Join Masankho, Cynthia and Phil in Africa

InterPlay in Malawi

Cynthia Winton-Henry, Phil Porter, and Masankho Banda

Tukombo, Malawi

2 weeks August 5-20, 2007

Join Masankho Banda, international InterPlay ambassador and WING IT! Performance Ensemble member, and InterPlay founders Cynthia Winton-Henry and Phil Porter, on a trip to Malawi in central Africa for two-weeks of connecting and playing in August, 2007. What a wonderful way to make a life-changing visit to Africa, surrounded by folks who are committed to ease and community. Masankho has intimate knowledge of the area and can help us see the country and its people in direct and personal ways. We will stay on the shores of the monumental Lake Malawi—mountains, rivers, lakes, wild animals—and meet some of the friendliest people one would encounter anywhere. Read more about this trip!

Cost: Cost: $3900 includes airfare (from New York City), food, accommodation, transfers and transportation in-country. Optional entertainment activities may be extra.

Registration/Information: 510/465-2797

Venue

Kande Beach Resort

Tukombo,
Kande Beach Resort is on the shores of the monumental Lake Malawi.
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.
Phil Porter
Phil is one of the founders of InterPlay. He is a teacher, performer, writer, and organizer. With Cynthia Winton-Henry he is the co-founder of WING IT! Performance Ensemble, and has written several books, some in collaboration with Cynthia, including Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last and The Slightly Mad Rantings of a Body Intellectual Part One. Phil is particularly interested in the use of InterPlay in organizational life, and believes that InterPlay can be a powerful tool to create communities of diversity and peace.
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

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