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Naropa University Somatic Psychology Department To
Present Tenth Annual Somatic Arts Concert
Naropa Somatic Psychology Program One of the First in the Field
BOULDER, Colo. (January 9, 2006) -- Naropa University (Boulder, Colo.) will
host its tenth annual Somatic Arts concert, entitled “If I Were You,” January
27-29, 2006, in the Performing Arts Center on the main campus of Naropa University,
2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. The program will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday evenings (January 27 and 28) and Sunday (January 29) at 2 p.m.
This dynamic dance-based performance is entirely created and performed by
students, faculty, staff and alumni in the Naropa University Somatic Psychology
program. The show is an opportunity for the public to enjoy innovative dance
and, at the same time, discover the healing potential of the arts. Katherine
McIntosh Falk, the student director of this year’s concert, noted that “We
would like the audience to walk away with a feeling of finding what moves them.”
Tickets will be sold at the door and are $8 for Naropa community members
and seniors and $10 for the general public. All proceeds will go toward scholarships
for students in the Naropa University Somatic Psychology department. For additional
information, the public may call 303-245-4845.
This annual concert represents an important part of the Naropa University
Somatic Psychology program’s philosophy. “Dance Movement Therapy
has roots in the modern dance movement and so has always held as one of its
tenets that the power of the creative process is fundamentally healing and
transformative,” said Leah D’Abate, academic advisor and admissions
counselor for the program. “In order to support that tenet, we devised
this opportunity to give students, faculty, staff and alumni a chance to come
into intimate relationship with the creative process themselves.”
Naropa University was one of the first institutions in the nation to offer
a degree in Somatic Psychology. The 20-year-old Master of Arts program is based
on the belief that a functional unity exists between the mind and body and
that therapeutic change occurs through direct experience of the present moment.
Fostering body-based awareness is an important and effective way to accomplish
this change. One function of this change is, according to D’Abate, “allowing
the body to be our biggest resource and communicator.”
Within the Somatic Psychology program, there are two unique areas of concentration:
Body Psychotherapy and Dance Movement Therapy. Both areas offer extensive study,
training and supervision in the practice of psychotherapy that is grounded
in the integration of body, mind and movement. Graduates are eligible to take
the Colorado state licensing exam in counseling.
Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Naropa University
is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing
contemplative education. This approach to learning integrates the best of Eastern
and Western educational traditions, helping students know themselves more deeply
and engage constructively with others. The university comprises a four-year undergraduate
college and graduate programs in the arts, education, environmental leadership,
psychology and religious studies. It offers BA, BFA, MA, MFA and MDiv degrees,
as well as professional development training and classes for the community. In
addition, the university runs study abroad programs in Sikkim, India and Prague,
Czech Republic. For more information, visit www.naropa.edu.
Contact:
Jane Rubinstein
Director, Marketing & Communications
Naropa University
PH 303-245-4643
FAX 303-245-4676
Jrubinstein@naropa.edu
www.naropa.edu
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