{"id":2317,"date":"2022-06-19T21:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T01:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=venues-facilities&#038;p=2317"},"modified":"2023-08-17T15:23:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:23:22","slug":"movement-studios","status":"publish","type":"venues-facilities","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/venues-facilities\/movement-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Movement Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin bu-blocks-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-text-position-x-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"6694\" height=\"4463\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio.png 6694w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-636x424.png 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-1500x1000.png 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-900x600.png 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-450x300.png 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/Movement-Studio-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6694px) 100vw, 6694px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere bodies are instruments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">And movement&#8230; an expression of truth<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not often that we look at movement as an instrument, but when we really stop to think about it, movement is a language integral to the human experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At BU College of Fine Arts, our theatre students are taught to use their bodies as instruments to express feelings and thoughts, becoming completely uninhibited. This then translates to acting, dancing, and singing on stage, or incorporating movement when designing for light and sound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-stats has-1-stats\"><figure class=\"wp-block-bu-stats-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-stats-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-stat has-circle1-color-primary has-number-size-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-container-outer\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-container-inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-text-pre\">CFA School of Theatre has<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-number\">4<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-text-post\">Movement Studios<\/div><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\" viewbox=\"0 0 100 100\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 100 100\" class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-svg\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-circle1\" cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"47\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset:0\"><\/circle><circle class=\"wp-block-bu-stat-circle2\" cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"47\" style=\"stroke-dashoffset:226.5\"><\/circle><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-block-bu-stats-caption\">Studios 105, 106, and 109 at 855 Commonwealth Ave. and Studio 254 at 808 Commonwealth Ave.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-bu-buniverse alignwide wp-block-global-buniverse\"><div class=\"wp-block-global-buniverse-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.bu.edu\/buniverse\/interface\/embed\/embed.html?v=1dIncF0&amp;jsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"headline-1\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\">Classes Taught in Movement Studios<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting majors in the BU School of Theatre take Movement I: Freshman Performance Core for two semesters. Award-winning choreographer and dancer, <a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/yo-el-cassell\/\">Yo-EL Cassell<\/a>, head of movement at CFA, also teaches an advanced movement course for seniors. Born with a nerve deafness, Cassell discovered at a young age that movement was his authentic expressive channel for his creative identity. His hearing impairment \u201callowed me to look at things in a different way, to connect to senses that I probably wouldn\u2019t have connected as deeply to, specifically to touch, feeling rhythm, feeling connection with each other,&#8221; says Cassell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button has-primary-theme is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2017\/cfa-yo-el-cassell-movement\/\">Read more on Cassell, head of movement at cfa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote is-style-pop has-primary-theme\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">Our body is the solution and not the challenge.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Yo-EL Cassell, Head of Movement at CFA<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-background has-primary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/17-1115-YOEL-023-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"headline-1\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\">Falling Back in Love&#8230; With Movement and Myself<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>BFA Theatre Arts student Lana Sage (CFA&#8217;24) writes in <em>Broadway World<\/em> how Professor Yo-EL Cassell&#8217;s movement class has challenged her to not always need words to communicate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;There are other, more powerful, and profound ways of communicating other than words. When you release yourself from the bounds life has tied you into that which fuels the need for a definitive way to describe, grasp, and label our lives and happenings, you might find that you hold a much larger capacity for understanding and learning than you would have within said bounds.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an ex-competitive gymnast and dancer, Sage has found &#8220;so much natural joy that I have never really found before with movement&#8221; through Cassell&#8217;s class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Taking movement as part of my program has helped me relearn and re-associate those bad memories and feelings with better, safer ones. 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