For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
In acknowledgement of Black History Month, District Community Playback will offer a FREE Zoom performance on the theme of: From Past to Present: How has your Past Become your Present? We look forward to honoring you by playing back your stories! In order to receive the zoom link for the performance, you will first need […]
A weekly invitation to unpack creative blocks, energize your vision and take bold steps toward realizing your creative dreams. Facilitated by: Naomi Tessler, Artistic Director/Facilitator/Artist/Coach/Healer To register: communications@branchouttheatre.com
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
This workshop for White (European descent) identified PNA Conference participants will feature Playback Theatre, Theatre of the Oppressed, as well as some didactic/informational training. Participants will engage in self-reflection and dialogue with the primary goal of minimizing racial harm during the upcoming conference. The co-learning during our time together will also aim to support participants […]
ZOOM LINK: https://uuma.zoom.us/j/93884963937?pwd=WG9kWjRNa0ZWWnRZM0lSbjNzUGRSUT09 *This workshop is a BIPOC-centered version of the one presented during the PNA Conference*This is a guided movement improvisation workshop incorporating mindful movement in a way that fosters mindfulness & embodied listening (to self & to partners), sharing personal truths, and kinesthetic responsiveness. Participants will be encouraged to move & play with […]
In this welcome session, we will celebrate, connect, and get acclimated to the Conference setup. Help us kick off Playback in Community: Reaching Toward the Futures We Want with some energy!
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
Does the idea of singing as a Playback actor or musician fill you with curiosity and excitement, or anxiety and dread? When you hear compelling vocal offers from the music table or from the stage, do you think, “I want to do that!” or “How did they do that?” or “I could never do that!” […]
This is a guided movement improvisation workshop incorporating mindful movement in a way that fosters mindfulness & embodied listening (to self & to partners), sharing personal truths, and kinesthetic responsiveness. Participants will be encouraged to move & play with a sense of curiosity and open-mindedness. Some of the prompts utilized will aim to facilitate deep […]
TransFORM your PB shows! Given the current divisive environment in Canada, how can we use PB to bring us together regardless of differences in our beliefs, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, etc. Join us to learn, share and practice our favourite forms that define our common humanity. Koel joined Vancouver Playback Theatre (VPT) 20 years ago. He […]
Is your Playback troupe rehearsing or performing online? If yes, you now have an unprecedented opportunity to grow as performers: with no extra effort, you can record your rehearsals and performances, review your enactments, and give feedback to each performer. In this workshop, we will first reflect and share about our own troupes’ practices of […]
Welcoming all multiracial people who self identify and/or are identified as ‘other’ in society in relationship to race and ethnicity. This welcoming creative space is specifically for multiracial people who may also identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Utilizing Playback Theatre this affinity space is an opportunity to connect with ones’ heritage and […]
A weekly invitation to unpack creative blocks, energize your vision and take bold steps toward realizing your creative dreams. Facilitated by: Naomi Tessler, Artistic Director/Facilitator/Artist/Coach/Healer To register: communications@branchouttheatre.com
Join us in this affinity group for an action-based conversation about disability/neurodiversity as practitioners in the Playback Theatre world. What is it like? How do we manage? Jennie Kristel, MA, REAT, APTT, RMT is a registered expressive arts therapist, supervisor, Eco artist and a core instructor at Lesley University. Being raised in the shadows of […]
Practical session for troupe leaders and conductors. We’ll address goals, common challenges, opportunities, raising funds, and addressing sensitive community issues in shows. Christopher Ellinger founded True Story Theater in 2001. He brings to his leadership over 35 years as a social entrepreneur and trainer. Before focusing on his passion for the arts, he was a […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED – apologies for any inconvenience and/or disappointment. In this experiential workshop, participants will be invited to explore how to use playback theatre to unfold, uproot and unearth the ancestral stories and wisdom that can guide us towards the future we want to co-create. Using playback techniques, we’ll explore together through […]
How do JABSS – Judgments, Assumptions, Beliefs, Spells and Secrets – affect troupe culture and cohesion, and contribute to interpersonal conflicts and misunderstandings? JABSS are mental tools that are constantly present and usually go unnoticed. They feed our fears, influence our perceptions, thinking, decisions, intuition, reactions to and experiences of others, and our choices as […]
The best part of many conferences is getting to know people, hanging out one-on-one with a potential new friend. We’ll do our best to replicate it with a series of 10-15 minute breakout rooms where you get to talk about whatever you want with just one person. Intrigued by someone at a workshop you attended? […]
It takes strength to be yourself and to build community. It takes strength to right wrongs and claim your voice. It takes strength to not know and ask for help. It takes strength to stand back and support others to find their strength. When does our strength rise? When do we witness the rising strength […]
Participants are invited to join us in celebrating the incredible people they have encountered throughout the journey of life. To bring tales of every day heroes and folks who inspire, encourage, nourish and heal you, to the forefront. We’ll honor their contributions to this world and your own life story; playing back feelings, stories and […]
The chaos and uncertainty of the past couple years have forced us to meet unanticipated challenges and reach for help from unexpected places. Living Mirror Playback Theater invites you to reflect with us on our various support systems. Who has provided support for you in the past? Where can we find support in our present […]
