Word Becoming Flesh: A Dramatic Reading Workshop

Professional actor and voice coach Acacia Danielson takes you inside the (virtual) actor’s studio to learn how to bring the words on a page to life. Every act of speech is an act of incarnation, the enfleshing of a thought, image, or idea into the sensible realities of sound, space, and gesture. Writing helps us preserve language and thought, but it can also deaden the impact of the spoken word. Each act of performance is a “resurrection” of language confined to a page, a rediscovery of its living and active quality. Come explore the nature of language and practice simple techniques to make reading poetry, prose, drama, and Scripture aloud a more invigorating act of communication.

Leader: Acacia Danielson is a classically trained actor & coach specializing in Mythic Language and Poetic Movement. Mythic Language evokes the spiritual, the fantastical, and the epic through heightened language plays. These include works of both verse and prose, by both classical and contemporary authors. Poetic Movement infuses naturalistic movement with physical theatre traditions (e.g. dance, mime, clown, puppetry, and stage combat) to maximize the potential of non-verbal communication. Hailing from the great Pacific Northwest, she is currently based in Washington, D.C.

Cost: Donations are welcome and will go directly to the leader. Venmo information will be provided upon registration and also at the event.

Capacity: 20 participants. When full, new registrants can join the waitlist to be notified if there is a cancellation and will have 12 hours to respond before the spot is released to the next person.

Cancellation: If you’re no longer able to attend the event for any reason, please do cancel your registration through Eventbrite at least 24 hours before the event so that someone on the waitlist can be notified of an opening.

About: Vita Poetica is an arts & faith collective cultivating spiritual development through the arts and connecting artists in the DC area and beyond.