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Palestinians in towns and villages in the West Bank have been telling their stories in a series of performances by a Playback team from the famed Freedom Theatre of Jenin. This project, initiated and led by Ben Rivers, is called the Freedom Bus, inspired by the Freedom Riders of the American civil rights movement. Janet [...] More »
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Bullying is an urgent issue in schools all over the world. In 1999 Hudson River Playback Theatre (HRPT) in upstate New York began using Playback to address bullying, at the invitation of a middle school principal. It soon became clear that kids were empowered by telling and watching stories—especially by experiencing in action what they [...] More »
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21 students from 6 different countries gathered together for winter session with Tim Van Ness, Sarah Urech, Jo Salas, and Jonathan Fox for another amazing experience in Saugerties, NY, USA.
Outside, snow and very low temperatures, inside, the warmth of the stories. More »
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Report on Playback on Death & Dying. Recently, Brisbane Playback Theatre performed at a conference for palliative care nurses. Neil Simmons, who attended the Centre’s summer session, reports on their experience. “When it came to the actual show it was not clear that it would work in a large conference room with 200 audience members. [...] More »
