2011 International PT
Hosted in Frankfurt - Nov 23-27
There
were representatives of the Playback world from over 30 countries
with 23 languages between us. The conference organisers were
exemplary in how they managed to create such a fruitful experience
for 400+ people and still engender a good sense of intimacy and
community amongst us all.
Here is
a message from the Organisers to everyone. Download
HERE.
Comments to the guest book here
http://www.iptn2011.org/guestbook
And a note from the organisers of the Festival of PT in Assisi,
Italy which took place in the week following the International PT
Conference in Frankfurt...
ASSISI, ITALY - 30 November – 4 December 2011
FESTIVAL OF PLAYBACK THEATRE: A RITUAL FOR THE COMMON GOOD
At such a time as this in our world today, we believe in
Playback Theatre as a significant tool for addressing concerns as
crucial as the destiny of humanity and our planet.
Assisi - a medieval city & centre of Italian art, and also
birthplace of St. Francis, the bearer of values ??such as humility,
brotherhood and poverty - has been the ideal stage in which an
audience has met to share on the theme of the Common Good in a
cosmopolitan spirit through the simple, sober & sincere style that
distinguishes Playback Theatre.
A community of 120 people came together for four intense and
inspiring days. We had conductors and participants from 20 different
countries. Concepts like otherness, creativity and globality
stimulated our process in workshops & our reflections on humanity’s
future. We explored applications of playback theatre in this
critical work of generating energy, commitment and new vision in
caretaking our planet; and we had the opportunity to share
experiences, thoughts and emotions in a climax of acceptance and
trust.
Each morning’s plenary included an experience of sociodrama with
Gaia and Mars in an encounter. The masculine energy at war and the
holding, receptive feminine were two of many archetypes that we
could have chosen. But these we chose as prevailing attitudes of
behaviour towards our earth’s natural resources. Perhaps resonance
of this work came through the red thread of stories during our final
evening’s performance. There were conversations through the stories
shared about the Father: the absent ageing father, the nurturing
father, and the good father/teacher. In as much as the angry
feminine Kali archetype can be experienced through earthquakes &
volcanic eruptions, it seems there is a call for the responsible,
caretaking masculine energy within us all to redress our
relationship with our planet Earth.
We speak to each other so deeply through our stories. Lets keep
learning how to listen and create opportunities for our collective
wisdom to emerge into the world for our common good.
