Madelyn Kent
About the Teacher
Why study with them?
Madelyn Kent is a New York-based playwright, director, teacher and the developer of Sense Writing, a physical approach to creativity. She is a former Creative Writing Faculty member at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a Practitioner in Feldenkrais Somatic Education. Madelyn believes that the techniques she used to build a sustainable artistic path should be shared, not hidden away, and that a more richly creative world begins by empowering people to find their own way forward.
After teaching playwriting and screenwriting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she began to explore more deeply the connections between physical awareness and creative practice. This work eventually led to the development of Sense Writing, which brings together writing, movement, and sensation in a series of guided explorations designed to help people work gently with their nervous systems, unlock their voices and discover new creative possibilities.
In 2008, Madelyn left New York and her teaching position to become a Practitioner in Feldenkrais Somatic Education. Upon returning in 2012, she combined her experience in somatics, teaching and writing to develop Sense Writing. She has since taught the approach to more than 1,000 people in ten countries, from award-winning filmmakers and journalists to people who have never written before. She invites both experienced artists and those who may not think of themselves as artists to join her in a relaxed and supportive exploration of writing and physical awareness.
In addition to receiving an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Art, she studied Medical Anthropology and the History and Philosophy of Science at McGill University, where she studied with plant morphologist and philosopher Rolf Sattler, whose work introduced her to process philosophy and to investigating natural phenomena in a non-reductionist way.
After teaching playwriting and screenwriting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she began to explore more deeply the connections between physical awareness and creative practice. This work eventually led to the development of Sense Writing, which brings together writing, movement, and sensation in a series of guided explorations designed to help people work gently with their nervous systems, unlock their voices and discover new creative possibilities.
In 2008, Madelyn left New York and her teaching position to become a Practitioner in Feldenkrais Somatic Education. Upon returning in 2012, she combined her experience in somatics, teaching and writing to develop Sense Writing. She has since taught the approach to more than 1,000 people in ten countries, from award-winning filmmakers and journalists to people who have never written before. She invites both experienced artists and those who may not think of themselves as artists to join her in a relaxed and supportive exploration of writing and physical awareness.
In addition to receiving an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Art, she studied Medical Anthropology and the History and Philosophy of Science at McGill University, where she studied with plant morphologist and philosopher Rolf Sattler, whose work introduced her to process philosophy and to investigating natural phenomena in a non-reductionist way.
