23rd February Open Rehearsal

Hi Friends! Open Rehearsal is back on the 23rd of February!! Click the graphic below for details!

We welcome one and all to join our little community in exploring playback theatre in an open, safe and informalspace.Come and be a storyteller, an actor or a musician! Or simply come and enjoy the games we play! 

But do book your slot fast, because as much as we hope to accommodate everyone, our space is limited! Register now at tapestry.register@gmail.com! 

We hope you can also help support the practice of this community theatre with a small donation when you come!Thanks and see you soon!

AFTER 12

Our Ist ever midnight performance in celebration of Feet Haven 2nd year anniversary.

Do you have stories to share after 12?

August Open Rehearsal

Curious about improvisation?

Like to learn more about Playback Theatre?

Hope to try out some Playback Theatre forms?

Enjoy a cosy and intimate experience of community?

Then come join in Tapestry Playback Theatre's Open Rehearsal!

We also welcome anyone who has done playback before and is looking for a space to practise or brush up his or her skills!

Our sessions will start with warm-ups designed to help develop the particular skills involved in our kind of improvisational theatre.

Then we'll get right into playback theatre forms. =)

The open rehearsals are generally informal and fun. Grab this opportunity to learn and practise elements of Playback Theatre!

Do come and share your stories!Our Aug Open Rehearsal is now open for registration (limited spaces!).

More information can be found on tapestryplayback.blogspot.com and on our Facebook Page.

Event: August Open Rehearsal
Date: 29th Aug, 2010 (Sun)
Time: 5pmto 7:00pm
Cost: Free!
Location: Level 2, 40A, Commonwealth Avenue S140040.
Classroom above Queenstown Food Centre
Nearest MRT station is Queenstown.

Due to limited space, do email us at tapestry.sg@gmail.com to indicate your interest.

See you next Sunday!

Playback Theatre is a unique form of improvisational theatre that engages people to share their stories or moments from their lives, and gives them an opportunity to see their stories recreated immediately on stage.

It combines the oral traditions of storytelling, the use of rituals, deep listening skills and various performing styles.Essentially, Playback Theatre uses the arts as an act of service to affirm each person's uniqueness, and at the same time, builds and strengthens our connections to each other as a community of people.

Self Exploration through Drama and Movement Therapy (Sesame Sampler Workshop)

Dear friends,

you are warmly invited to a unique sampler workshop hosted by Tapestry Playback Theatre. In this sampler, you will experience an intriguing form of drama and movement therapy known as the Sesame Approach. The sampler will be conducted by Eddie Yu from Hong Kong.

Date: 6th January 2010

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:30PM

Cost: S$50

Venue: Re:Space @ Re:Enact

Level 3 Studio, 114B, Neil Road. S088852

Limited to 14 participants only!

For more information, see www.sesame-institute.org.

To apply or enquire, email tapestry.sg@gmail.com.

The Sesame Approach

The Sesame Approach is founded by the UK Drama and Movement Therapy Pioneer, Marian R. Lindkvist in 1964. This therapy approach is based upon Jungian Analytical Psychology, with the integration of myth and story, drama,Laban dance and movement, physical touch and use of voice.

This is an oblique approach using symbols and metaphor to achieve expression and internal dialogue with the unconscious, so to accomplish psychological growth and therapy.

The 3-hr sampler workshop is not a full course, but it will give you the opportunity to experience and explore the Sesame Approach. You will be participating in drama and movement activities like improvisation, dance and role play that allow participants to self-explore and experience this approach in a safe, relaxing and natural environment.

Trainer's Profile

余漢傑 Eddie Yu. MA DMT, RA(D)T, UK; RSW, BSW, HK; PTG, USA

Eddie is a UK-registered Drama Therapist and a Hong Kong-registered Social Worker. He is currently working as a Drama Psychotherapist of Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of hong Kong.

He is also an Honorary Lecturer and Fieldwork Supervisor of Department of Social Work & Social Administration at the University of Hong Kong. He also serves as the President of Hong Kong Association of Drama Therapists.

Eddie enjoys interacting with people through the creative arts medium with drama, movement, story, improvisation, play, and visual art. He strongly believes in the creative arts and its power to heal.

Having worked with schools, voluntary organizations and business sectors, Eddie continues to provide creative arts therapy and drama on individual, group and family basis to families, children, young people and adults in the area of mental health, learning disabilities, and interpersonal relationships.

Eddie also offers consultations and training to help professions like teaching, social work and counseling.