Tapestry Playback Theatre (Singapore)

Photos from Colour My World

2008-04-13T14:08:00.006+08:00

Audience Feedback to Colour My World

2008-04-13T13:42:00.005+08:00

A very big thank you to all who came and all who helped out! See you guys at the next show!!

"Outstanding! Very charming and authentic people."

"Really colourful eye-opening experience."

"Lots of humour and energy!"

"Great way to spend a Suday afternoon!"

"Very well done! Sometimes good, sometimes even better!"

"A very powerful form of presentation to present a story."

Thank You for COLOURING our WORLD!

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Tapestry's upcoming show: COLOUR MY WORLD

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Do you have a favourite colour?
Red, blue, green or black and white?

What is the colour of your life?
Fuschia, aqua, magenta, azure, gainsboro?

Who painted your world?
Or rather, what colours did you shade the world with?

Tell us what luminated your world or listen to other audiences’ colourful stories and watch Tapestry Playback Theatre brings these stories to life theatrically in their upcoming show Colour My World.

Performance Date: 5th April (Sat) and 6th April (Sun)

Performance Time: 8pm (Sat), 3pm (Sun)

Venue: Teater Kami
One-Two-Six Cairnhill Arts Centre,
126 Cairnhill Road, #02-04/05,
Singapore 229707

Nearest MRT: Newton

Ticket Price: $18, $15 (full time students, group discount of 5 or more, elderly)

Ticketing Info: Contact Michael at tapestry.sg@gmail.com or send sms to 93803041 to reserve tickets, collect at door.

Dress comfortable for seating on the floor.

See you there!

PlaYBacK 101 - Tapestry's 3-day Experiential Workshop in April!

2008-03-07T00:34:00.005+08:00

Have you ever:

Wondered if there are other ways to express your thoughts, feelings and opinions with greater confidence?

Wanted to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, be it that of your colleague or your boss, even your family members and friends?

Wanted to find out fresh ways of facilitating small groups?

PlaYBack 101 is a workshop just for you!

What does this 3-day workshop do?

Enhances your current level of self-confidence and help you understand yourself better.
Helps you tune into your creativity and you learn to be more spontaneous.
Helps you recognize and perceive emotions of others.
Helps you find out more about group processes and be a better facilitator at work.

You don’t even need to have any acting experience! All you need is a warm heart to feel, an eager mind to learn and a sheer desire to de-stress…

Date & Time of PlaYBacK 101:
Fri (25 Apr) 7.30pm – 10pm,
Sat (26 Apr) 9am – 6pm
& Sun (27 Apr) 9am – 6pm.

Cost: $280
BUT
Sign up before 25 March 2008, you pay $224 per person!

After 25 March 2008, you pay $252 if you sign up with a friend

Note, places at the workshop is limited to 15 participants only! So, don’t hesitate now! Sign up for PlaYBacK 101! Email to tapestry.sg@gmail.com for a registration form.

See you there!! :)

2007-10-14T03:36:00.000+08:00

Did something that brought a smile to someone's face or tears to another?

Made an impact in someone's life?

Guilty of something you had done?

Made a little contribution towards peace in this turbulent world?

Come share stories of things you've done that you would always remember,or listen to stories of unforgettable memories.

Watch as TapestryPlayback Theatre brings these stories to life in our upcoming
show.

And no, the show has got nothing to do with that
song......

Time: 3rd Nov and 4th Nov, 3pm on both days

Venue: The Substation, 45 Armenian Street

Tickets: $18, $15 (full time students, group discount of 5 or more,elderly), $16 (passion card holders)

Contact Michael at tapestry.sg@gmail.com or send sms to 93803041 to reserve tickets.

We had fun at "Lost & Found" !!!

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Comments from our audience members:

Thanks for helping us revisit buried memories and help us to find closures and even healing. The improvisation was so seamless and amazing! ~Claire Au~

Exceptional performance! Captured the mood superbly. DEFINITELY ENLIGHTENING! ~Ruzan~

Very touching and real. ~David Low~

This is my first playback performance which I have seen. Playback allows the audience to their moments in life. Very unique and original! ~Jennifer Lee~

ENJOYED it! Great ministry and therapy, not just a show or performance. Powerful! ~Maria Ling~

Such a unique experience, I can't wait to share with my friends and loved ones. Thank you for bringing all these feelings to life! ~Angela Ng~

Latest Playback Theatre Performances in July 2007!

