The Festival offers you a choice of attending one of the following six dynamic workshops for the week:

Theater
Improvisation for Fun and Profit with James Sherman

James Sherman, longtime member of the Second City Theatre and faculty member, teaches improvisation as training for both theater and life. (Also see www.jamessherman.com)

Music and Movement
Samba for the Soul with Airto Moreira

Airto has taught and performed with Zakir Hussein, Mickey Hart, and Babatunde Olatunji, understanding and harnessing the dynamism of percussion through traditional Afro-Brazilian rhythm, dance, song and culture. (Also see www.airto.com)

Music
Spirit Songs: Freeing Your Voice Through the Power of Gospel with Vernon Bush

Vernon Bush of Glide Memorial, connects to spirit through song, gospel rhythm, and spontaneity in a rockin', joyous workshop! (Also see www.vernonbush.com)

Visual Art and Movement
Art in Action: Personal Transformation and Community Empowerment through Creativity with Alli Starr

Longtime arts activist and cultural worker, Alli Chagi-Starr offers an experiential exploration of the power of art to create personal and social change. (Also see www.cultural-links.org, find Alli)

Family
Jump for Joy! A Circus Workshop for Kids of All Ages with Tandy Beal

Veteran director (Pickle Family Circus, Moscow Circus) Tandy Beal, uses circus, imagination, and movement--as well as joy, fun, and discovery to direct an Esalen circus troupe to perform for others at the Festival! (Also see www.starstuffproductions.com)

Film
Esalen Filmmaking Intensive with Fabian Redrovan

Get inside the filmmaker's world as you explore the art of low- and no-budget digital filmmaking with indie success story Fabian Redrovan.