ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF BASEWORKS PRACTICE WITH KSENIA ASIA SHCHERBAKOVA: TOKYO 2017

Ksenia Asia Shcherbakova

Anatomy & Physiology | Baseworks Practice | Exercise Physiology

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8 WEEKS: 30 HoursCapacity: 20 participantsThis course will look into the anatomy and physiology of Baseworks Practice and the corresponding effect of movement on health in general.

Topics Covered:

Health and Medicine in Different Cultures
Biological Structure and Function in Relation to Heath
Muscular-Skeletal System
Roles of Muscles in Producing Movements
Nervous System
Chemical Communication

Baseworks Practice is structured into 4 modules with different physical prerequisites and learning objectives. All modules are taught in the same teaching methodology, ensuring a consistent learning experience.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:

Ksenia Asia Shcherbakova

Ksenia Asia Shcherbakova holds a Master of Science in Human Genetics and a Ph.D. in Biotechnology. She joined Baseworks as a science consultant to investigate the neurobiological basis of the method's effects, and has since developed the conceptual frameworks used to describe and teach it. Her research for Baseworks has been presented at international neuroscience conferences, and a parallel line of her work examines how movement, conceptual thought, and linguistic expression function as integrated cognitive processes. She also participates in an ongoing study of the neuroprotective mechanisms of medium-chain triglycerides; her scientific publications appear under her birth name, Ksenia Shcherbakova.

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Baseworks Transmission episode artwork: a portrait of choreographer Catherine Gaudet, seated with her chin resting on her hand and smiling, beside the title On Ambiguity, Ritual, and What a Performance Does to an Audience, with the names Catherine Gaudet, Ksenia Asia Shcherbakova and Patrick Oancia and a blue soundwave along the bottom.

Catherine Gaudet: On Ambiguity, Ritual, and What a Performance Does to an Audience

2026/09/16

How a performance gets built to do something to a spectator: choreographer Catherine Gaudet talks

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Baseworks Transmission episode artwork: a portrait of Edward Clark with long grey hair, looking at the camera against a white background, beside the title On Tripsichore, Physical Theater, and the Emergence of Critical Practice, with the names Edward Clark and Patrick Oancia and a blue soundwave along the bottom.

Edward Clark: On Tripsichore, Physical Theater, and the Emergence of Critical Practice

2026/01/01

This episode explores the intersection of rigorous physical practice, critical thinking, and artistic expression—themes central

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ARTICLES:

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If We Wrote About Vision the Way We Write About Proprioception

2026/09/22

We don’t talk about vision the way we talk about proprioception, as something you only

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What’s Between the Notes

2026/07/07

An essay tracing one shift through cycling, skateboarding, music, and Baseworks practice: when effort or

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