Newsletter | Mar/Apr 2017


OWA+DP Member Retreat | Save the Date!

by Rachel Slonicki

Come to Westerbeke Ranch!

Save the dates: 29 September - 01 October 2017

Location: Westerbeke Ranch, Sonoma, CA
2300 Grove St, Sonoma, CA 95476
http://www.thewesterbekeranch.com

Join us at Westerbeke Ranch for the OWA+DP annual retreat! See below for a sneak peak at the weekend programming:

Workshop: The main program will be a workshop which will use techniques from Theatre of the Oppressed to explore the topic: Equity Resilience Power. Theatre of the Oppressed was developed by Brazilian Augusto Boal and is based on the work of Brazilian educator and theorist Paulo Freire. As a teaching technique, Theatre of the Oppressed trains the audience to take action and explore critical thinking analyzing current social issues.

Movement: Raffaella Falchi, ODC Dance Commons instructor, will be this year’s dance instructor who will teach us afro-Brazilian and samba dance styles. She began studying Brazilian dance in 1996 and has been teaching Brazilian inspired movement and dance in San Francisco for the last decade.

Art Project: As founder and artistic director for Sambaxe Dance Company, Raffaella Falchi will help us with the art project creating headpieces.

More Movement: Carol Kress, Feldenkrais Resources Training Center, will lead a movement awareness class based on Feldenkrais theory. Carol Kress is a Feldenkrais Practitioner of more than 20 years, and is a trainer in Berkeley, CA and San Rafael, CA.

Music: Gringa will be our band for dance night on Saturday night. Gringa is a five piece, band which is based here in San Francisco, CA. The band weaves rhythms from Brazil and the Americas in their performances and song writing.

We will be delighted to see you at the retreat!

If you have questions or wish to place an early reservation, please contact T. Rachel Slonicki at trs@littleelephantarchitecture.com or 510.704.0808.


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