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What is playback theater?
It is a unique method created by Jonathan Fox and Jo Salas at the intersection of improvisational theater and psychology. The basis for actors' performance on stage is the stories of the audience, which are spontaneously performed on stage here and now, without preparation. A playback theater performance is a vivid, unique event where the audience and actors together create a play in which the real stories of the audience begin to take on new meanings, colors, and emotions.
Benefits of studying playback theater:
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Playback theater reconnects you with the energy of your inner child, helps you relax, open up, and discover previously untapped creative talents within yourself.
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You will learn how to act in uncertain situations, develop sensitivity towards yourself and others.
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You will feel more comfortable on stage, in any public performance.
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Through training, you will find a community of like-minded individuals with whom you can share a lot.
What is included in this course:
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Two-day intensives with a trainer every 1.5 - 2 months - 10 sessions.
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ZOOM - 2-hour meetings with a frequency of 1-2 times between in-person sessions - 12 sessions.
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Independent group work.
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Performances - 2-3 during the program.
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Intensives/Zoom meetings with invited international trainers are also possible.
A Brief Overview of the Program, Lesson Titles, and What is Included in Each Lesson:
Main presenter of
the program
Sanachina Olga
Accredited trainer in the playback theater (Playback Center, New York), playback actress and founder of playback theaters in US and Russia, psychologist and psychodramatist, graduate of acting and directing courses at the Polish Theater in Moscow, performer. Conducts workshops on playback theater, improvisational movement, performance and long-term training programs in Europe, Canada, USA, Russia, Africa, India, the Middle East.
Co-author of the program
Dina Ostrovsky
Master of Arts in Process-Oriented Psychology, transformational career and success coach, therapist and facilitator of family constellations, and founder and director of the TERRApia transformational school.
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