View from the F Train to Our New Digs in Brooklyn
Dear Friends &
Colleagues,
Darya & I have been speaking about the country's roller coaster ride of this past year, and how now, more than ever, our creative lives need to come to the forefront of our daily existence where our actions and interactions are motivated by how we serve and contribute to our respective communities. OTOA is one of the ways we hope to continue to contribute. Below is a compilation of highlights from
2016’s OTOA-Year-In-Review
Please take a moment
to share with us our highlights
From the last 12
months
Including our…
New Office/ Studio
Address:
233 Ocean Parkway, STE 3A, Brooklyn, NY 11218
And stay tuned for our
2017 Spring Workshop Schedule
Coming Soon.
With Warmest Wishes
For a Healthy & Meaningful New Year
Gia Forakis & Darya Gauthier OTOA Founder & Master Teacher & OTOA Managing Director GiaForakisandCO@gmail.com |
I N 2 0 1 6
One-Thought-One-Action (OTOA)™ branched out into a variety of new formats and an expanded application: OTOA Performance Technique & Training (PTT)™ OTOA Creative Life Practice (CLP)™ INTROTOA Free Sample Seminars OTOA Private Coaching By broadening OTOA's application we have widened our options
for more
seminars, workshops, intensives, classes and residencies,
where new insights into the technique
continue to be fostered.
2 0 1 6 H I G H L I G H T S
*****
A P R I L
OTOA Leadership Seminar @ Yale University
Leadership Institute
J U N E
OTOA CLP Workshop @ Theatrelab, NYC 
J U L Y
OTOA-Driven
Production of The Murder Room @ Danville,
KY
A U G U S T
Vermont Residency: OTOA Think Tank @ The Putney School, VT 
O C T O B E R
OTOA CLP 2-Day Intensive @ Theatrelab, NYC  And O C T O B E R INTROTOA PTT @ Theatrelab, NYC  And once again... O C T O B E R Live Facebook Interview @ Embodied Philosophy, NYC 
N O V E M B E R
OTOA PTT 3-Day Workshop @ Theatrelab, NYC  D E C E M B E R OTOA | GF&CO ! NEW ! HQ & Studio Space
@ 233 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
 Participant Quotes: OTOA Creative Life Practice (CLP)™
"Creative Life Practice is like diving into a pool of
possibilities."
~ Lizhi Chen, CLP Seminar Participant
"Creative Life Practice is like CrossFit for Creative
Muscles."
~ Lydia Lai, CLP Seminar Participant
"[Creative Life Practice] is a toolkit experience...into
authenticity and creativity toward evolution of self."
~ Cheryl Anne Ruebner, CLP Intensive Participant
OTOA Performance Technique & Training (PTT)™
"It is a daring refreshing challenge for the actor
to be in the present. [OTOA] is, in fact, an actor’s life
jacket.”
~ Paige Schnell, Actor/Author
"With OTOA, you cannot betray yourself.”
~ Tony Naumovsky, Actor
“OTOA forces the actor to 'think' from the body.”
~ Katrina Foy, Actor
Spring 2017 OTOA Schedule Coming Soon! |
Thursday, December 29, 2016
A NEW Year, NEW Address, NEW Beginnings
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
......We are not done yet......
Coming up...
NOVEMBER 11 - 13
OTOA Performance Technique & Training (PTT)™ Workshop
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
It has been a busy and exciting Autumn for us:
Two Free INTROTOAs, and last weekend's
OTOA Creative Life Practice (CLP)™ Intensive.
Not to mention...
Gia's Live FB Broadcast Interview with Jacob Kyle
Founder of Embodied Philosophy, where they discuss the origins of
OTOA and CLP and how it relates to Yoga.
But we are not done yet!
Keep reading to find out the exciting new approach for our
November OTOA PTT 3-Day Workshop
(hint: It's in the Subject Line!)
SEE DETAILS BELOW...
Please keep in mind, it is our intention to make OTOA available to
everyone, so if you are on a tight budget, please reach out to us
directly, and we will work with you to come up with a way to make
the workshops and coaching sessions affordable.
Cheers!
Darya Gauthier
OTOA Managing Director
GiaForakisandCO@gmail.com
 REGISTER ASAP OTOA Performance Technique & Training (PTT)™ 3-Day Workshop NOVEMBER 11th-13th Friday, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Saturday & Sunday, 12:30 - 4:30 PM The OTOA Performance Technique & Training (PTT) Workshop offers
PERFORMERS a clear approach towards a more specific,
liberating, physically connected, moment-to-moment life on stage; DIRECTORS the tools for crafting a dynamic, visually engaging and detailed form of storytelling; PUBLIC SPEAKERS, a method for more detailed, engaging, confident and dynamic stage presence. Full Price: $150* *If you are on a tight budget, please contact us and we will work with you to make OTOA affordable. LOCATION: 357 W 36th street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10018
For this workshop we are trying something completely new
based on feedback from past OTOA PTT Participants. We will be introducing OTOA PTT through the investigation & application of a single master work.
For this workshop, we have selected:
Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler"
Note from Gia:
"Hedda Gabler" is a play that has captivated my imagination for many years, and I am excited at the prospect of taking this new approach to introducing the technique by putting One-Thought-One-Action into action through this suspenseful script. I see this as a bonus, and an opportunity for OTOA learning and ensemble building.     |
Now Offering
A safe, private and productive environment for:OTOA Creative Life Practice Private Coaching With OTOA Master Teacher & Life Coach, Gia Forakis Special Discount Offer: 30 Min FREE On First Private Session
"Working
with Gia in our CLP private coaching sessions has truly been a gift. It
has helped me to find a new perspective on a situation that was holding
me back in all areas of my life. My new found freedom creates gratitude
in my daily practice."
~S. Friedland "Gia is an exceptional listener, absorbing and reflecting back the broader aspects and context of any topic. She has helped me to untangle the details of specific projects as well as guided my own personal growth in a wide range of areas. She brings encouragement and compassion to all our private sessions." ~R. Shirley LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY or via Skype
Please Note:
Pricing can be tailored to your needs and budget  |
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