'Sexuality & Prejudices' is the central theme for this round of 'gaywise creative workshops' under the artistic direction of NIRANJAN KAMATKAR. The past four series of gaywise have been successful in profiling exciting issues and providing an opportunity to allow LGBT members to enjoy and express themselves through the arts & meet other people. Each two-day workshop is suitable for beginners as well as advance level practitioners to explore further interests.

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Creative Soundscapes  - by Maurice Ord
Saturday 30 Sept  - 11 AM to 6 PM   &  Sunday 1 Oct 2006 - 12  to  5 PM

This workshop aims to explore the variety of ways that sound can be used to create images, story and music. Using the body and voice as a point of departure participants will work individually & as a group in order to explore the relationship between instruments both traditional and none specific, such as domestic objects that will culminate in a final sharing to be recorded on video.

Dress: Loose clothing

Workshop Facilitator : Maurice Ord has worked professionally in theatre, film and television for over ten years.  Recently he facilitated voice workshops at The Stepney Centre and Oasis. As well as being a professionally trained actor he is currently studying for his MA in Drama therapy at The Central School of Speech and Drama

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Dramatherapy  - by  Haydn Forde
Saturday 7 Oct - 11 AM to 6 PM   &  Sunday 8 Oct 2006 - 12 to 5 PM

In the Dramatherapy sessions, participants are invited to begin with exercises to facilitate awareness of self and others.

A physical warm up & other exercises will follow, to prepare for the main body of the session - an improvised enactment of a fairy tale/myth. The workshop leader will outline the fairy tale, once for the participants to absorb the story, and again for the enactment. The sessions will conclude with exercises to depart from the imaginative realm and for grounding. Dress: Loose clothing

Workshop Facilitator: Haydn Forde trained as an actor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and more recently obtained his MA Dramatherapy (Sesame) at the Central School of Speech and Drama. As a gay man, he is particularly interested in tailoring drama workshops for the LGBT community, using various techniques including Playback Theatre.

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Physical Theatre- by Lazlo Ilya Pearlman
Saturday 14 Oct - 11 AM to 6 PM   &  Sunday 15 Oct 2006 - 12 to 5 PM

Exploring identities in a theatrical way, the workshop uses full body as 'Mask'. We will look at physical theatre techniques to help us identify our own and other people's masks' and then incorporate them to create characters and performances, based on the participants ideas, while also gaining a greater understanding of the self. Dress: Loose clothing

Workshop Facilitator: Lazlo Ilya Pearlman is a creator, director and performer making work in theatre, film, cabaret and performance art. His work has been presented in performance venues and film festivals internationally for over a decade.

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Creative Script Writing: - by Claire Benjamin
Saturday 21 Oct - 11 AM to 6 PM   &  Sunday 22 Oct 2006 - 12 to 5 PM

The two-day workshop focuses on using ideas from personal experience or creating fictional ideas to write a script for a short play. The participants will explore formatting a script, gathering and planning ideas, and ‘try out’ the drafts with group feedback. The workshop will culminate with the participants having their work shared and recorded on video at the end of the weekend. You can bring your own writing pads.

Workshop Facilitator: Claire Benjamin teaches script writing and drama in further and adult education. She has been a writer for The Pink Paper and written and directed pieces for theatre. Recently she has performed in her own show at this year’s Edinburgh Festival.
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Subsidised Fees: (non-refundable & payable in advance) : £35 for a 2 day workshop session.

Please make cheque payable to : Wise Thoughts and send it by post to secure your place (please do not send cash by post)
To book your place call soon : 020 8829 8911

Send an email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or book online & post your cheques to the address below.  Please note: up to 3 short breaks will be provided in the day.

Workshop venue & address:   Wise Thoughts,

Studio 3, 2nd Floor, Chocolate Factory 2, 4 Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6UJ    

(Entrance: through black gates, at the end of car park - Entry buzzer: 23 for Wise Thoughts)  

Tel: 020 8829 8911

Nearest underground: Wood Green (Piccadilly line)

Buses: 29, 67, 121, 123, 141, 221, 230, 243, W3, W4 etc. to Wood Green.

Regular drop services for LGBT people: drop-in & chill out, chat n make new friends - admission is free.

gaywise: Every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month,  6PM - 8PM at above address

womenwise: Women only drop-in for LBT women, every 2nd Friday of the month, 6PM - 8PM at above address

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