How can different approaches to live movement and gesture shape our creative processes?

In this dynamic workshop with esteemed dancer and choreographer Mark Haim, inspired by Alex Katz: Theater and Dance, discover how movement, observation, and the translation of art forms can foster collaboration and inspire reflection.

A series of guided creative prompts and visual art and movement exercises will encourage you to explore imaginative spaces, images, and gestures, and take you through a replica of the cube set piece Katz designed for Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Polaris.

This small group workshop includes activities for a diverse range of movement abilities and skill levels, ages 16+. No prior dance experience is required. 

Please dress comfortably and wear shoes suitable for movement on a concrete floor, plus extra layers and a water bottle. The Frye Art Studio is accessible by stairs and elevator. For more information, visit the Frye's accessibility page.

Can't make this date? This workshop will also take place on June 5, 2025.

About the Instructor

Hailed as “a choreographer’s choreographer” by Anna Kisselgoff of the The New York Times, Mark Haim is in his fifth decade of making dances. Born in New York City, he studied as a classical pianist at the Manhattan School of Music before beginning his formal dance studies with an honorary scholarship at The Juilliard School, where he received his BFA. He holds an MFA in dance from the ADF/Hollins University MFA program. Mark has created new works for many dance companies in the US, Europe, and Asia, notably the Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballett Frankfurt, and the Limon Dance Company. He has restaged his works on companies such as The Joffrey Ballet, the Bat-Dor Dance Company of Israel, Djazzex, the Juilliard Dance Ensemble, and Yabin and Friends. Mark has been teaching dance since 1985 is currently on the faculty of the Velocity Dance Center, and the International Ballet Academy.