VOICES OF EXPERIENCE: Dance Movement Therapy Workshop #1

Join us, artist Anne Kim, and Dance Movement Therapist Shauna Goddard-Barger on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024 from 2:00 - 3:15 PM for a Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) workshop presented within the context of the exhibition VOICES OF EXPERIENCE.
Admission is free.
All ages and physical abilitites are welcome.
Light refreshments provided
Facilitated by Dance Movement Therapist Shauna Goddard-Barger, this workshop offers an introduction to DMT, explores embodied mindfulness, offers practices to enhance interoception, and examines playful movements to enhance wellbeing.
According to the American Dance Therapy Association, Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is defined as “ the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive and physical integration of the individual.”

DMT sessions combine the traditional application of psychotherapy with movement and mindfulness. Much research has proven how talk therapy has helped people cope in life. DMT adds to that approach by bringing in the importance of listening and knowing your own body, along with examining your thoughts. It examines how the mind affects the body and the body affects the mind.

DMT uses movement, even the smallest of motions, to help individuals examine their thoughts, the past, one’s difficulties, hope and dreams.
Shauna Goddard-Barger graduated as a Dance Movement Therapist (MA) with an emphasis in Couples and Family Therapy. As a registered DMT, Shauna works closely with women escaping domestic violence to heal and rebuild more adaptive environments with their children. Shauna also works with individuals overcoming acute anxiety, substance abuse, and relational issues.

ABOUT VOICES OF EXPERIENCE:
Developed and curated by Los Angeles-based artist Anne Kim, "Voices of Experience" is an intergenerational and multilingual interdisciplinary project that aims to amplify the rich narratives of community elders residing near the Goethe-Institut in MacArthur Park. Selected from this vibrant community, four elders: Cathy Yi, Fransisca Santiago Carranza, Sabina Guzman, and Yang Ja Kim, will participate in a collaborative choreographic process. The culmination of this endeavor will be a storytelling exhibition at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Project space that integrates film, dance, audio, and visual arts. “Voices of Experience” includes special live performances, workshops, and features photographs and video interviews from KYCC’s Koreatown Storytelling Program, offering a compelling exploration of our elders’ diverse experiences and perspectives.
VOICES OF EXPERIENCE is on view at the Goethe-Institut during events and regular office hours from June 20th - July 19th, 2024
During Office Hours: June 20th, 2024 - July 19th, 2024
Tuesday–Thursdays: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Fridays: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Secure, free Parking is available at Metro/Retail parking structure with rear entrance to the Goethe-Institut located at

VOICES OF EXPERIENCE is part of the Neighborhood Interpretive Center, a hyperlocal initiative of cultural programs that focus on and uplift the MacArthur Park/Westlake neighborhood and surrounding areas.

Host or Publisher Goethe-Institut Los Angeles