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Playback Jamming Sessions for April 2007!

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Especially for Those who have watched at least

2 Playback Theatre performances

or have attended previous/current Intro Playback

workshops in the past few years:

COME AND JOIN US

THE MONTH OF APRIL!

PLAY SILLY GAMES,

SHARE YOUR FEELINGS AND STORIES,

LEARN BASIC PLAYBACK FORMS ALL OVER AGAIN!

EVERY SUNDAY FROM 6PM - 8.30PM (except 8.4.2007)

Things to remember:

Register by emailing us at tapestry.sg@gmail.com at least two days prior to each session. Limited to 15 participants for every session.

Wear comfortable track pants or bermudas for movement activities!

Bring your own water bottle, a note book and pen to take notes and your cheery self!

Latest Update for Tapestry's Events

2007-02-23T00:43:00.000+08:00

Dear Friends and Supporters of Tapestry,

Xin Nian Kuai Le (translated in English - it means Happy New Year!) We believe that you will be blessed in many ways during your CNY visits to the homes of your relatives, colleagues and friends. May you experience an abundance of love and peace, the renewal of friendship bonds and the meaningful sharing of significant moments/stories in the past year!

Playback Cambodia Dec Trip 2006

On our Dec'06 trip to Phnom Penh, Michael, Jerry, Renee and I had the honour of being part of a playback practice process with our Cambodian friends from Mercy Teams International who have embraced PT in the last year. We shared with them a proposed structure for PT practices that Tapestry would often do to get ready for our performances and taught them how to evaluate and do feedback sessions with members for practices and post-performance debriefs.

We were very happy to be a part of the MTI Playback Team performing in a community performance where MTI invited their local staff members, clients and their families to come and share their stories. Despite the difficulty of not having a common language, I believe hearts were touched and tears were shed when the local Cambodian audience experienced PT for the very first time.

We also worked closely with MTI to conduct a 2-day sharing session working alongside a local Non-Government Organisation known as "The Health Centre for Children". This is a shelter for girls who have experienced personal traumas despite their young ages. All of us were humbled by the openness and trust that were given to us by the girls during the two days. We felt very blessed as we have received more than what we have given to them. My personal joy was to see them enjoy the drama games that we shared with them on the first day, there was always a request to play their favourite game in the transitions between the programmes. Their genuine stories, tears and smiles touched our hearts and all of us want to return to share PT with them in the near future!

For further information, you can read about our trip in either of the articles that were published in the Straits Times on 30 Dec 2006 andLian He Zao Bao on 28 Jan 2007. We were very fortunate to have two reporters coming along to document some of the significant highlights of our last trip.

NUS Exxon Mobil Campus Concerts Performance "It's My Life"

We were invited by the organiser of the NUS Exxon Mobil Campus Concerts to share a special presentation of PT with NUS students and staff, and members of the public. In spite of our crazy work/study schedules, Jerry, Renee, Michael, Ee Mien and I were able to be involved in this special evening performance. Many meaningful moments were shared and I had a significant moment when I invited a member of the NUS stage crew to come up to the stage to share a significant moment that changed herlife. It was definitely a first for me as the "invisible" crew member became visible for once. Tapestry hopes that the NUS performance is the start of many opportunities to share PT in our specific community groups. *hint hint to those of you who may have an idea of wanting to share PT in your community or workplace, do give us an email at tapestry.sg@gmail.com*

The Playback Experience (Intro PT Workshop)

Tapestry is holding two introductory workshops for PT in March and October 2007. So for those of you who are still considering whether to invest in learning PT, I suggest you write in to me and we can continue to dialogue over emails.

Personally, I have gained tremendously from learning playback skills, reflecting the learning process, building PT network and having new friendships from travelling to meet playbackers all over the world. I have come to appreciate the community ties that have been built over the past few years especially with Asian playbackers in Cambodia, Taiwan, Japan, India and Hongkong.

By doing more introductory playback theatre workshops, Tapestry is part of the Asian network of Playback practitioners who wants to promote a deep interest for PT through the teaching of basic PT skills, to add on knowledge in the areas where PT is used specifically with Asian communities through regular PT jamming sessions, and to assist in providing advanced PT training for those who cannot afford to go for PT courses in New York, Japan or New Zealand.

