A UNIQUE APPROACH
The Moving Pieces approach embraces the relationship between the arts and science, particularly body based approaches emerging from neuroscience, which support mindfulness and self regulation.
Moving Pieces is an organisational partner at the Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice in Health and Social Care, St Catherine's College, Oxford.
MEET THE TEAM
Members of the Moving Pieces team are experienced professionals bringing together expertise in both performance and mental health.
Charlie Blowers
Founder & Director - Moving Pieces
Charlie has a background in physical theatre and arts/somatic psychotherapy. She is a UKCP registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Yoga Therapist and Feldenkrais Practitioner with nearly 30 years of clinical experience.
She works as a freelance facilitator, trainer and consultant to a range of organisations within the performing arts and mental health. These include LISPA, Queen Mary's University, Kingston University and National Theatre of Wales.
Her physical theatre training has been inspired by teachers such as Ron East (Director of The London School of Physical Theatre), Desmond Jones (School of Mime and Physical Theatre), Angela de Castro (Director of the Why Not Institute in London), Giovanni Fusetti (Helikos), Didier Danthois (Founder of The Sacred Clown as Healer) Jonathan Young (Shams Theatre Company) and Thomas Prattki (The London International School for Performing Arts).
Jose Parra
Jose Parra is a performer originally from Bilbao who lives in London. He developed his passion for movement theatre and clown while training at Desmond Jones, the International School of Corporeal Mime and with clown teachers like Jonathan Young (Clown Through Mask) and Mick Barnfather (Ecole Philippe Gaulier). He got interested in the relationship between performance and mental health and joined Moving Pieces in 2009 after meeting Charlie Blowers.
As an artist, he aims at transmitting to the audience the magic that results from embarking on a creative process with curiosity, intuition, courage and playfulness. His work includes: “On and Off” (Bimbilibausa Theatre), a piece commissioned by the Royal Holloway University and directed by John Mowat that explores privacy and the internet; "Giovanni" a series of clown numbers directed by Jonathan Young performed in cabarets in London; “Life Is Hard”, co-directed by Jonathan Young, Charlie Blowers and Kathy Osbourne, this piece explores intergenerational relationships while telling a personal story.
He is currently working on his first solo show in a collaboration with award winning director Jamie Wood.
