Indicate your interest now!

Dear friends,

we still have space for our Open Rehearsal on the 28th of February (next Sunday).

Do join us if you can and share your Lunar New Year stories with us!

At our Open rehearsal, you'll have the opportunity to learn and practise elements of Playback or share your stories as members of the audience.

More details can also be found on our Facebook page.

Event: Open Rehearsal

Date: 28th Feb, 2010 (Sun)

Time: 5pm to 7pm

Cost: Free!

Location: Level 2, 40A, Commonwealth Avenue.

Classroom above Queenstown Food Centre

Nearest MRT station is Queenstown.

Do email us at tapestry.sg@gmail.com to indicate your interest. See you next Sunday!

Pictures from our Open Rehearsal in January.

Here are some picture from the January Open Rehearsal on the 31st.

Drama games and acting silly! =)

Building our group chemistry!

Hearing each other's stories and playing them out.

Videos of the participants trying out fluid sculptures will be posted in our next entry!

February Open Rehearsal

Dear friends,

Tapestry Playback Theatre wishes everyone a Happy Lunar New Year!

Do join us for our 2nd Open Rehearsal at the end of the month and let's work off those new year goodies calories together!!

At our Open Rehearsals, we offer warm-ups designed to help develop the particular skills involved in this kind of improvisational theatre, the opportunity to learn and practise elements of Playback or just to be members of the audience if you like and offer us your stories.

More details on this can be found at tapestryplayback.blogspot.com and at our Facebook page!

Event: Open Rehearsal

Date: 28th Feb, 2010 (Sun)

Time: 5pm to 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, please indicate your interest by emailing tapestry DOT sg AT gmail DOT com (tapestry.sg@gmail.com).

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.

Outline of Apprentice Programme

Dear friends,

Please see below for a brief outline of our upcoming Apprentice Programme.

If you have any queries, we have a Q&A session after our Open Rehearsal on Sunday, 31st Jan. Please see previous post for more information on the Open Rehearsal. =)

Outline of Apprentice Programme

Objectives:

- To equip individuals who are interested in Playback Theatre (P.T.) with the core sills.

- To provide a platform for the apprentices to showcase their P.T. skills in a safe and nurturing environment.

- To provide an avenue for discussion of P.T. issues in a learning and stimulating environment.

- To create mentoring relationships for apprentices who may want to pursue their own interests in P.T. in the long run.

Requirements:

- Anyone with full-time/part-time work experiences

- Has a heart to serve a community

- Enjoys watching or performing the dramatic arts

- Optional: basic singing and acting skills or attended any Playback Samplers.

Date of Commencement: 21 March 2010

Duration: March to August 2010 (6 months)

Day/Time: 1 Sunday per month from 4:30PM - 8:30PM (4 hrs)

1 Open Rehearsal per month from 5PM - 7PM (2hrs)

Cost: Registration Fee $50 + Training Fees $480 = $530

To be paid in full or in 2 installments paid upfront at the start of each term.

Upon finishing the apprenticeship, the apprentice will receive a certificate outlining the total number of training hours (min. 36 hrs - max. 40 hrs) that will be accredited to formal Playback Theatre training hours as recognized by the Centre of Playback Theatre in New York. Selected apprentices may be invited to join Tapestry Playback Theatre as regular members if they are a good fit with the company.

Modules of Programme:

Session 1: Movement I & "Fluid Sculptures" & "Pairs"

Session 2: Movement II & Voicework & "Chorus"

Session 3: Improvisational Theatre & Stories I

Session 4: Stories II & The Essence of the Story

Session 5: The Conducting Experience & The Role of Music in P.T.

Session 6: The Unassigned RolE and Ethics & Taboo Stories in Playback Theatre

2 Special Projects:

Mini Project - Individual Artistic Showcase & Playback Theatre Sharing Performance

Open Rehearsal & Apprentice Programme Q&A

Dear friends,

Tapestry Playback Theatre is back in 2010 with our first Open Rehearsal!

At our Open Rehearsals, we offer warm-ups designed to help develop the particular skills involved in our kind of improvisational theatre.

You will also have the opportunity to learn and practise elements of Playback or just be members of the audience if you like and offer us your stories.

We will also have a Question and Answer session on our upcoming Apprentice Programme.

If you are interested in this programme, or need more information, do email us at tapestry.sg@gmail.com. You can also discuss your concerns directly with us at the Q&A.

EVENT: Open Rehearsal & Apprentice Programme Q&A

DATE: 31st Jan, 2010 (Sunday)

Time: 5PM to 7:30PM

Cost: Free!

Place: Blk 40A, Margaret Drive, Level 2 (Room above Queenstown Food Centre)

Due to limited space, please reserve a place by emailing tapestry.sg@gmail.com.

Playback Theatre is a unique form of improvisational theatre that engages people to share their stories or moments from their life, 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.

Last Jamming for 2009!

Dear friends,

Tapestry Playback Theatre invites you to the last jamming session of 2009!

EVENT: Jamming
DATE: 6th December 2009 (SUNDAY)
TIME: 5PM to 7PM
Cost: $0.00
Location: Blk 40A, Margaret Drive, Level 2.
(Room above Queenstown Food Centre)

Jamming takes its name from the musical concept of jamming, where musicians gather, play, improvise, and have fun with music.

Jamming in Playback Theatre offers you an opportunity to gather with like-minded individuals to explore and play with different Playback Theatre forms.

If you have an interest in improvisation, story-telling, playing games, meeting new people, and exploring what Playback Theatre is, then come join us for the last jamming session of 2009!

The session is limited to 20 participants. Please register your interest at tapestry.sg@gmail.com.