SoulWork Studio offers a range of opportunities to learn from Certified SoulWorkers that includes easy-to-implement classroom activities, lecture-based webinars, in-person workshops, and summer intensives.

Intro Webinars

SOULWORK SAMPLER

For those seeking SoulWork teasers that can be used in classrooms or for projects without in-person training or deep study/understanding of the method. Includes a live Q&A segment with a Certified SoulWorker.

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SOULWORK FOUNDING PRINCIPLES

A lecture + discussion webinar for those wanting more insight into SoulWork's Founding principles. Also useful for educators seeking helpful tools and engagement leading classroom discussions on SoulWork readings. Includes a live Q&A segment with a Certified SoulWorker.

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INTRO TO CULTURAL CONSERVATORY

A lecture + guided writing exercise for those wanting an introduction to understanding and applying SoulWork's Cultural Conservatory theory and/or teaching it in a classroom setting. Includes a live Q&A segment with a Certified SoulWorker.

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Artists + Practitioners

2024-2025 | Community Studio

SoulWork includes developing an ongoing studio practice that keeps artists creatively vibrant and connected to community even when not working on a project. Each Community Studio offers 2 sessions and focuses on a different SoulWork principle. | Registration* Fee: $30-45 per session.

6-7:20pm: Session 1 "Open Studio" for Beginners | 7:30-9pm: Session 2 "Progression Studio" for Practitioners**
*Advanced registration is required to attend. Attendees must register online in advance and select the option to PAY NOW or PAY ONSITE. Registration closes 30 minutes prior to the start of each Community Studio. Walk-in/Onsite registration is not available. Unregistered Walk-ins will be directed to register for a future session.
**Practitioners have completed at least 1 SoulWork Intensive and/or 40 hours of training with a Certified SoulWork Facilitator.

CHICAGO

DALLAS

January 13

Embody your creative impulse through the exchange of Call & Response.

March 17

Aspire to discovery with the energy & inspiration of the Unending Climax.

March 3

Embody your creative impulse through the exchange of Call & Response.

April 14

Aspire to discovery with the energy & inspiration of the Unending Climax.

May 26

Change your flow to freedom with Emotional Availability.

December 2

Activate your breath to refine your Intention for power in your artistry.

Studio Completed
(Chicago)

June 2

Change your flow to freedom with Emotional Availability.

November 11

Activate your breath to refine your Intention for power in your artistry.

Studio Completed
(Dallas)

Summer Intensives

SOULWORK @ HBCU: July 2025 | Washington, DC

A SOULWORK MFA + HBCU EXPERIENCE

Black graduate students are often the only Black creatives in their MFA/PhD programs or have limited opportunities to train in a culturally-specific studio environment. This 5-Day Intensive is designed for graduate students to engage the principles of SoulWork and explore the artistic geneologies of Black performance traditions through an on-site studio intensive at a Historically Black College or University. It includes:

Unlocking Creative Freedom and Power through SoulWork
SoulWork Artistic Genealogy Mapping
Guest Workshops/Lectures by HBCU Professors

APPLICATIONS OPEN IN MARCH!

RETURN: July 2025 | Chicago, IL

RETURN: RITUAL, REPETITION, REHEARSAL

A 5-day intensive for ongoing SoulWork study for those who have previously completed at least one "READY" intensive.

APPLICATIONS OPEN MARCH 15!

READY: July 2025 | Washington, DC

READY: RITUAL, REPETITION, REHEARSAL

A 5-day intensive that engages the principles of SoulWork to explore the sociocultural power of Ritual, Repetition, Rehearsal as ongoing (vs. product-driven) studio practices for nurturing artists' connection between creative impulse and social consciousness.

APPLICATIONS OPEN IN MARCH!

REMIX: August 2025 | Chicago, IL

REMIX: RITUAL, REPETITION, REHEARSAL

A 5-day intensive for ongoing SoulWork study for those who have previously completed at least one "RETURN" intensive and/or SoulWorkers engaging advanced training and/or Teacher Certification.

Note: SoulWork Studio defines having training or being in training to mean in-person learning with/from a Certified SoulWork teacher for longer than a year or for more than 300 hours of instruction.

APPLICATIONS OPEN MARCH 15!

Educators + Organizers + CultureWorkers

Webinars

TEACHING WITH AND FOR FULLNESS OF IDENTITY

For educators interested to use SoulWork principles to enhance the experience of inclusion in their classrooms.

Requires completion of Intro to Cultural Conservatory webinar.

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SOULWORK FOR TEXT/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

For educators, writers or researchers seeking ways to use SoulWork principles to talk about creative text or performance.

Requires completion of SoulWork Founding Principles webinar.

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SoulWork Teacher Certification

SoulWork Studio defines having training as in-person learning with/from a Certified SoulWork teacher for longer than a year or for more than 300 hours of instruction.

If you are interested in beginning your SoulWork journey toward advanced training or Teacher Certification, please start by attending one of our Introductory Webinars, Workshops/Circles, Studio Sessions, or Summer Intensives.

SoulWork Studio offers a range of opportunities to learn from Certified SoulWorkers that includes easy-to-implement classroom activities, lecture-based webinars, in-person workshops, and summer intensives.

Intro Webinars

Artists + Practitioners

Educators + Culture Workers

Intro Webinars

SOULWORK SAMPLER

SOULWORK SAMPLER

SOULWORK FOUNDING PRINCIPLES

SOULWORK FOUNDING PRINCIPLES

INTRO TO CULTURAL CONSERVATORY

INTRO TO CULTURAL CONSERVATORY

Artists + Practitioners

2024-2025 | Community Studio

CHICAGO

DALLAS

January 13

March 17

March 3

April 14

May 26

December 2

June 2

November 11

Summer Intensives

SOULWORK @ HBCU: July 2025 | Washington, DC

A SOULWORK MFA + HBCU EXPERIENCE

RETURN: July 2025 | Chicago, IL

RETURN: RITUAL, REPETITION, REHEARSAL

READY: July 2025 | Washington, DC

READY: RITUAL, REPETITION, REHEARSAL

REMIX: August 2025 | Chicago, IL

REMIX: RITUAL, REPETITION, REHEARSAL

Educators + Organizers + CultureWorkers

Webinars

TEACHING WITH AND FOR FULLNESS OF IDENTITY

TEACHING WITH AND FOR FULLNESS OF IDENTITY

SOULWORK FOR TEXT/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

SOULWORK FOR TEXT/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

SoulWork Teacher Certification

SoulWork Studio defines having training as in-person learning with/from a Certified SoulWork teacher for longer than a year or for more than 300 hours of instruction.

If you are interested in beginning your SoulWork journey toward advanced training or Teacher Certification, please start by attending one of our Introductory Webinars, Workshops/Circles, Studio Sessions, or Summer Intensives.

Developed by Dr. Cristal Chanelle Truscott from generations-old African American performance traditions, SoulWork trains artists to engage the fullness of their identities to cultivate creative power through an inclusive, culturally-responsive, socially-conscious studio practice.