A combination of creative play and cultural expressions
Rooting in Ancestry to Thrive Today and Create Tomorrow Together
Blooming today for a beautiful tomorrow
Masankho Banda and
Joy Anna Hodges
Asheville, NC
Friday, October 23rd, 6 to 8pm and Saturday October 24th, 9am to 8pm
Our ancestors wrote our history, but we write the present. What future will we write together? Join us for a creative exploration into past, present, and future through story, movement, guided group play, and other cultural modalities. We will use InterPlay, an embodied creative practice for unlocking the wisdom of the body, engaging our innate capacity to create more joy, ease, connection, and freedom for all.
$175-$250 sliding scale; pay what you can contribute!
* Early-Bird 20% Discount - Register by Oct 9 (pay $150)
* Bring-A-Buddy 20% Discount - (both pay $150)
* Scholarships Available - Apply by Oct 9
Cost: $175-$250 sliding scale; pay what you can contribute!
Venue
Friends/Quaker Meeting House
227 Edgewood Road
Asheville, NC 28804
See site website for map and picture. Directions to the Asheville Friends (Quaker) Meetinghouse: From I-240, take exit #5, Merimmon Ave. Head north, away from downtown. Turn Left at the CVS onto Edgewood. Go just a couple blocks. You'll see Chatham St heading off to the left. Turn RIGHT directly across and after that, onto a gravel driveway up a hill, with a small sign for "Asheville Friends Meeting" above a low stone wall. The Meetinghouse is set back and not clearly visible from the road. Plenty of parking in the gravel lot. Yay! You made it!
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.
Masankho can also be reached at these phone numbers: +265 99 255 5338 or 88 113 8655 (available on Whatsapp / FaceTime)
Also: Skype : kamsisi
Facebook / Twitter: storytelling4u
Joy Anna Hodges
Joy Anna leads InterPlay as an Embodied Liberation coach & healer. She loves InterPlay for the embodied experiences of power, joy, connection, and liberation. Joy Anna dove into InterPlay in 2007 and quickly started leading, performing and organizing InterPlay. She co-directed/produced a ritual theatre performance using InterPlay, in addition to coaching other performers. She co-created a series of workshops and retreats called Recreating Encounters that combined InterPlay with Quaker worship for community experiences of spirit-led expression. After stepping away for 7.5 years of meditation and service in an ashram and Shiva Temple, then 6 years of early motherhood, she returns to leading InterPlay with more toys/tools to play/sing/move/witness/lead with. Her passion for embodiment, healing, connection, and faith in the human spirit guides her InterPlay endeavors and her private practice “Embodied Liberation” that combines NIASZIIH shamanic healing, somatic counseling, and Body Wisdom Coaching.
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