Workshop Franklin Method with Katie Ward (cancelled)

THE FRANKLIN METHOD
By working from the idea that our brains are plastic or able to transform, the Franklin Method uses creative visualization, embodied anatomy, and somatic exercises to transform the body and improve it’s function, enhancing physical practices by teaching dynamic alignment and movement with maximum efficiency. We produce change by applying imagery to movement. We will experience and embody our anatomy to facilitate positive change in the body.

BIOGRAPHY
Katie Ward lives in Montreal and works in the field of movement education, dance and choreography. Katie was led to the Pilates and the Franklin Method by her curiosity around the seemingly unlimited capacities of the human body. Throughout her twenty year choreographic career – she has presented her work in Canada and in Europe, Katie’s has also continued to study and teach body work methods. She studied the Franklin Method first hand with Eric Franklin and Pilates at the renowned Dianne Miller Pilates studio in Vancouver. In her dance career, Katie has managed body maintenance and several injuries using her Franklin and Pilates knowledge for rehabilitation. By working with imagery, Katie aims to produce new physical embodiments. This method applies to her choreography as well as to her movement teaching.
Katie teaches score writing, dance improvisation, Pilates and the Franklin Method to a variety of students throughout Montreal, elsewhere in Canada and in Europe. She has a Master of Theatre Practices from Artez University in the Netherlands.