Workshops presented by Valerie Monti Holland

WHEN ISSUES COLLIDE.
A LARGE-GROUP SOCIODRAMATIC MULTIVERSE CONSTELLATION

PRESENTERS: JOERG JELDEN – VALERIE MONTI HOLLAND
Sociodrama and power
DATE AND TIME: 29th of June, Saturday  10:00-12:30
CONFERENCE TOPIC: Sociodrama and the development of creative collectives – local and transnational sociodramatic communities and networks
TYPE: Big group
ROOM:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: minimum 30
TAGS: Creative Collectives, June29 Morning
ABSTRACT:

A large-group sociodramatic multiverse constellation AI, climate catastrophe, wars, diseases, capitalism – countless crises and transformations are pulling and tugging at our society, our institutions, organizations, communities and at us as individuals. Parallel worlds are emerging and colliding. This is also changing Sociodrama and the sociodrama community.

In this session, we will take a look at the dynamics and interplay within and between these crises and transformations. What does all this do to Sociodrama? We will explore this in action. Based on a bricolage of Sociodrama, Social Presencing Theater (SPT) and Constellations, we will explore how these issues affect Sociodrama simultaneously.

After warm-ups based on SPT, we will explore these five issues. Small groups will define a sociodramatic research question and roles for their issue. Like in a multiverse constellation, an in-group on the main stage then does a piece of action that will inform all the small groups simultaneously. But instead of constellations, we will work with a SPT form called The Village. Sounds crazy? It sure is. We will walk, stand, sit, lay down and make turns. We will laugh and enjoy ourselves – despite the grim issues.

Small groups will explore these topics via roles

  • AI, climate, war, diseases, capitalism and sociodrama
  • Artificial intelligence and sociodrama
  • Climate catastrophe and sociodrama
  • Wars/armed conflicts and sociodrama
  • New diseases and sociodrama
  • Capitalism and sociodrama

The session works best with a minimum of 30 people.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

Joerg is a transformation facilitator based in Hamburg, Germany. He works with organizations of all kinds and helps them to develop participatory futures, strategies, and organizational structures. In his work and beyond, he regularly applies action methods like Sociodrama, Social Presencing Theater, Playback Theater, and Clowning to help organizations explore and anticipate change.
For the forthcoming Sociodrama edition of the German Magazine for Psychodrama and Sociometry Joerg Jelden has contributed an article comparing and integrating Sociodrama and Social Presencing Theater.

Valerie Monti Holland, MA, Sociodrama Trainer & Executive Committee Member of the BPA, from the UK
Valerie is a sociodramatist working as a facilitator and coach across all sectors and throughout the world. She also chairs the Equality and Diversity in Action committee and is an External Relations rep for the BPA.

 

FINDING OUR TRIBE!
USING SOCIOMETRY, CREATIVE ARTS AND SOCIODRAMA TO EXPERIENCE BELONGING

PRESENTERS: JACOMIEN ILBRINK-DE VISSER  – VALERIE MONTI HOLLAND

Sociodrama and power
DATE AND TIME: 29th of June, Saturday  14:00-16:30
CONFERENCE TOPIC: Sociodrama and different social groups – the strenghts of communities
TYPE: Workshop
ROOM:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 20
TAGS: Different Social Groups, June29 Afternoon
ABSTRACT:

In this workshop we will go from a personal primal drawing to reconnect through collective creation in search of our tribe, a place to belong, a holding frame where we can be ourselves and be part of a community.

What can we learn from our ancient roots? What is there that we can take into our lives today? What is our personal responsibility versus our personal agency amongst the wider society? How can we steer ourselves to further the greater good and strengthen community?

We will be exploring the power of play to connect our personal communal histories that form groups and society in the hope that we can co-create a better world.

After this session participants will:

  • Have a better understanding through their experience of combining the creative arts with sociometry and sociodrama.
  • Explore how we can use personal agency for the greater collective
  • Remember the importance of play
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

Jacomien Ilbrink – de Visser, CP, creative arts therapist, Psychodrama CP, Trainer Psychodrama, chair Psychodrama Association of Europe e.V. from the Netherlands

Jacomien started her studies in creative arts therapies, mixed media, 1999 at the New School in New York and 2001 additionally psychodrama & sociodrama in New York. in 2005 she came back to the Netherlands and started teaching deep sociometry in 2012. She works as a trainer/coach.

Valerie Monti Holland, MA, Sociodrama Trainer & Executive Committee Member of the BPA, from the UK

Valerie is a sociodramatist working as a facilitator and coach across all sectors and throughout the world. She also chairs the Equality and Diversity in Action committee and is an External Relations rep for the BPA.