Playback Jamming Sessions

For those of you who have already received the notice about Playback Jamming Sessions. Yes, it is true, we are having more regular playback jamming sessions for the months of April and November. This is for thosewho are curious about PT and watched two performances and feel that they would like to learn a little PT. It is also for those who want to retain the skills picked up in the last Intro PT workshop that they have attended. Lastly, it is for those who say they don't have time to join a playback group but would like to continue using PT in their work. Find out more about what to expect from a Playback Jamming Session in our latest notice about this event. Please write to us if you wish to be included in Tapestry's mailing list!

Tapestry's Website to be ready in 2007!

For those of you who are wondering if we are going to have a website, the answer is a resounding yes! We are in the midst of getting the nitty-gritty details of the website's contents and hopefully by May 2007 *that is my hope, cross my fingers and toes*, you will be notified to visit our newly launched website with information about us, our latest projects and performances.

Till the next update! Keep telling your story and keep us in your prayers!

~ From the desk of Anne Chua aka the Long-Winded Editor ~

Introductory Playback Theatre Workshop

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The Playback Experience

9 MAR 2007 (Fri: 7pm – 10 pm)
10th – 11th MAR 2007 (Sat & Sun: 9am – 6pm)

Fees: $290*

Training Venue:

DRAMAPLUS Arts Ltd

33 Kerbau Rd, Singapore 219166

* Sign up by 19th to 28 FEB 2007
you pay $270 per person.

OR

You pay $230 if you sign up with a friend

from now till 18th FEB 2007

Comments from Previous Participants

I appreciate the insights and the process of Playback Theatre. I learnt more about awareness and listening for the essence of the stories. Great Job, Anne and Jerry! Your efforts are appreciated and the facilitation was very clear.
~Mr. Aaron Ng, Church Worker~

Great workshop! I never attended such an interactive and participative workshop before! I would recommend this to my principal and get both of you to come to my school to run such a workshop for my students!
~Ms. Lee Ji Wen, Social Worker~

Fun! Cool! I realised one must come with an open mind and heart to benefit the most from what we have done in this workshop.
~Ms. Fiona Koh, Special Education Teacher~

I found out how Playback can be used in lessons and how it can be an avenue of "theatre". I found the hands-on sessions to be particularly useful.
~Ms. Wee Jer Wen, Secondary School Teacher~

7 FEB 2007 Exon-Mobil Show At NUS - It's My Life!

2007-02-13T22:24:00.000+08:00

Thank You for Sharing Your Significant Moments with Us!

When I became a Christian in my senior year high school, life totally turned around for me.

Not sure if it is good to regard life as a series of special events where it often slowly evolves.

My parents got divorced, they were always bickering but when that moment came, the papers were served, things changed. We moved out and I'm not sure I'll ever be the same person again. Something disappeared and got removed.

In my University 2nd/3rd year when I got very stressed out by school and relationship problems, I became depressed. It was a terrible time when I realised life could be so dark and I experienced something I wouldn't understand when I had gone through it.

I changed continents and life turned around with new experiences, new life renewed me.

I was 22. Life changes when I was given opportunities to change. Once I had a fever, almost died. Once I was hanging by the side of a ravine, almost died. Once I was locked up, waiting for a 16 year jail sentence, almost died. Things change, I changed. Life means more now.

Last Performance for 2006 for Tapestry!!!!

2006-11-11T01:17:00.000+08:00

"We've always had a theme to perform to, now that there's no theme, we’ll use nothing to give you everything!"

"This time we really go where the audience leads us! They're gonna have a blast!"

"If you know how Playback works, you know this one is going to be an amazing show."

Join us in the challenge to make a performance out of nothing and everything!

