• Online Info Session: Wednesday, July 5 @ 5:30pm CST. (Approx. 30-40 minutes) Join in online at https://zoom.us/j/866884671 or call-in to (646) 568-7788 and enter Meeting ID: 866884671.
• Deadline to Apply/Register: Friday, July 21 (for Week #1); July 28 (for Week #2).
• Notification/Confirmation: Monday, July 24 (for Week #1); July 31 (for Week #2). Applications received before the July 21 deadline typically receive notification in 2-3 business days.
• Online Orientation for Confirmed Participants: Wednesday, July 26 @ 5:30pm CST (Week #1);Wednesday, August 2 (Week #2) @ 5:30pm CST.
• Cost/Fees: Application Fee: $25; Registration Fee: $150 (See our FAQs Page for refund info.)



Payment Options

Application Fee $25.00 USDTotal Workshop Fee $150.00 USDRemaining Balance $125.00 USD

Workshop Selection

SoulWork: Devising Activism – (Youth Workshop – Houston) Acting With Soul(Work) – (Youth Workshop – Houston) SoulWork: Devising Activism – (Adult Workshop – Houston) Acting With Soul(Work) – (Adult Workshop – Houston)

How to Register
Step 1: Read the workshop descriptions below to choose which sessions to take. Workshops can stand alone or be taken together to compliment each other. Times for the workshops do not overlap. Interested artists may take as many workshops as fit your schedule.

Step 2: Click here to complete the Workshop Application.

Step 3: Use the form to the right to make your workshop selection and pay the $25 Application Fee or Full $150 Registration Fee securely with PayPal. See our FAQs Page for additional payment and refund information.  

Step 4: You will be notified of acceptance by Monday, July 24 for Week #1 and July 31 for Week #2.
 
 
Workshop Descriptions – Week #1 (July 31-August 4) – For Youth Artists

SoulWork: Devising Activism (Introduction to SoulWork Method)
Monday-Friday, 10am-1pm
The Historic El Dorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin
For Youth Artists Ages 15-18. (Under 15? See our FAQs for Age Considerations.)

The city is our muse! This introductory workshop is designed to engage, support and inspire young people to contribute to the progress of their communities. We will explore the cultural and social justice roots of SoulWork through examples from historic African American legacies of art and activism. Through site visits to some of Houston’s pioneering arts-activists locations and an interdisciplinary blend of writing, singing, acting/performance and community-building techniques, participants will receive a comprehensive overview of SoulWork’s principles and practices. By the end of this workshop, participants will have been introduced to key SoulWork techniques to:

• Explore, discover and create the Soul of a place, performance, or experience;
• Lead & engage in story circles as a tool to rehearse empathy, diversity and anti-racism engagement;
• Perform as an ensemble using Call-and-Response to build emotionally-grounded performances and community-engaged events.
   
  Acting With Soul: Intro to SoulWork Method for Actors/Performers
  Monday-Friday, 1:30pm-4:30pm
  The Historic El Dorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin
  For Youth Artists Ages 15-18. (Under 15? See our FAQs for Age Considerations.)
   
  Act with Soul! Through song, movement and performing text (monologues), this beginner’s workshop will focus on an introduction to SoulWork’s key principles of Emotional Availability, Unending Climax and Soul for actors/performers.
  
   By the end of this workshop, participants will have been introduced to key SoulWork techniques to:

  • Perform with focused energy and urgency using the Unending Climax;
  • Practice Emotional Availability to make surprising and bold performance choices;
  • Use Soul Words to discover the emotional meaning of a text/monologue.

  While ultimately an acting workshop, singers, dancers and spoken word artists seeking to enhance the emotional reach of their performances are encouraged to apply.

  Workshop Descriptions – Week #2 (August 7-11) – For Adult Artists

  SoulWork: Devising Activism (Introduction to SoulWork Method)
  Monday-Friday, 10am-1pm
  The Historic El Dorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin
  For Adult Artists. (See our FAQs for Age Requirements.)

  Good theatre got Soul! This introductory workshop is useful for performing artists (actors, dancers, spoken word poets) AND generative artists (ensembles, writers, directors, teachers/facilitators) interested in tools to create their own work or dynamically engage and mount the work of fellow artists as a means of community-engaged activism. We will explore the cultural and social justice roots of SoulWork through examples from historic African American legacies of art and activism. Through site visits to some of Houston’s pioneering arts-activists locations and an interdisciplinary blend of writing, singing, acting/performance and discussion/community-building techniques, participants will receive a comprehensive overview of SoulWork’s principles and practices. By the end of this workshop, participants will have been introduced to key SoulWork techniques to:

  • Engage an ensemble/cast, audience and/or community in discovering/crafting the “soul” of a place, piece of art or experience;
  • Encourage and support emotionally-invested participation for artists in rehearsal or performance and for audiences attending/participating in a performance or community-engaged activism;
  • Create safer, more inclusive spaces and for emotionally-charged conversations, rehearsals and performances with intense subject matter;
  • Design and lead story circles as a tool to rehearse empathy, diversity and anti-racism engagement.
     
    Acting With Soul: Intro to SoulWork Method for Actors/Performers
    Monday-Friday, 1:30pm-4:30pm
    The Historic El Dorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin
    For Adult Artists. (See our FAQs for Age Requirements.)

    Get out of your head and into your Soul! Through song, movement and performing text (monologues), this beginner’s workshop will focus on an introduction to SoulWork’s key principles of Emotional Availability, Unending Climax and Soul for actors/performers. By the end of this workshop, participants will have been introduced to key SoulWork techniques to:

    • Energize intention and increase urgency in performance through the Unending Climax;
    • Access Emotional Availability to expand vulnerability, dynamics and spontaneity in performance;
    • Explore Soul Words and Journey in performance by building visceral (vs. analytical) connection to language and text.

    While ultimately an acting workshop, singers, dancers and spoken word artists seeking to enhance the emotional reach of their performances are encouraged to apply.

     
    

    There will be an invited “Share Day” on Saturday, August 5 (Week #1) and August 12 (Week #2) for participants from both workshops to come together and share work from their various sessions.