Residency Work | sossymechanics.com

Brian and Megan are organized and clear, yet allow for much freedom of expression.

— Tim Kaari, Teacher, Gifted & Talented Program, Bloomington MN

Megan and Brian have an uncanny ability, especially as a team, to get students to achieve more than they themselves think they can.

— Tim Coleman, Theater/Drama/Speech Teacher, Harding High School

We took good advantage of the wide range of workshops and master classes they offer, which in turn brought in new audiences to the festival.

— Mary-Louise Albert, Artistic Managing Director, Chutzpah! Festival Vancouver

I was truly amazed at the work and creative energy I witnessed. Thank you so much for your efforts – you were so encouraging to the kids that you wanted to push along to be more creative and it was downright hilarious at times.

— Patty Schmitz, Mother of Dimensions Academy Student

The response to Trick Boxing was so good, we knew we needed to bring Sossy Mechanics back to Vancouver the following year to present Pieces of Eight, this time on our main stage.

— Mary-Louise Albert Artistic Managing Director Chutzpah! Festival Vancouver

SOSSY MECHANICS RESIDENCY OFFERINGS

We love to perform. We also love to teach. We believe that as artists and creative thinkers--not to mention experienced teachers--we can entice students of all levels and interests to learn new things in new ways. And once they have us as teachers, our students usually want to see us as performers, which is great for everybody. Kind of a win-win-win-win situation.

We have extensive experience teaching students of all levels, ranging from primary school students to professional artists. Below is selection of classes and workshops we teach, each of which can be tailored to fit specific populations, and which can be taught over periods ranging from one hour to three weeks:

Creativity Workshop

Everybody has the ability to be creative. Not everybody has tapped into that ability to reach their fullest potential. We use simple to complex verbal and physical tools to free your mind and body in order to develop the creative process. Then, we help you apply it to everything from team-building and problem-solving to making your very own show.

Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dance Class

We teach everything from the basic vocabulary of Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Vienesse Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Salsa and Swing (including West Coast, East Coast and Lindy Hop), to advanced American style technique with emphasis on social enjoyment or performance.

Jazz, Tap and Modern Dance Classes

We teach technique and choreography with an emphasis on performance in any of the above styles.

Sossy Mechanics Repertoire Dance

You've seen it on stage (or hope to soon); you've read the reviews (or can right here); now you can learn for yourself some choreography from the Sossy Mechanics repertoire with an emphasis on performance.

Choreography Commissions

We are often asked to create new works on dancers ranging from young students to professionals. If you'd like to have your very own Sossy Mechanics world premiere, this is a great way to do it. (See our Short Works page for an idea about some of the commissioned works we've created).

Ridiculous Puppetry

Using six pieces of silverware, we once created an entire piece (Dogfight) that literally brought tears to people's eyes (from both humor and pathos). Anything is possible when we teach you to bring to life the simplest (or most complex) of objects, develop their characters, and create short pieces for performance.

Character Development for Performance

We'll teach you our techniques for developing physical, facial and vocal tools to stretch the possibilities for performers’ range of characters.

READ WHAT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS HAVE SAID ABOUT OUR RESIDENCY WORK: LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REVIEWS)