Come watch Tapestry Playback Theatre's next performance:

"?"
10th December 2006, Sun
7 pm
Blk 40A, Margaret Drive, level 2
(The Room Above Queenstown Hawker Centre)*
Price: $12.00 **
For students and group discount (5 or more) - $10

Email Renee at tapestry.sg@gmail.com for queries and booking of tickets

*Please dress comfortably for sitting on rugs
**Part of the proceeds go to Playback Cambodia Fund

About Playback Theatre

This is a theatre form based on improvisation and it has been practice in over 30 countries in the world.It was created by Jonathan Fox who believed in a spontaneous theatre that reflected back to a gathered audience their view of the world as they experienced it.In a playback theatre performance, an audience member tells a real feeling or story from their life situations, chooses actors to play the different roles, and watches as their story is given artistic shape and coherence.By telling and re-enacting these stories, Playback Theatre enables a community to get to know its members better.It is all about respect, sharing real stories, connectingIndividuals to each other, and creating a deeper sense of communityFor more information about playback theatre, please visithttp://www.playbacknet.org/

PLAYBACK CAMBODIA

Tapestry Playback Theatre (Singapore) will be embarking on another playback journey to Cambodia (13-26 Dec 2006). This time, we will be working on a joint community performance with social workers, community workers and counselors from Mercy Teams International (MTI). Tapestry will also be partnering MTI in a project with Healthcare Center for Children (HCC).
This is a purely voluntary effort from Tapestry members. If you will like to support us, or have a heart in helping the children of Cambodia, do contribute what you can to the Tapestry Playback Cambodia Fund.

For more information on how you can do this, call Anne Chua at 90068678.

Tapestry June 2006 Performance: Who Am I?

2006-05-06T00:42:00.000+08:00

Come and play!
Explore how we see ourselves in our daily lives and how others look at us.
Join us in Tapestry Playback Theatre's next performance:

WHO AM I?
3rd June 2006, Sat
8 pm – 9.30 pm
Blk 40A, Margaret Drive, level 2
(The Room Above Queenstown Hawker Centre)

Price: $15.00 *
*Part of the proceeds go to Playback Cambodia

(Purchase of more than 5 tickets and students – $12)

Email Eemien at tapestry.sg@gmail.com for more information about booking of tickets and queries.

PLAYBACK CAMBODIA Presentation
There will be a special presentation on Playback Cambodia during the tea-break. Please stay on to support this presentation.

Tapestry Playback Theatre (Singapore) will be embarking on another playback journey to Cambodia on 20-25 June 2006. This time, we hope to bring two customized workshops for social workers, community workers and counselors from Mercy Teams International (MTI) and other Non-Government Organizations. Tapestry would also be facilitating a playback workshop for a group of Cambodian children from MTI.

This is a purely voluntary effort from Tapestry members. If you believe in the ministry of Playback Theatre, and would like to support us, or have a heart in helping the children of Cambodia, do contribute in amounts of $10, $20, $50 to the Tapestry Playback Cambodia Fund.

For more information on how you could do this, call Anne Chua at 90068678.

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just a video note to say, missing you all this year!

Introductory Playback Theatre Workshop Series

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Come and discover a new way
to engage small groups of people!

Experience the therapeutic impact
of shared personal stories!

Energise your tired minds and bodies
through engaging theatre forms!

Venue: Room Above Queenstown Hawker Centre,
Block 40A, Margaret Drive, level 2
(the building is opposite the Queenstown Polyclinic)

Dates: 12, 19, 26 March, 2, 9, 16, 23 April 2006

Time: 5.30 – 8.30pm

Cost: $40 per session
(Must sign up for at least 4 consecutive sessions
to be registered in this course)

Sign up for all 7 sessions and receive a discount of 15%

Email: Anne at tapestry.sg@gmail.com to
register for this series of workshop sessions!

Hopes and Blessings From Our Friends!

2005-12-07T13:30:00.000+08:00

These are some of the hopes and blessings written by our friends during our last performance "Count Your Blessings!"

For those who missed our last performance for 2005, you can post your blessings or hopes for 2005 by leaving your comments.

Do watch out for our upcoming performances in 2006!

We had fun doing fluids and stories for our new friends who came for the performance on 3 Dec 2005. It was held at Kim's place and the atmosphere was just so christmasy!!!!

Thanks to all those who gave generously for our Cambodian trip, we raised a total of at least $250 in donations and sales of Cambodian products from the last two performances. This will be put to our common fund for our travelling expenses in Cambodia!

Do look out for this space for more photos on Count Your Blessings!

PERFORMANCE: 3 DEC - COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

2005-11-15T21:54:00.000+08:00

Count your blessings!
When upon life’s billows, you are tempest-tossed
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your blessings, name them one by one
May it surprises you and brings you life.

