Laura Facciponti
Laura Facciponti Bond, CL5 Certified Alba Emoting Instructor, is the host of this blog, BreathXpress.Wordpress.com
Laura Facciponti Bond has taught breathing work related to performing and personal expression since 1998 through UNCA classes, as well as through private lessons and regional, national, and international workshops. She is one of less than a dozen certified Alba Emoting Instructors in the USA. She studied and co-taught with Dr. Susana Bloch, the creator of the Alba Emoting technique, in the USA and in Chile where Dr. Bloch resides.
Laura and colleagues in the UNCA Psychology and the Health and Wellness Department have explored the use of Alba Emoting as a technique for improving workplace wellness when they were awarded a Wellness Initiative Grant in 2007.
Working closely with Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement instructors, she has partnered workshops where Alba Emoting lessons were supported by Feldenkrais lessons. As a result of this partnering, Laura has developed new methods for teaching conscious breathing and Alba Emoting to non-performers, as well as performers, with greater somatic clarity and sensitivity to the individual. Laura is considered a Universal Alba Emoting teacher, creating lessons and workshops designed to match the needs of individuals from varying backgrounds and professional fields.
Laura is a Full Professor at UNC-Asheville, Chair of the Drama Department, the Director of the Arts and Ideas Program. She is the author of TEAM for Actors: A Holistic Approach to Embodied Acting.
In addition to her work in Alba Emoting, she also teaches acting, directing, voice production, storytelling and public speaking, including public speaking classes for the Asheville City Hall staff. She is a professional Equity actress, director, singer, and voice-over artist.
