Carolina Mancuso

Entropy Sensory Method offers a deep engagement training to capture the openness and concentration of dancers, acrobats, actors and clowns. Its ground work is based on: sensory perception, embodiment approach, movement exploration, play-based dissociation training, breathing techniques and mental awareness tools. The aim is to practice in a centered mindset to expand into healthy habits beyond the dance studio.

For nurturing postural awareness and enhancing the quality in the movement, careful attention is placed in understanding ‘how and when’ to release unnecessary muscle tension, foster emotional awareness, encourage critical thinking and provide opportunities for both body expression and verbal articulation. The training offers a healthy balance approach between technical demands, the cultivation of mindfulness, the construction of inclusive ethics, and personal growth. 

Carolina aligns her work with NonViolent Communication (method developed by Marshall Rosenberg) and Horizontal Education. This pedagogic approaches fosters collaboration and inclusivity, valuing the diverse experiences of all participants rather than a top-down transfer of knowledge. It enhances communication, understanding, and connection to increase empathy and improve the overall quality of life.

To better engage with the learning material there are different ways to experience the method: professional training, one-on-one sessions, intensives, labs, and mentorship. Each has a specific purpose and vision.

professional training (1 hr 15 min - dance companies, universities, faculties) This training explores virtuosity, adaptability and technicality, by introducing different concepts: spatial awareness , multi-directionality, malleable mass, anchoring structures (tangible and aerial), circular forces, fascia expression, pelvic architecture, inhabited body, and the fluid system. The objective of this training is to expand movement repertoire, foster dynamic, enhance stability, power and control. 

one-on-ones sessions  It offers a healthy perspective on self care for the vital energy to flow. It integrates breathing techniques, meridian stretches, alignments exercises, aromatherapy uses and its accompanied with Entropy Sensory Method. This tailored program accompanies humans in a process of individuation and intuitive recovery.

intensives (2 to 3 days) The main focus is to share the most recent developments and current topics of research. It is a unique opportunity to gather fresh information and submerge into deep exploration. Because each sharing is demanding, it integrates self acupressure massages and specific stretches.

performative lab (5 days to 1 month) To widen the scope of interpretation and cultivate compositional interest, Dramatic Tissue is comprehensive laboratory that  explores how to build a character, integrates different art elements, and evokes the inner expression. This experience enriches the performer/creator with a well-balanced tool kit to enter in a creative process.

mentorship (time is determined by the particularity of each project): Carolina provides artistic mentorship and assistance to theater creators, dance choreographers and artists. She offering her research data with personalized material to the persons needs, helps identify and organize the objectives with high expertise to accomplish the new creation/audition process.

Sensory Dance Sessions (open to public with or without dance background): This movement sessions focus on discovering how to use one's body mass as a surface to guide, receive, direct and communicate with the sensory language. It is beneficial for those who wish to connect with their authentic self.