InterPlay is a social, global movement that fosters positive relationships through movement and storytelling; it is dedicated to ease, connection and play. InterPlay has a 25-year history of creating positive interactions between people in any group setting and has direct applications to dance, education, and any discipline seeking to build respectful relationships.
By accessing InterPlay tools, teachers will be able to create a supportive and affirmative environment for learning within their classroom or studio. Few modalities exist which are energizing and fun for the educator while also being applicable to the student. InterPlay is a practice that meets both and is currently applied in the performing arts, education, helping professions, and social justice causes worldwide.
The workshop will consist of an overview of InterPlay principles and a specified set of activities relevant to the education, therapy, and dance community.
Venue
Gibney Dance Center
890 Broadway (between 19th and 20th Streets)
New York City, NY
Studios are located on the 5th floor. Studio 8 for 9/23 workshop. Studio 6 for 9/24 workshop.
Leaders
Diane Rawlinson
Diane holds an undergraduate degree in Dance Education from Ohio State and an MFA in performance and choreography from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has served on the dance faculties at the University of Akron, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and Northwestern University. Currently Diane is on the faculty at Loyola University of Chicago coordinating the Masters In Education/Dance Endorsement Partnership with the Chicago Public Schools. From 1991-2021 she taught dance, fine arts, and yoga at Wheeling High School in Illinois and uses InterPlay within the curriculum. Diane has introduced thousands of teens to InterPlay both at Wheeling and in workshop settings for dancers, poets, and theatre students in at state and national level conferences. She has also presented numerous workshops for educators on local and national levels. She is proud to be one of the first leaders certified by Phil and Cynthia...way back when...
Diane is a wife, mother (of two adult sons), and was an active volunteer on Chicago's Dance for Life. She was a contributing editor/writer for Dance Spirit and Dance Teacher magazines (NYC) since from 1997-2019 with over 100 articles published. In 2002 she was named the NDA (National Dance Association) Midwest Dance Educator, in 2007 she was named University of Wisconsin Madison School of Education Distinguished Alumni Award receipient and credits InterPlay as the unique part of her work in the schools. In 2014 Diane was awarded Chicago's Ruth Page Award for her work as an advocate, mentor and educator.
Diane is currently facilitating the InterPlay in Education initiative.
