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Offerings
This is where the work begins.
Explore workshops and one-on-one coaching designed to help performers move with clarity, listen with the body, and train from impulse.
First Impulse: An Introduction to Plastiques
July 19 - 20, 2025 NYC
Before language, before analysis—there is impulse
This 2-day intensive introduces Plastiques: a precise physical vocabulary that helps performers refine awareness, release habitual patterns, and reconnect with the body’s intuitive intelligence. Through guided movement and voice work with David Prete, participants explore isolation, flow, breath, and presence—building toward a deeper, more responsive relationship to impulse.
No mirrors. No performance. Just breath, movement, and the beginning of the work
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Articulate the Body:
All Levels Welcome
September 27-28, 2025 NYC
Training in Voice and Physical Listening
If this is your first step into the work, you are invited to explore. It you are building on a past workshop or other experience, you are invited to deepen the work. Individual attention will be given to participants based on experience. This workshop includes flow-based movement, voice integration, and partner work. Participants refine physical listening, develop longer phrases, and explore how impulse, rhythm, and relational presence shape expressive action.
Plastiques for Educators and Students
October 11-12, 2025, Chicago
For any level of experience or interest.
This workshop introduces educators and students to the Plastiques method and provides practical tools for adapting it across classrooms and into personal practice. Participants will explore movement, voice, and impulse-led learning while gaining strategies for guiding others through embodied, detail-based work.
No prior experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to move.
Private Plastiques Coaching
45-minute online session
This is where the work becomes yours.
Work one-on-one with David Prete in a 45-minute online session tailored to your body, voice, and creative goals. This individualized coaching offers precision-based somatic exploration through the Plastiques method—perfect for performers seeking focused guidance, deeper embodiment, or support in applying the work to text, rehearsal, or personal practice. Available by appointment.
Workshops for Colleges & Conservatories
Movement training that meets your curriculum.
The Plastiques Project offers immersive, somatic workshops for university and conservatory students—ranging from 3-hour introductions to multi-day intensives. These offerings support actors in developing physical presence, impulse-based performance, and expressive clarity.
Each workshop is taught by David Prete and can be tailored to your program’s schedule and pedagogical goals.
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