The Summer 2013 Alba Emoting Workshop

Jul 1

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The Alba Gang with Laura We just completed the summer 2013 Alba Emoting intensive training in Asheville, North Carolina.  We had an incredible group of people coming in from various parts of the USA, as well as from Germany, Holland, Denmark, Canada, and Australia!  Below are some of their comments, provided by our participants upon completion of the seven-day workshop.

Quotes from Participants of the 2013 Summer Workshop

“Laura is an extremely skilled and sensitive teacher and coach.”    Tom Stroud, Associate Professor of Theatre and Film, Canada

“I learned new and exciting things about myself in the process of getting in touch with how to call upon these emotions at will.”   Zachary McClaskey, Actor in Georgia

“Laura is an exceptional teacher – the perfect combination of the knowledgeable authority in her field and a winsome guide and coach who safely takes you to new discoveries without any criticism or condemnation.  She provided a safe learning environment.”  Timothy Wilds, College Professor in North Carolina

“I just love the way Laura conducted the workshop – so much love, caring, attention to detail, clarity, and giving everyone the space and the time they needed.”   Amir, Actor in Germany

“I am excited about the applications of Alba to coaching, particularly with people who have habitual moods, to provide an access to new ways of being  and acting.”  Robert Fertman, training to be an Ontological Coach, in Pennsylvania

“Laura you are a very skilled and attentive facilitator and you have created a wonderful environment in which to experience Alba.  I will no doubt use Alba both in my practice and in my life. ”  Lisa Dveris, counselor and social worker in Canada

“I feel tremendously excited at the prospect of using the work to assist me, and to encourage my practice to expand.  This work has such a profound and accessible quality that could assist so many people. ”   Louise Siversen, Professional Actress in Australia

“This was life changing!  It was one of the best works of my life!”   Michael, a professional actor in Washington, D.C.

About breathxpress

Laura Facciponti Bond has taught breathing work related to performing and personal expression since 2002 through UNCA classes, as well as through private lessons and regional, national, and international workshops. She is one of the few certified Alba Emoting Instructors in the USA holding a CL5 certification. She studied and co-taught with Alba Emoting founder, neuroscientist Dr. Susana Bloch, in the USA and in Chile where Dr. Bloch resides. Working closely with Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® instructors, she often partners with Feldenkrais instructors in her Alba Emoting workshops. 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 a Full Professor at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. She is the author of TEAM for Actors: A Holistic Approach to Embodied Acting. In addition to the teaching mentioned above, she also teaches acting, directing, voice production, storytelling and public speaking. She is a Certified Master Teacher (CMT) of the Estill Voice Technique, actress, director, singer, and voice-over artist.

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