New Transmission Episode: Edward Clark on Physical Theatre and Critical Practice
Sent: 2026-01-02 · Recipients: 242 · Campaign ID: 222
Pre-header: New Transmission episode explores performance, critical thinking, and transnational yoga + Montreal events.
New Transmission Episode — Edward Clark
Section titled “New Transmission Episode — Edward Clark”
In this episode of the Baseworks Transmission Podcast, Patrick Oancia sits down with Edward Clark, writer, theater artist, and director of Tripsichore Yoga Theater. The conversation explores the intersections of performance, practice, and critical thinking — tracing Edward’s journey from Calgary to London’s physical theater scene in the late 70s, through encounters with Stephen Berkoff and Lindsay Kemp, to a 1992 discovery that transformed his work: recognizing yoga’s untapped choreographic potential for physicalizing phenomenological landscapes.
They discuss what it means to commit to intensity — whether in athletic training, punk rock, or disciplined practice — and the reality of teaching to fund creative work. The conversation gets into fundamental questions about self and reality, the difference between stillness-based and flow-based philosophies, and what happens when you refuse to separate art from practice. Edward shares insights from navigating injuries over decades, the problem of developing skills that have no real-world application, and why theater still hasn’t caught up to what the music scene figured out in the 70s.
Edward has co-authored two books with anthropologist Laurie Greene that bring critical academic analysis to transnational yoga — examining what actually happens when yoga is taught and practiced across cultures, including questions about authority, ritual, and the evolution of inherited versus created systems.
CTA: Watch or listen
You can also watch on YouTube or listen on Apple Podcasts.
Montreal Open Days — January 10 & 13
Section titled “Montreal Open Days — January 10 & 13”
If you’re in Montreal, we’re holding two Open Day sessions at Circuit-Est — the same space where we recorded the Edward Clark conversation.
Open Day gives you a direct experience of current Baseworks material through a movement practice and context & Q&A. We’ll be working with concepts around spatial awareness, distributed activation and attention — the same material introduced at the Montreal Winter Study Group.
Whether you’re new to Baseworks or already familiar with the practice, these sessions offer a glimpse into what we’re actively developing and how we approach systematic movement education.
- Friday, January 10 — 2:45-4:15pm
- Monday, January 13 — 6:15-7:45pm
- @Circuit-Est Centre Chorégraphique, 1881 Rue St.André
No past experience required. No cost to attend, but registration is required.
CTA: Register to attend
Winter Study Group — Starts January 24
Section titled “Winter Study Group — Starts January 24”
For those ready to go deeper, our six-week Montreal Study Group starts January 24. This combines hands-on practice sessions at Circuit-Est with online conceptual study — you learn the principles, then we work with them together in person.
Seven in-person sessions + structured online coursework. We’re keeping the cohort small to maintain quality of attention.
Dates: January 24 – March 1, 2026
Links Referenced
Section titled “Links Referenced”| Anchor | URL |
|---|---|
| Watch or listen | https://baseworks.com/podcast/edward-clark-physical-theater-critical-practice/ |
| YouTube | https://youtu.be/EEGdyFDnxlc |
| Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/baseworks-transmission/id1593468113?i=1000743467187 |
| Register to attend (Open Day) | https://baseworks.com/event/open-day-montreal-january-2026/ |
| Details & Registration (Winter Study Group) | https://baseworks.com/event/montreal-study-group-2026/ |
Correlations
Section titled “Correlations”- patrick-oancia — Transmission host
- Spatial Awareness — Open Day content lead-in
- Distributed Activation — Open Day content lead-in
- 2026-03-winter-study-group-campaign — Winter Study Group cohort referenced here
Three-part issue: Edward Clark Transmission + January Montreal Open Days + Winter Study Group launch. The Open Day material uses current voice (“spatial awareness, distributed activation and attention”) directly — the principle names are now recurring newsletter vocabulary, not gated to research-adjacent copy.