August 10–22, 2026 | Saaremaa Island, Estonia “Another world is not only possible—it begins whenever people gather with the courage to dream together.” These days, it seems we, as humans, struggle to operate with a shared vision for a liveable and possible future. We are so addicted to the fast …
What happens when participatory theatre enters into relationship with sea turtles, conservationists, volunteers, and a living coastline? This summer, from 27 July to 3 August 2026, ImaginAction joins tartAmare and TheAlbero to host a unique residency on the Tuscan coast: Theatre That Reconnects. Set in Marina di Grosseto, alongside the …
Over more than three decades, Héctor Aristizábal has explored the transformative power of theatre as a pathway into the human psyche and the social body. Beginning with the introspective techniques of the Theatre of the Oppressed—particularly Cops in the Head and Rainbow of Desire—his work has accompanied individuals and communities …
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 …
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 …
Mother Earth Wait. Wait. Don’t leave us alone in a world we have wrecked. A collaboration between Reconectando, ImaginAction and Work That Reconnects Network Reconectando, ImaginAction, and The Work That Reconnects Network collaborated on the 2nd of November, 2023. Ilaria Olimpico, Shyontoni Ghosh, Hector Aristizabal, and Uri Noy Meir, facilitated …
July 21st – July 23rd 2023 An applied theatre residency in Sicily This workshop and artistic residency are perfect for applied theatre professionals seeking to combine skill-building with a vacation in Italy. It focuses on exploring issues of connection with nature and climate change while working with youth groups in a polarizing …
A Guest post by Aman Kohli and Elisabeth Demeter Humans have been, are, and always will be a part of nature. No matter how much technology and automation we invent, we are still dependent on all the gifts nature offers. What we seem to have forgotten though, is the knowledge …
When we talk about applied theatre the question is, “applied to what?”. What or where is the area of society and lives where theatre could improve our lives. One answer is everywhen, everywhere, life skills we can draw from theatre could be helpful in almost every area of our personal …
Slowly but surely we in ImaignActionm collaborate with global partners to build and iterate a community-led Flexi- university model for future education. As an international and intercultural community of artists and social arts practitioners, we value a teaching-learning process which puts the learner and social action at the forefront of …