1st Open Rehearsal of 2016

Hi there *waves*,

The FIRST Tapestry Playback Theatre Open Rehearsal of 2016 is here~!

We are starting a new series of Open Rehearsals this year, where we will do a little bit of teaching in the first half of the session. 

For the first session, we will explore Playback Theatre short forms, before sharing our stories and improvising together. 

So come on down and play with us~!

Date: 27 February 2016

Time: 7 - 9.30pm

Venue: Toa Payoh Central Community Club Dance Studio (Opposite the library)

             93 Toa Payoh Central Singapore 319194

We welcome fellow playbackers, newbies and interested folks to come join our little community in exploring Playback Theatre forms in an informal, safe and open environment.

Space is limited. Get your spot now at Feb2016OR.peatix.com

This event is free but please support our practice with a small donation.

Thank you and see you soon! 

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Playback Theatre. The power of stories. Any story. All stories. Someone shares a moment, and the performers will playback it back, with movement, sound, music, cloth and embodiment. Any life moment is played - happy or sad, hilarious or humdrum. It can produce change, new insights and feelings, and even transformation, through the atmosphere of affirmation, creativity and reflection.

This event is supported by Toa Payoh Central Community Club and PassionArts.

Tapestry's Appreciation Night 2016

Gratitude. 
Tapestry's annual Appreciation Gathering for family and friends. 
Stories.
Connecting another random group of people. 
Community.
When it's no longer random that we come together.

We started this annual affair 3 years ago, to take the time and thank our family and close friends who made sacrifices as we answered the call of Playback.

Since then, it's become a cosy night of food, drink and playback, and a great way to kick off the year!

Our newest recruits working together!

Happy birthday to the January babies!

So much love in the room!

A mix of old and new!

Playing games before we start.

Hanging on. =)

Stories for Change - Playback Theatre Core Training coming in April!

If you've been missing our workshops, do sign up early for this one!

Early bird discount until March 8, 2016!

Gratitude for our home.

This place has been our home for the last few years. 

Grateful and reflective as the year begins. 

May 2016 bring us many more opportunities to serve communities by playing back their stories.

Season's Greetings!

Our performance at Yishun Community Hospital

Last night, staff from the soon-to-be-opened Yishun Community Hospital shared stories of their journeys in healthcare with us.

It was beautiful to witness the coming together of a community through sharing and watching their stories enacted on stage.

At the end, the short forms we used to close the show, were about "we are all in this together" and "we all want to make a difference".

Inspiring when it all comes together. Touching when Playback makes a difference.
Privileged to be witnessing and doing this work.

Big thanks to YCH, ArtsWok Collaborative and our volunteers Hao Boon and Sofia.

Photo Credit: ArtsWok Collaborative

Tapestry Playback Theatre @ the Asia Pacific Playback Conference in Hong Kong (27th-29th Nov, 2015)

Moments from our performance If I Could @ the Asia Pacific Playback Conference in Hong Kong (27th-29th Nov, 2015)

Words are insufficient to express our gratitude at this opportunity to play back the deep personal stories of our Asian colleagues.

Stories of love...stories of identity...stories of childhood...stories of us.