What could be the best way to end the year? Counting your blessings!

Come! Give your friends or members of your family sweet surprises by counting those precious moments together!

By sharing these moments, you are giving a precious gem to those whom you care and love. And for this moment of great courage, Tapestry Playback Theatre Group will re-enact your story sincerely and truthfully, and transform it to a piece of memory for you.

Date: Saturday, 3rd December 2005

Time: 8pm (Door will be opened for light tea refreshments
at 7pm)

Venue: Function Room 3 at Teresa Ville, Lower Delta Road.

DIRECTIONS:
From opposite Tiong Bahru MRT take Bus 195 or 123 (3 bus stops); From Harbor Front MRT, take Bus 65 and 855.

Price: $15.00 (Bulk purchase of 5 tickets and students – 10%)

Email JERRY at tapestry.sg@gmail.com for more information about booking of tickets and queries.

TAPESTRY’S CAMBODIA TRIP
YES! We are going to do PLAYBACK in Cambodia! Five members of Tapestry Playback Theatre (Singapore)are embarking on a playback journey to Cambodia. This is a voluntary program. We will be giving a three-day playback theatre workshop and organizing a children Christmas program in Cambodia.

If you believe in the ministry of Playback Theatre, and would like to support us, do assist us by contributing to our Playback Cambodia Fund (which will be collected at the next few Tapestry performances).

For more information on how you could do this, call Anne Chua at 90068678.

About Playback Theatre
This is a theatre form based on improvisation and it has been practice in over 30 countries in the world.

It was created by Jonathan Fox who believed in a spontaneous theatre that reflected back to a gathered audience their view of the world as they experienced it.

In a playback theatre performance, an audience member tells a real feeling or story from their life situations, chooses actors to play the different roles, and watches as their story is given artistic shape and coherence.

By telling and re-enacting these stories, Playback Theatre enables a community to get to know its members better.

It is all about respect, sharing real stories, connecting
Individuals to each other, and creating a deeper sense of community

For more information about playback theatre, please visit
www.playbacknet.org

Leave your comments or queries here at our blog!

The Playback Experience - Introductory Playback Workshop

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Dates: 9th Dec 2005 (Fri: 7.30pm – 10 pm), 10th - 11th Dec 2005 (Sat & Sun: 9am – 6pm)

Cost: $280*

Training Venue: To be confirmed upon registration

* Sign up from 1st Nov 2005 to 15th Nov 2005, you pay $250 per person OR you pay $235 if you sign up with a friend from now till 30th Oct 2005.

Who should attend?

Through a three-day interactive process, participants will have the opportunity to be immersed in the rich atmosphere and dynamics of the playback experience. Participants will learn the basics of playback theatre, with opportunities to practice the key forms including -- scenes, fluid sculptures, and pairs. They will also explore the roles of the conductor and musician.

If you are looking for ways to engage a large crowd or specific groups of people in an interactive manner; learning and exploring on how playback can be utilized in your present work; searching alternative and creative ways to discuss community issues (eg.roles, relationships, family and work); or just want to get ideas to conduct fun and enjoyable warm-up activities, then THIS IS THE COURSE YOU WANT TO ATTEND!

This course is ideal for teachers, youth workers and social workers, counsellors, therapists and anyone who would like to learn a new theatre form which promotes improvisation, spontaneity and creativity!

Comments from Past Participants:

I appreciate the insights and the process of Playback Theatre. I learnt more about awareness and listening for the essence of the stories. Great Job, Anne and Jerry! Your efforts are appreciated and the facilitation was very clear. ~Mr. Aaron Ng, Church Worker~

Great workshop! I never attended such an interactive and participative workshop before! I would recommend this to my principal and get both of you to come to my school to run such a workshop for my students! ~Ms. Lee Ji Wen, Social Worker~

Fun! Cool! I realised one must come with an open mind and heart to benefit the most from what we have done in this workshop. ~Ms. Fiona Koh, Special Education Teacher~

I found out how Playback can be used in lessons and how it can be an avenue of "theatre". I found the hands-on session to be particularly useful.~Ms. Wee Jer Wen, Secondary School Teacher~

Words Don't Come Easy

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Words Don't Come Easy 19
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.

22 more photos of the evening @ Flickr.com

Words Don't Come Easy

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Words Don't Come Easy 4
Originally uploaded by K!Mberly.

