About InterPlay Seattle
a little history
InterPlay, the playful, creative process founded by Phil
Porter and Cynthia Winton-Henry, appeared in Seattle in the
fall of 1993. At that time, Krista Gemmell Harris,
a dance artist-teacher and new InterPlay enthusiast, began teaching
and sharing InterPlay’s forms and body wisdom practices.
In 1994, Ingrid Hurlen, creative dance specialist and performer,
joined Krista in creating and building an ongoing InterPlay community
in Seattle. This InterPlay leading-performing partnership
continued for nine years and helped firmly plant InterPlay in the
damp soil of Seattle. In the mid-90’s, artist-pastor,
Laurie Rudel, and performing artist, Leah Mann, began incorporating
InterPlay forms into their art-spirit-community lives.
From 1997 to 2005, Laurie led SpiritPlay, a monthly group for
pastors and spiritual leaders that combined InterPlay forms with
scripture and proclamation. In 2001, Betsey Beckman began
offering another monthly SpiritPlay experience that combines her
liturgical dance and storytelling expertise with InterPlay forms. This
group continues to meet. For years, Laurie Rudel has been
instrumental in creating and leading bodyspirit
celebrations in
Seattle. Deanna Murray, a UCC minister and an InterPlay Seattle
Leadership Program graduate, introduced InterPlay to the Eastside
and to the WomanSpirit Center in Issaquah.
Numerous other InterPlay leaders have offered a wide assortment
of workshops, classes, bodyspirit celebrations and InterPlay jams
since InterPlay took root in Seattle.
One of the oldest, longstanding traditions is the Friday
Morning Play Group that has been meeting since 1995. This
is a welcoming place where new and experienced InterPlayers gather
on a weekly drop-in basis to play, listen to the body’s
wisdom, and connect with community.
The initial pioneering leaders of InterPlay Seattle have also
been meeting monthly since 199?.
From 2001-2003, Still Point Center for Spirituality hosted numerous
InterPlay workshops, classes, and bodyspirit celebrations facilitated
by Krista and Ingrid.
While performing has not been the primary emphasis of InterPlay
in Seattle, performing is definitely a part of our ongoing history. From
1994-2007, there have been over 28 performances! Many of
these were informal concerts co-produced by Krista and Ingrid. Thanks
to Ingrid, in 2000 Seattle also hosted The Unbelievable Beauty
of Being Human, a national InterPlay concert series, featuring
Phil Porter, Cynthia Winton-Henry, and WINGIT!, their performance
company. For a more complete list of performances, see the
attached list.
Krista Gemmell Harris helped establish the Away Leadership Program
and the Regional InterPlay
Leadership Program where people living outside the Bay area
could have an in depth experience with InterPlay. To date,
Seattle has offered four InterPlay Leadership Programs focusing
on Leading Your Life and two Level II Programs that focus on Leading
Others. Krista Harris facilitated these programs with co-leadership
from Ingrid Hurlen or Laurie Rudel. Thirty-four leaders have
graduated from InterPlay Seattle’s Leadership I Program.
During 2002 and 2003 Harriet Platts, helped lead
the InterPlay Seattle community through a discernment process that
began releasing Krista and Ingrid from their primary positions
of leadership. A new job necessitated Ingrid’s dramatically
reducing her time involvement with InterPlay. Krista retired
from being the volunteer InterPlay Seattle administrator in June
of 2006 and has incrementally released her leading responsibilities. A
transition group formed that has been guiding InterPlay Seattle
ever since with Sharie Bowman emerging as the primary administrator
and ongoing builder of community at present.
