InterPlay Performance Technique Workshops

When: Sunday, 2-5pm. August 28, September 11, October 30, November 13, 2011
Cost: $30-$50 sliding scale
Register: Email info@interplay.org or call 510/465-2797
Venue: InterPlayce, 2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.), Oakland, CA

InterPlay Performance Technique blends improvisational storytelling, movement and vocal play with an emphasis on solo and ensemble creation. Along with co-facilitator Coke Nakomoto, we will play with performance skills including:

• cultivating the fullness of your voice and body to tell a story,
• embracing your inner movement artist,whether or not you are trained in dance,
• having more presence onstage, as an individual and as a member of a “group body,” and
• improvising with different art forms to enliven your performance experience.

This workshop is ideal for Bay Area artists seeking a supportive community and those who are ready to take their art practice to a new level.

To hear Gretchen and Coke talking about their approach to teaching performance, watch these YouTube videos:

• Gretchen: How has InterPlay helped you as a performer?
• Coke: How has InterPlay helped you as a performer?
• Gretchen: What does performing bring to your life?
• Coke: What does performing bring to the rest of your life?
• Gretchen: How do you take care of yourself as a performer?
• Coke: How do you take care of yourself as a performer?
• Gretchen: How is performance a spiritual practice?

The Art of Friendship

When: Sunday, September 25, 2011, , 10am-4:30pm
Cost:$70, or bring a friend and pay $50/each. Tuition assistance is available.
Venue: InterPlayce, 2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.), Oakland, CA

What builds enduring friendships? How can we connect with others more playfully? How might friends process the icky parts of relationship more joyfully?

We’ll explore these questions through InterPlay forms and mindfulness practices that enhance and deepen our connections to self and other.

Please join two childhood friends — Gretchen Wegner (InterPlay facilitator) and Sister Jewel (dharma teacher in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh) — as they explore what their very different yet surprisingly similar traditions have to say about the gifts of playing mindfully with others.

Please bring your own lunch.