A Celebration Honoring Long-Time Community Activist, Mary Tyler
Introduction to InterPlay in West TN!
Cynthia Winton-Henry,
Masankho Banda, and
Diane Saliba Ault
Jackson, TN
Saturday one day special event March 11, 10:30am-3:30pm
For many years, Mary Tyler, of Jackson, TN and her daughter Chanda have been doing great social change work through Area Relief Ministries there. She's retiring this year and open to some new pathways including bringing InterPlay to the area. Masankho, Cynthia, Diane Ault, Michele Flynn and Sybil MacBeth will be bringing leadership to this process.
WEST TN Schedule-
MARCH 8-12th- Masankho & Cynthia in West TN--- InterPlay and SPIRIT
March 9, MEMPHIS- InterPlay & Spirit with Cynthia & Masankho at the Memphis Theological Seminary- Preaching 11:10-MTS Chapel & Workshop 1:30-3:30 Lindenwood (and more!) Contact Sybil Macbeth at 901-726-6115, sybilla@earthlink.net (contact her about other events that are being planned also)
Over a dozen Nashville InterPlay leaders make a field trip and will in for the Friday session in Memphis:
March 10- MEMPHIS- Calvary Episcopal Church 7-9:30pm, Introduction to InterPlay in Memphis with Cynthia & Masankho. We are bringing a bunch of people down from Nashville to support Sybil's initiation of IP in Memphis. $20 Contact Sybil for details.
March 11- JACKSON, TN- Wesley Chapel UMC- between 10am-3:30pm- An InterPlay Workshop and BodySpirit Celebration honoring the retirement of longtime developer, civil rights activist and artist of community building, Mary Tyler. Come and join in introducing/connecting this region to InterPlay and vice versa. Details on the IP TN website coming soon- www.interplaytn.org. Contact diane@interplaytn.org or Michele at tnced@aol.com for details. Love Offering
March 11- 7-9pm- Gathering at the PlayRoom with ONLY Leadership Program folks from all 3 years to have a StorySharing with Masankho & Cynthia.
March 12- Current Leadership Program Gathering at Diane or Maureen's house for Session #6. 9-7pm
See www.ucandanc.org for masankho's CULTURES OF PEACE work.
Cost: $15 love offering
Registration/Information: Call Diane Saliba Ault at 615-884-8074, diane@interplaytn.org to submit your workshop proposals. Please help spread the word in your community.
Venue
Wesley Chapel UMC
1530 East Chester Street
Jackson, TN
This church is in East Jackson, TN off the I-40 Exit between Memphis & Nashville.
See mapquest for details.
Leaders
Cynthia Winton-Henry
Cynthia Winton-Henry, co-founder of InterPlay with Phil Porter, has researched "what the body wants" in the arts, in jails, shelters, slums, hospitals, churches, businesses, classrooms, doctoral programs in theology and the arts, and in multicultural education. She develops somatic curriculums to address racism, leadership for the Earth, and spiritual intelligence with an eye to supporting millennials. A featured speaker on the Body Intelligence Summit and a keynoter at conferences, Cynthia is the author of What the Body Wants, Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last; Dance - A Sacred Art: Discovering the Joy of Movement as Spiritual Practice, Chasing the Dance of Life: A Faith Journey, and The Art of Ensoulment: A Playbook on How to Create From Body and Soul.. Check out her writing, The Dancing Center, on Substack, her Hidden Monastery Online Dance Chapels and courses for those seeking spiritual intelligence for our time at cynthiawinton-henry.com.
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
Diane Saliba Ault
Diane is a longtime community organizer, activist and artist who wears lots of hats! Her roles are many but her vision is one: wholeness for all.
She has served on the boards & staff of many church and community non-profit organizations, locally, regionally and nationally and has a passion for community-building across lines of race, class and culture.
She loves the simplicity and elegance of the InterPlay forms and shares them with other adventurous souls in Nashville and other parts of TN! She has organized over 350 InterPlay gatherings in the last 6 years and is building a strong mutual support network of community artists. She is in the fifthyear of teaching the InterPlay Leadership Program.
She has recently become the grandmother of twin boys and then another baby girl and enjoys the multicultural nature of her family. Her Moroccan son-in-law and daughter Sara live next door and between them they speak 5 languages.
She is interested in supporting the development of InterPlay in more areas, especially in the South. She is available for travel and exchange (body barters!) with other InterPlayers in other communities.
Cell phone is 615-594-4410