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Bodyspirit Celebrations
01/05/96, lost your star? an InterPlay celebration
of Epiphany, led by Laurie Rudel and Krista Gemmell
Harris’ Phinney Neighborhood Center
02/26/99, Playing By Heart, a BodySpirit Celebration of
Life! Love! Laughter! Led by Laurie Rudel and
the BodySpirit InterPlay Collective, Queen Anne Christian Church
03/26/99, Scents of Spring, a BodySpirit Celebration,
Laurie Rudel & SpiritPlay, QACC
10/16/99, Falling to Earth, a BodySpirit Celebration of
changing seasons, Laurie Rudel and the BodySpirit InterPlay
Collective, QACC
12/04/99, Pregnant Light, a BodySpirit Celebration
to honor waiting hopes and dreams, Laurie Rudel and
the BodySpirit InterPlay Collective, QACC
12/28/99, Dancing the Labyrinth into the New Millennium,
Joanne Bryant, Betsey Beckman and Laurie Rudel, Creative Dance
Center
05/25/00, A BodySpirit Celebration in the Christian Tradition,
Led by Laurie Rudel and SpiritPlay members, QACC
10/06/00, The Season of Descent, led by Krista
Gemmell Harris & Ingrid Hurlen, University Unitarian Church
11/30/00, An Advent Celebration of Waiting, Laurie
Rudel and SpiritPlay, QACC
01/06/01, Starstruck! A BodySpirit Celebration of
Epiphany, Krista & Ingrid, Still Point
02/15/01, HeartPlay, a BodySpirit Celebration of
Life! Love! Laughter! Led by Krista Gemmell Harris & Ingrid
Hurlen, Still Point Center for Spirituality
02/26/01, Stirring of the Earth, Mayda Taney,
Northshore United Church of Christ, Woodinville
03/02/01, A Lenten BodySpirit Celebration, Laurie
Rudel & SpiritPLay, QACC
03/20&21/01 Spring Forth! A BodySpirit Celebration
of Rebirth, Krista & Ingrid, Still Point Center
for Spirituality
04/22/01, EarthPlay: a BodySpirit Celebration Honoring
the Earth, led by Krista & Ingrid, Still Point Center
for Spirituality
09/23/01, Falling to Earth, The Season of Descent,
Krista & Ingrid, Still Point
12/01/01, Who’s Waiting? A BodySpirit Celebration
with Deanna Murray, Eastgate Congregational UCC, Bellevue
03/02/02, Crossing the Threshold into Lent, Laurie
Rudel & SpiritPlay, QACC
05/19/02, Pentecost BodySpirit Celebration, Laurie,
Betsey, and SpiritPlay classes, QACC
10/06/02, BodySpirit Celebration led by Phil Porter and
Cynthia Winton-Henry, originators of InterPlay, Pilgrim’s
Congregational Church
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InterPlay Performances in Seattle
10/22/94, MotherDance, Krista Gemmell Harris & Ingrid
Hurlen with music by Eric Chappelle, UUC
02/10/95, Heart Dances, Krista & Ingrid with
poetry by Ann Dunlap and music by Eric Chappelle, UUC
05/07/95, MotherDance, Krista and Ingrid Hurlen,
University Unitarian Church
10/13/95, The Goddess and the Preacher’s Kid,
Krista and Ingrid, UUC
03/08/96, YES AND KNOW, Wise Bodies at Play;
Krista, Ingrid, Laurie Rudel, Leah Mann; UUC
04/12,13/96, WingIt! Performances, Phil Porter,
Cynthia Winton-Henry and WingIt!, CDC
05/10/96, TALES OF THE BELLY, A solo performance
by Krista Gemmell Harris, UUC
11/09/96, On the Brink, The Mother-Artist Balancing Act, Krista
and Ingrid, UUC
01/31-02/01/97 Gifts of Africa, Performance,
Workshop and Dance Jam; Masankho Banda, Creative Dance Center;
produced by Krista Gemmell Harris
03/02/97, Playing with Desire, workshop & performance,
Discernment Group, Freehold Theater
3/21/97, Grace & Disgrace, Krista, Ingrid
and Leah Mann, UUC
05/10/97, MOTHERDANCE, an InterPlay workshop
and performance, Krista & Ingrid with music by Eric Chappelle,
UUC
06/27/97, God Talk, Two Friends Dancing,
Speaking, Singing, and Playing In Relationship to the Divine, Krista
Gemmell Harris and Katherine Gantz Morse, UUC
03/22/98, InterPlay Sharing, Friday Morning Play
Group, Creative Dance Center
03/05/00, InterPlay Sharing, Friday Morning Play
Group, Creative Dance Center
03/24,25/00, nothing to lose, Krista and Mary
Grace Lentz, Creative Dance Center
05/5-7/00, The Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human, Phil
Porter, Cynthia Winton-Henry, WingIt! & the Seattle InterPlay
Community, Broadway Performance Hall; produced by Ingrid Hurlen
06/10,11/00, Making Choices, Freefall – Krista,
Ingrid & Mary Grace Lentz; On the Boards Studio Theater
02/10,11/01, Holding On and Letting Go, Freefall – Krista,
Ingrid & Mary Grace, CDC
11/10/01, Keeping It Together While Falling Apart,
performance and dance party; Freefall – K, I & MG, CDC
11/09/02, InterPlay Benefit Performance
03/14/03, Mystics with Issues, Discernment Group
with music by Eric Chappelle, Ela Lamblin, and Charlie Bommarito,
Lela Studio
09/29/07, 14 Year InterPlay Seattle Anniversary - Workshop & Performance,
faciliated by Ingrid Hurlen, Leah Mann, Betsey Beckman and Laurie
Rudel with music by Ela Lamblin and Charlie Bommarity; QACC
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