InterPlay, music, dance, storytelling ,poetry, feminine, International Women's Day, Flowers
Celebrating the Feminine in Performance
Enchantment
Masankho Banda and
Nadia Thalji
Oakland, CA
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 • 6 pm – 8:15 pm
Join Nadia Thalji, the founder of InterPlay Brazil, and InterPlay Ambassador Masankho Banda, as they guest teach Gretchen's InterPlay performance class. Masankho and Nadia bring their wisdom and inner knowing from their shared experience leading InterPlay in Brazil. March 8th is International Women's day. Come and celebrate the Feminine within you.
After class at 7:35 Nadia and Masankho will share with you their experiences in leading InterPlay in Brazil through performance, pictures and videos. Come and learn about InterPlay in Brazil and hear information about the InterPlay Brazil trip in 2012.
Flowers are welcome!
Cost: $15
Registration/Information: (650) 288-2836 / nadiathalji@gmail.com
Venue
InterPlayce
2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.)
Oakland, CA 94612
InterPlayce is the center of the InterPlay universe. The offices for Body Wisdom, Inc. are also located here. The building is at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph, one block north of West Grand. It is just a few blocks from the 19th Street Downtown Oakland BART station, and on several convenient bus lines. On-street parking is always available at night and metered during the day. It is also easily accessible by several of the major freeways.
Click here for a map.
Leaders
Masankho Banda
Masankho is a multi - disciplinary Performing Artist, Certified InterPlay Leader, Educator and PeaceBuilder. He brings many unique perspectives to his work around the world. He learned the fine arts of storytelling and dance from his Malawian culture spending many long days and nights listening to stories and dancing to music that captivated his mind, shaped his being, nourished his soul and strengthened his spirit. Using performing arts Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding. In 1997, he started UCanDanc? African Healing Arts to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world. Masankho has been a Certified InterPlay Leader since 1999.
Nadia Thalji
Nadia Thalji is Interplay's ambassador to Brazil and South America!
Nadia Khalil Thalji is an InterPlay International Leader (Founder in Brazil), MA Art, Culture and Spirituality, theatre artist, dramaturge, educational facilitator and multi - disciplinary Performing Artist active in community development and university teaching (Brazil and the US). Co - Director and performer of Constellation Performance Ensemble with Masankho Banda (Africa). She's interested in the connection between art, social change, multiculturalism , ecology and spirituality. Her special interests are creating performing arts training practices that are both ethical and sustainable, and, facilitating workshops in international organizations that can nurture creativity, innovation, social justice and cultural understanding. Mentor of "Cultural Diversity Celebration" and the "International Day of Peace" held in Brazil and the US.