Dancing Domes with Shannon Murphy

This is a contemporary dance class incorporating improvisation and guided phrases. Shannon introduces internal domed spaces in the body (roof of the mouth, diaphragm, pelvic diaphragm and souls of the feet) through short Franklin Method® studies and then expands these ideas into dance practices prioritizing these spaces as locations of support, dynamics, balance and power. Expect flashlight (zooming-in) and playtime (application of embodied understanding) moments, guided imagery both anatomical and metaphorical, group and personal reflection (notebooks welcome), functional anatomy (images and models), and big bodied dancing!
As an added bonus July 17 and 24th will be accompanied by Steve Surgalski – yes we get to dance with some live music!!!

Shannon Murphy (she/her) is a dance artist/educator residing in Philadelphia. She received her MFA in Dance from the University of the Arts and a BA in dance from Point Park University. She is senior faculty specializing in Franklin Method for dance at Franklin Method Institute, Switzerland, training educators internationally since 2019. Shannon created the first Franklin Method modular training for dancers and has focused on bringing this to professionals and dancers in training. As an educator, she is committed to radical sustainability and develops curricula to reduce injury and support the resiliency of performers. Shannon is an Assistant Professor at Temple University. As an adjunct professor, she has taught at Drexel University, was assistant director of the Drexel Dance Ensemble, Stockton University, and UArts, where she was the Curricular Head of Body Pathways for 10 years. As a dance artist her work was commissioned at Subcircle Residency this year and has been presented at many institutions including Cannonball Festival, Penn Museum, The Painted Bride Art Center. Her choreographies span contemporary performance, danced theater and musical theater. Shannon has performed for choreographers such as Charles Anders