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Writing & Playing Back Stories of Repair:
A Webinar with Kelly DuMar & Franci DuMar
Join us Dec. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. (ET) for an interactive writing & playback theatre webinar
as part of the Playback North America UnConference
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
We’ve all experienced wounds, and we’ve all experienced repair. In this workshop, we will write, tell, and play back stories of repair, exploring the metaphor of “The Joins” detailed in Chana Bloch’s poem (below), and the art of Kintsugi as described by Val John Farris, in From Broken to Beautiful. Farris tells us that “in Japanese, the word Kintsugi means golden rejoining. . .In the case of this ancient art form it's about the power of transforming broken ceramic pottery into beautifully resurrected masterpieces. Beholding the artistry of Kintsugi one can immediately see its transformative power.” We will use brief writing prompts and playback structures to enact transformative moments of repair. No prior playback or writing experience necessary!
Link to register or buy tickets ($5 for PNA Members)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdemrqj0pG9Cf4S_h0KO_uX7ZRT3CdrWq
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
Kelly DuMar is a poet, playwright and workshop facilitator from the Boston area. She’s author of three poetry collections: girl in tree bark, (Nixes Mate), Tree of the Apple (Two of Cups Press), and All These Cures, (Lit House Press). Kelly’s writing and photos are published in a variety of literary magazines. She’s on the board and faculty of the International Women’s Writing Guild and she teaches for the Transformative Language Arts Network. Kelly is a certified psychodramatist, playback theatre artist, and longtime PNA member. You can read her daily blog, #NewThisDay, at kellydumar.com/blog
Franci DuMar is a Playback artist, studying Drama Therapist, and workshop facilitator. She has been a member of True Story Theater, in Boston, for over three years, and has been practicing Playback since childhood. She has taught Playback Theater in school settings including the Putney Summer Arts Program for teens, to children in an after school setting, and in multiple established center’s for adults. She looks forward to bringing this co-led workshop to PNA members alongside her mother.