I didn’t know what I was stepping into when I joined Theatre That Reconnects, facilitated by Uri Noy Meir. To be honest, I was skeptical. The idea of doing theatre over Zoom? With strangers? It sounded a bit distant and abstract. But as the sessions unfolded, something very real cracked open—not …
Theatre That Reconnects if a journey of Blending the wisdom of The Work That Reconnects (Joanna Macy), Theatre of the Oppressed (Augusto Boal), and Social Presencing Theatre (Arawana Hayashi), this framework offers a powerful ritual for reconnecting — with our bodies, with each other, and with the Earth. April: The …
We’re Inviting You to Share Your Stories on Our Blog! At ImaginAction, we believe in the power of collective creativity and the wisdom that comes from diverse perspectives. That’s why we’re opening our platform to invite you to share your blog posts with our community. If you have ideas, experiences, …
In ImaginAction, we have been deeply inspired by the seminal work of Joanna Macy with the Work that Reconnects. It has opened a door for our community to expand our minds, hearts, and wills. We have collectively inquire into how Theatre, Storytelling, and Social arts can become a framework and medium for …
As the digital age accelerates, the need to ground ourselves with the Earth becomes more pressing. The SONO GAIA project embodies this ethos, bringing together diverse voices and experiences to deepen our connection to the planet. Recently, the project hosted a series of transformative events at the Cascina Municipal Library, drawing participants …
Introducation Newspaper Theatre emerged in the 1960s as part of Augusto Boal’s revolutionary Theatre of the Oppressed, offering a method to challenge censorship and promote public engagement during Brazil’s military dictatorship. By dramatizing real-life news articles and headlines, Boal encouraged audiences to critically examine media narratives, empowering communities to question …
More and more the method of Focusing is nourishing my way of facilitating spaces dedicated to reconnection with self, others and nature/Life, through social arts.. Recently, I offered a workshop about burn out and compassion fatigue in Rome to psychotherapists, combining the gentleness of self-empathy and the radical acceptance of feelings from …
Palestine-Israel: Broken hearts, Open arms…“Combatants for Peace (CfP) is a joint Palestinian-Israeli community working in solidarity to end the occupation, discrimination, and oppression of all people living on this land. Guided by the values of nonviolent resistance, we are showing the world that there is another way.” (https://cfpeace.org/)In partnership with ImaginAction …
My name is Chetna Mehrotra; I am a social artist, a culture practitioner, and an applied theatre practitioner from India. I am the founder-director of Rangbhumi, an applied theatre organisation based in Mumbai. I have been accepted into the Masters Program at the ArtEz University of Arts, Netherlands. I am …
Unlocking the power of imagination and storytelling to promote creativity, listening, sharing, and reconnection. *limited discounted early bird tickets are available. Write to urinoymeir@gmail.com “In the past, I wrote that to be human is to be a theater. I would now like to expand the concept: to be human is …