Oct 2005 Performance: WORDS DON’T COME EASY

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Have you ever felt like you wanted to say
something but couldn't quite bring it out?

Do you find it hard to communicate
some things? Perhaps too awkward,
too embarrassing, too personal?

Sometimes it is important to say it all out,
a time where there is no fear or judgement.

Come and share a feeling or a short story about
trying to communicate your feelings...

Tapestry Playback Theatre Group Presents

Words Don't Come Easy!

Date: Saturday, 1st October 2005

Time: 8pm (To be seated by 7.45pm )

Venue: Fei Yue Family Service Centre (Void Deck Training Room)

Block 280, Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 (Nearest MRT: Choa Chu Kang)

Price: $12.00 (Bulk purchase of 5 tickets and students – 10%)

Email JERRY at tapestry.sg@gmail.com for more information about booking of tickets and venue details.

Huh? What is Playback Theatre?

This is a theatre form based on improvisation and it has been practised in over 30 countries in the world.

It was created by Jonathan Fox who believed in a spontaneous theatre that reflected back to a gathered audience their view of the world as they experienced it.

In a playback theatre performance, an audience member tells a real feeling or story from their life situations, chooses actors to play the different roles, and watches as their story is given artistic shape and coherence.

By telling and re-enacting these stories, Playback Theatre enables a community to get to know its members better.

It is all about respect, sharing real stories, connecting individuals to each other, and creating a deeper sense of community

For more information about playback theatre, please visit www.playbacknet.org

Leave your comments or queries with this blog!

Poem: Let’s Watch by Gabriel Lee

2005-09-13T22:24:00.000+08:00

Flowing with such fluidity,
As if water flowing along
The river before merging
With the majestic waterfalls.

Such splendour, such intensity.
Such vibrancy, such awakening.
One’s senses come alive!
One’s senses come So alive!

Crashing upon the surface of
The waters below,
To the bottom of the waterfalls,
Never once losing shape.

The shape, not once
Has it lost.
Just collecting itself once more
And moving on again.

Never ceases to amaze,
How it crashed and yet
Not lose its shape
Not at all.

Though might be losing
In intensity
And speed
But not the shape.

This is how the story
Goes for Playback,
As the story is being
Played back.

The essence of it all,
Remains but
The intensity and speed
Might have had diminished.

For the teller,
That is how the healing
Starts right from
That point forth.

The essence of seeing
The scene unfold
Before his eyes
Right in front of him.

Though the memories might return,
They lose their intensity and speed
Of loss, pain, hurt and anger.
In place, peace reigns.

The healing has begun.
Welcome to Playback Theatre.
Welcome and
Let’s Watch.

Sunday's Timelines

2005-09-11T13:23:00.000+08:00

ANNE's

MICHAEL's

AGNES'

K!M's

CHRIS'

Jerry Louis, Actor and Trainer

2005-08-04T00:25:00.000+08:00

Greetings! I am Jerry, a good natured, bubbly but harmless, young and gorgeous guy! My friends know me as one who is full of nonsense but yet blessed with a nurturing heart. I guess it’s this genuine desire to be of service to people that has kept me in Tapestry Playback.

I started joining Tapestry without a clue of what I was getting myself into. Agnes, a college friend asked me to attend a full-day workshop conducted by Veronica Needa late last year. I just went by faith to attend the workshop. By the end of a day of playing fun games and learning about playback skills, I found that I really enjoyed myself! It was at this workshop that I saw my first playback performance and it was WOW! I thought to myself this was not an easy thing to do and there is no way I can do it, ie. to think on my feet. However, this started my love affair with playback theatre. I really wanted to challenge myself; to see if I could come up with a fluid sculpture on the spot. The first few times were freaky. I watched my fellow members offer their parts while I was left standing alone. I wished I had a hole to swallow me up. Gradually, I learnt that it was not about coming up with the best but just to offer. I feel very touched when I realise that the things that I can do in playback stories allow people to connect with one another on a deeper level.

Presently, I am a teacher working with children of multiple disabilities, after years of working in advertising and public relations. I enjoy watching movies and analyzing them... a hazard from studying it during university days. I love singing, hiking and camping. My dream is to backpack my way along the Silk Road and experience the vibrant cultures of this ancient route.