taught Contact Improvisation, and has maintained a private practice in bodywork and body therapy for over 30 years. She has appeared as a solo performer and directed or performed in many physical theater productions throughout the Bay Area. As well as her private classes, she has taught at universities and dance festivals, including NCDC Dance Camp, Sofia University, Cabrillo College, and UC Santa Cruz.
Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips is a huge proponent of self-expression and human development through play! He has been performing and teaching with Um…Gee…Um Improvisation since 1997, making up skits, musicals, and stories on the spot. He has been the Musical Director for many years, and has also functioned as Artistic Director. What Todd loves about improv is that it requires us to walk boldly into the unknown and be fully present in the moment of discovery while taking risks, listening, cooperating, and letting go of survival strategies. Todd brings his zest and joy for existence to his day job with his own company,” Whose life is it anyway?", as a transformational and creative coach.
Kirk Glaser
Kirk Glaser is a poet, fiction writer, and professor of writing and literature at Santa Clara University. He has practiced RealPlay and other improvisational forms for years and has performed locally in various events, including the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival.
Miranda Janeschild
Miranda Janeschild's background spans acrobatics, contact improvisation, modern dance, ballet and aerial dance. Miranda has contributed to the Santa Cruz performance arts community as a movement artist, teacher, choreographer, director and playful spirt. A nerd in the body sciences, Miranda is a certified teacher of Axis syllabus and Feldenkrais, and a pediatric Occupational Therapist.
Mirandacompany.com
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