Linda Peck

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Summary

Linda Peck, M.Ed. has been an Arts and Health Education Consultant / Leadership Coach & Performance Speaker for over 18 years presenting trainings, PD's,  & lecturing for organizations, institutions, and corporations globally. Some of Linda's clients include:
CNN/Turner( Warner Media), Cigna, UPS, Northeastern University....

Drawing from her unique background in MIme/ Asian practices( moving mindfulness), and psychology, Linda works with people's talents and abilities and stretches them beyond the black box! Linda uses somatic and mindful techniques that transform neuro-behaviors and expand perspectives and ideas. Managers, Educators, Executives, &Employees, are engaged in active listening with the interplay of movement, information,& sensory experiences. Using innovative techniques drawn from Laban & Chinese brush painting, Linda's programs amplify how people learn differently and tap into multi-layered of creativity.

Building on employees, administrators, staff, professors, and teachers' abilities and talents these experiential techniques accelerate learning and leading skills fostering excellence in communication.

Specialties include:

• Expertise in Non-Verbal Communications through Theatre and Mime influences
• Excellence in Public Speaking/ and teaching -adult learning principles.Experience in diverse, multicultural settings with an understanding of a variety of innovative approaches to instruction fostering higher-order thought.
 

Bio. Linda Peck M.Ed. has a Masters from Plymouth State University in 2016 and studied Mindfulness and Arts Integration at Lesley University in 2014. She is certified in MBSR( Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction,  and trained in Somatic Psychology. An award-winning Author, Adjunct, Coach, and Lecturer, Linda's research/academic University career using movement and mindfulness/theatre and science to optimize people's wellbeing is augmented by her worldwide career in Theatre and Mime. Additionally, her experiences with the Broadway Production of Mary Poppins, along with her study and ultimate degrees in Mindfulness and Asian Arts all have been instrumental for her creating a Speaking/ Coaching paradigm with instructional designs while maintaining a high level of artistic value.

Primary Discipline

Theater - General

Additional Disciplines

Humanities - General
Humanities - Art History & Criticism
Humanities - History
Humanities - Philosophy
Humanities - Science
Media - General
Media - Animation
Theater - Circus
Theater - Devised / Artist-Led
Theater - Improv
Theater - Mime
Theater - Puppet
Theater - Solo / One-Person Show
Theater - Storytelling
Theater - Variety / Vaudeville
Visual/Crafts - Painting
Multi-Disciplinary

Activities

Arts and Health
Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
Residency - Other
Arts Instruction / Lessons
Cultural Education
Curriculum Development
Residency - In School
Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Consulting - Organizational Capacity
Professional Development / Training
Performance / Concert / Reading
Professional Network Gatherings / Events
Residency - Community
Virtual Events
Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
Community Arts

Awards

  • George Washington University Deans List, BA, Theatre/DANCE2nd Tier Dancer Wash Ballet ,CBS Evening Magazine Institute for the Gifted and Talented. International Jugglers Associations, European Jugglers Assn
  • Ct. Board of Education Arts Integration Certificate
  • Plymouth State University student ARTS Integration Mindfulness GPA 4.0
  • Tai Chi Certification- Master Jesse Tsao 2014
  • 2nd Degree YI DAN BLACKBELT MMA Lions Gate
  • Innovative Teaching Award Assoc of Movement Theatre Artists( Financial award)

Education

  • George Washington University 1977
  • Lesley University M. ED student 2014
  • Plymouth State Universtiy M.ED student 2015--
  • Smith College- graduate work -2000.
  • Jacques LeCoq école du Mime, Paris 1996
  • Debra Brown Choreographer Cirque du soleil -1999
  • Lions Gate Martial Arts--MMA 2002-2015

Professional Associations

  • Hartford Performs
  • Arts For Learning Ct.
  • Young Audiences Ct.
  • Very Special Arts Ct.
  • Americans for the Arts
  • Association of Theatre Movement Educators
  • New Hampshire Arts Alliance NECAP
  • Connecticut Association for the Gifted
  • National Honor Society
  • New York Boces Cooperative for the Arts
  • Connecticut Association of Theatre and Arts Educators

Additional Information

  • Year founded: 1990
  • Is a Teaching Artist
  • Is a Touring Artist
  • Approx. 175 events per year
  • Geographic Reach: City/Town-wide, County-wide, Surrounding Counties/Region, State-wide, Surrounding States/Region, Nationally, Internationally
  • Seasons active: Year round