{"id":5658,"date":"2016-08-30T15:10:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T22:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?p=5658"},"modified":"2016-08-30T15:15:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T22:15:24","slug":"podcast-interview-sasha-blockers-intimacy-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/blog\/podcast-interview-sasha-blockers-intimacy-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Interview: Sasha Blocker&#8217;s Intimacy Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5662 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n-580x580.jpg\" alt=\"13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13428650_10153711258611342_5898952999610862325_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"818\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Aug-24-12-50.mp3'>Interview - CoHo Lab - Sasha Blocker - The Intimacy Project<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cohoproductions.org\\\/old\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/Aug-24-12-50.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Interview - CoHo Lab - Sasha Blocker - The Intimacy Project\",\"caption\":\"CoHo Lab Interview with Sasha Blocker of The Intimacy Project\",\"description\":\"CoHo Lab Interview with Sasha Blocker of The Intimacy Project\",\"meta\":{\"length_formatted\":\"8:15\"},\"image\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cohoproductions.org\\\/old\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64},\"thumb\":{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cohoproductions.org\\\/old\\\/wp-includes\\\/images\\\/media\\\/audio.png\",\"width\":48,\"height\":64}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Intimacy Project is a theatrical experience that blurs the line between audience\u00a0members and performers to provoke moments of intimacy, whether that is sharing a\u00a0secret, embracing a spontaneous dance party or holding hands with a stranger.<\/p>\n<p>Audience members will choose their level of participation as they physically navigate\u00a0the performance space. This will be facilitated by performers and prompted by design\u00a0elements. The performance will integrate movement, dance choreography, scripted\u00a0and improvised text, and multimedia to create an evening that allows each audience\u00a0member to co-create their experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13263860_10153686708186342_4005251880148168352_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5663 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13263860_10153686708186342_4005251880148168352_n-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"13263860_10153686708186342_4005251880148168352_n\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13263860_10153686708186342_4005251880148168352_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13263860_10153686708186342_4005251880148168352_n-534x800.jpg 534w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13263860_10153686708186342_4005251880148168352_n.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Sascha Blocker<\/strong> is an associate artist with Push Leg Theatre Company, which won two Drammy\u00a0awards in 2014 for Nighthawks (Best Devised Production and Movement\u00a0Choreography). Sascha was awarded a 2016 RACC project grant to produce an\u00a0immersive theater project, which focuses on the theme of intimacy. She is a founding\u00a0company member of Das Collectivnost de Teatro y Ridicule International, which\u00a0premiered work in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Bilbao, Spain. Locally Sascha has\u00a0worked with Imago, Hand2Mouth, Third Rail, CoHo, Post 5, Liminal Performance Group,\u00a0the Portland Actors Conservatory, and has produced work for the Fertile Ground\u00a0Festival. Sascha earned an MFA in Performance from the London International School\u00a0of Performing Arts in conjunction with Naropa University. Sascha teaches\u00a0Communication Studies classes at Portland State University and Clark College, classes\u00a0include: Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Small Group Communication,\u00a0&amp; Communication in the Workplace. 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