Event Description:
In times designed to make us feel isolated, invisible and numb, let's exercise the divine muscles of imagination, creative instinct, relational attunement, embodied expression and communal co-creation. We will be silly, gorgeous and messy! Through guided group exercises, we will tap into the power of play, vibrantly fill space and insist on being healthy and whole so we have energy to thrive, resist and dream new futures.
Minimal cognitive or verbal processing-you won't be expected to solve the world's problems or make any type of sense. Play naturally nourishes resilience, possibility and adaptation-trust its wisdom while having a delicious amount of fun.
No experience with drama, embodied or expressive arts is necessary. I've got you with beginner-friendly facilitation. This is about existence, expression and connection with one another-not performance.
This is not ongoing "therapy group" but an experiential, psychoeducation workshop introduction to Drama Therapy as a modality.
Each workshop capped at 20 people to keep in intimate and encourage us to get to know each other.
Schedule
Each workshop has separate registration and ticketing. You may attend one or multiple.
Location
Finnish Hall - 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CA 94702
Investment
Standard Price: $80
Sliding Scale $55-$100
Limited lower fee spots available. If this sliding scale is a barrier to your participation, contact me at [email protected] to inquire!
Fun fact- Funds from this workshop help to supplement the pro-bono and low cost weekly therapy sessions I provide for youth of marginalized identities. <3
About the Facilitator:
Olivia is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a theatre artist, dancer, activist and community organizer. She has over 15 years of experience directing, teaching and performing in theatre with a specializations in production work, improvisation and movement/ensemble training for actors. Olivia identifies as a nuero-spicy, gender-queer, Mexican-American of Indigenous and mixed ancestry. She is passionate about facilitating arts-based community spaces that promote healing, especially for socially marginalized groups. She is the cofounder and cohost of the Bay Area POC Contact Improvisation Jam and also founded/ hosted the Long Beach Contact Improvisation jam for its brief, but glorious, two-year long life.
Olivia has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Theater Department at Saddleback College and as a recurring guest teaching artist at Cal State University Long Beach. She holds a BFA in Theatre Arts and a MA in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Drama Therapy. Importantly, she was conceived on a the night of a Tina Turner concert which will tell you a lot about her spirit.
To learn more about her therapeutic work: https://www.axismundicenter.org/working-with-olivia-trevino
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