StoryFest workshop: Playback Theatre-Personal stories, mutual understanding, and change | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T08:29:40+08:00PeatixStoryFest SingaporeStoryFest workshop: Playback Theatre-Personal stories, mutual understanding, and changetag:peatix.com,2017:event-2525432017-06-03T14:00:00SGT2017-06-03T14:00:00SGTMichael
Cheng (Singapore)
Workshop
Date: Sat, 3 June 2017
Time: 2 — 4.30pm
Venue: Living Room, The Arts House
Ticket price: $25
(Suitable for adult
participants 16 years and above)
Recommended for:
those working in
community development or social service sectorthose interested in
community theatreanyone who is looking
for a platform for community dialoguesocial
workers/counsellors/mental health professionals who are looking for a
therapeutic theatre form
This workshop is a chance for
newcomers to dip those toes into the world of Playback Theatre!
Participants can expect to enter a
safe and welcoming (and fun!) space for every single one of us. We will affirm
one another in our individuality, and find connection through our
commonalities.
Playback is an improvisational
theatre. Using elements of physical movement, cloth, music, and spoken word, we
spontaneously enact stories shared by the audience. It is practiced in 60
countries, and has been used for community bonding, community dialogue,
rehabilitation, conflict resolution and reconciliation, education and more.
Participants will play with basic
forms used in Playback Theatre, and also experience the playback process where
personal stories are shared and enacted spontaneously. Finally, they will
explore how these stories reflect the current concerns of the community, and
how the process is therapeutic, and can lead to personal and social change.
“absolutely brilliant in his
ability to convey knowledge and his lively spirit is great”
– Katy Harris, Children’s Behaviour Therapist
“Michael has a strong sense of presence (when he
speaks, others would listen) and experience in Playback Theatre. As an
instructor, his facilitation style has clarity, depth and good impart of
knowledge.”
– Elfarina Zaid, Professional Coach
“This
workshop helped me to see theater as beyond a medium of expression. I came here
to find a creative voice for myself but I wasn’t prepared to see a new kind of
theatre that can affect social change.”
– Anjali Vasudevan, HomeopathPresented by The Storytelling Centre Limited and The Arts HouseWith the support of National Arts Council SingaporeFor more info, please visit www.storyfestsg.com