WFF Leadership Training Series 2011-12: “Lucid Body” workshop with Fay Simpson, April 11, 2012

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

In this cutting edge workshop tailored for the WFF’s Leadership Training Series, Fay Simpson guided participants in the essential elements of the Lucid Body, a unique physical training method she teaches to actors at the Yale School of Drama and worldwide. Applying theatrical training to professional academic life, participants learned how to release old behavioral habits in order to increase their versatility and flexibility while confronting challenging circumstances and personalities.

Fay Simpson is the author of The Lucid Body: A Guide for the Physical Actor . Fay Simpson has been the Artistic Director and co-founder of Impact Theater since its creation in 1990. Theater Companies that have utilized the Lucid Body include Terra Firma, SATC, Karin Coonrad, Innocentia Inviolata in Toulouse, Gabrielle Moleta in London, and Parapanda Arts Lab in Tanzania. Ms. Simpson was awarded a Fox Foundation Fellowship to serve as an Assistant Director at the New Globe Theatre in London. 

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