Teaching —
Léda Davies
My teaching is centered on training performers to be aware of their bodies and its capacity for truth, and my academic research is driven by a desire to physicalize theatre and reshape the way we define disciplines through the blending of dance, theatre and circus. This is actualized through a series of exercises involving impulse and energy work, anatomical investigation, movement, stretching, strengthening, writing, vocal work, colour exploration and games.
As a teacher I aim to cultivate a student’s ability to think and communicate ideas by provoking, listening and creating a safe space for the exploration their resistances, to play, to risk and to feel. I encourage agency through the practice of questioning. To question is to wonder, and the classroom, like the rehearsal hall, is a site for inquisition. By creating a safe space, which includes acknowledging my position of power within the room, I dismantle the hierarchization of knowledge and approach the classroom as a place of inquiry and play for both the student and the teacher.
I have been teaching, in various capacities, for over fifteen years and I continue to foster the future generation of theatre makers and performers. I am currently offering private and group classes in disciplines such as acting, circus, dance, clown, mask, physical theatre, movement and performer created theatre, both online and in person.
Léda Davies