Have you ever tried to talk with someone you care about whose views are clearly different from yours–say, about Covid vaccinations, or whom to vote for, or abortion, or which news sources to trust? Audience members are invited to share their experiences. All perspectives are welcome. The actors reflect back what was shared, with respect, […]
World Playback Theater invites you to share stories of trauma and resilience. In difficult moments, there is light. We need to remind ourselves to connect with this light. The world is shaking these days and we would like to come together – with our stories that connect to that light, and reflect on what helped […]
Perspektives invites you to share (and listen to) stories about those smaller and bigger conflicts we all experience. Those battles within ourselves, disputes with others, struggles with different situations, conflicts with the world… Stories can be about the conflicts we could have prevented, those which can’t be solved, those for which you found a solution […]
Our lives are defined by interconnection. None of us can make it on our own. Cultivating and deepening connections creates a richer life. Come share stories of how connections with all beings make a difference in your life. This might be with human family and friends, animal companions, affinity with wild animals, ties to Nature […]
There are so many systemic issues that have been highlighted by Covid, including inequities of race & class, climate change, environmental degradation, partisanship, etc. … At the same time, people have been put into separate little boxes — zoom being a perfect metaphor. In our boxes we may feel safe but are often confined to […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
The AFRICA CONNECT Group is a small, but growing, online Africa Playback group of practitioners with lived experience of Africa. We use playback as a tool for sharing our stories of Connection and Disconnection to Africa. The session will share insight into how and why this IPTN Regional Network Project continues to develop. Andrea Sandoval […]
How to create online interactive scenes with two or more actors? How to invite another actor to your scene? How to invite all actors to your offer? How to play two characters of opposite opinions? How to use silence? Playback online creates a tendency to make scenes as verbal monologs. More challenging is to create […]
This will be a space for elder Playback Practitioners to gather, practice and celebrate together. In a time when youth is culturally fetishized and physical aging tends to be regarded with distaste, elder stories become all the more valuable. Who better to divulge the juicy secrets of a long life than people whose lives have […]
Session 2 out of 2 workshops — must plan to attend both! March 14 & 15 at 6:00pm ET. Click here to RSVP for both workshops. In this workshop participants will receive tools to craft a safe and artistic performance space for traumatic material. The work of the conductor, actors and musicians will be considered […]
Use Playback for social impact by discerning in tellers’ stories the (generally unnamed) cultural, institutional and systemic messages arising out of the patriarchal culture that permeates our lives. We can name and enact hopeful themes (like interconnectedness, natural resilience, or shared longings) and limiting themes (like stratification, push for productivity, right/wrong mindset). Being able to […]
A weekly invitation to unpack creative blocks, energize your vision and take bold steps toward realizing your creative dreams. Facilitated by: Naomi Tessler, Artistic Director/Facilitator/Artist/Coach/Healer To register: communications@branchouttheatre.com
Are you a new Playbacker or have you recently started a new Playback Troupe? We will be exploring topics such as: How to give constructive feedback, starting a new Playback Troupe, fun Ways to Expand your Playback Skills, and any topic that is relevant for YOU. We will start off doing some simple Playback Warm-Ups, […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
Vozdukh Center (VC) was one of the team in the world who experiment with embodiment in playback theatre and created their own approach to play on stage. I would like to share our experience and openings, give some nice practice and share our last ideas about combination of classical playback acting and embodiment on stage […]
Our work with vulnerable communities has been primarily with adults with developmental challenges. In past years, we have also worked with children in a variety of settings, adolescents, recently released incarcerated individuals, and seniors living in residential settings. Our curiosity arose from our work in supporting tellers in thickening their narratives. For example, a simple […]
The best part of many conferences is getting to know people, hanging out one-on-one with a potential new friend. We’ll do our best to replicate it with a series of 10-15 minute breakout rooms where you get to talk about whatever you want with just one person. Intrigued by someone at a workshop you attended? […]
The best part of many conferences is getting to know people, hanging out one-on-one with a potential As a PNA member, you can download free copies of PNA’s four publications. Have you seen the Playback Toolkit…The Teaching Guide… Playback for Social Impact stories and lessons… the Playback performance audience guide? Come to learn how PNA’s books can be valuable to you and your fellow troupe members. If you like […]
In this closing session, we will celebrate, connect, and harvest insights from our time at the conference. We would love you to join us as we integrate this Playback in Community experience.
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
A recurring group that offers a space for people with white racial identities to use playback to process racial identity in the context of anti-racism. Email clarissa@playbacknorthamerica.com for the zoom. Facilitated by Johnny Lapham
A weekly invitation to unpack creative blocks, energize your vision and take bold steps toward realizing your creative dreams. Facilitated by: Naomi Tessler, Artistic Director/Facilitator/Artist/Coach/Healer To register: communications@branchouttheatre.com
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
For this time of maintaining physical distance but wanting to stay socially connected …take a live Playback Theatre class with True Story Theater using Zoom video conferencing! Pick the days and time that works for you. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the LINKS to your classes (different link for each class […]
