Community Building Through Playback Theatre
A One-Day Introductory Workshop
July 10th
9:30a.m. – 5:00p.m.
The Space, 926 Dwight Way, Suite 10A, Berkeley, California
$70*
Register by July 1st!
Playback Theatre is an interactive theatre form used in over 50 countries as a tool for community building, dialogue, conflict transformation and trauma recovery.
In a Playback Theatre performance, audience members share thoughts, feelings, memories and personal stories and watch as a team of actors transform these experiences into improvised theater pieces using movement, ritual, music and spoken word. Playback Theatre creates community and connection by honoring the dignity and universality present within all stories.
In this 1-day introductory workshop, participants will learn and practice the basic performance structures involved in the playback theatre process. Participants will also gain the opportunity to develop spontaneity, creativity, playfulness, empathy and skills of deep listening and teamwork. No prior acting experience is required.
About the Facilitator: Ben Rivers, M.A. holds over 10 years of combined experience as a psychotherapist, social worker and group facilitator in Australia and the USA. He specializes in the use of Psychodrama, Playback Theater, Therapeutic Spiral Model, Sociodrama and other applied theatre methods for the promotion of trauma recovery, social justice, conflict transformation and community wellbeing. Ben holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Drama Therapy from the California Institute for Integral Studies, USA, and is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern at The Living Arts Counseling Center, supervised by Armand Volkas, MFT, RDT/BCT, MFC# 28789. For more information please visit www.BenRiversTherapy.com
Places are limited! Register now by calling 415-395-6328 or emailing benrivers@livingartscenter.org
*Limited partial scholarships available
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