Dreaming the World

On Nature, Shamanism, the Arts, and Healing in Challenging Times

Shifting Perspective

Carol, Thank you for sharing this post! I, too, hope the reviewers are touched, and the rest of us get to see the play on stage soon. Voices from the Margins Carol A. Hand In the past, waiting for a response from others was always the hardest part of completing any initiative for me. When…

Michael Watson PhD

August 13, 2015

Other Subjects
Among the Rock People

This morning the sea is flat and calm, its vibrant blue reflecting the clear, sun filled sky above. A small seal, who has visited daily, plays a short distance offshore. Yesterday we visited Schoodic, one of our favorite parts of Acadia National Park. The peninsula is a ways north of Mt. Desert Island, a considerable…

Michael Watson PhD

August 10, 2015

Ecopsychology, Shamanism

Ecopsychology, Rocck People, Shamanism
IPTN: Deep Conversations

I have been writing about the conference from the position of one who, although having performed Playback for many years, has attended only two Playback conferences, this being the first truly international one. In contrast, many of those who attended had attended several conferences, and friendships among them may go back scores of years. In…

Michael Watson PhD

July 27, 2015

Arts, Healing, Social issues, Stories, Teaching

Diversity, IPTN, sociall change
IPTN: Our Workshop

Our workshop provided an opportunity for directors, and individual performers, to think with us about disability, inclusion, and aesthetics. The time allotted to the workshop passed much too quickly as we engaged in a deep conversation about these difficult topics. One of the most challenging aspects of any conversation about theater and disability is making…

Michael Watson PhD

July 23, 2015

Arts, Disability, Stories, Teaching, Travel

disability, IPTN, Playback Theatre, teaching, theatre

Shifting Perspective

Among the Rock People

IPTN: Deep Conversations

IPTN: Our Workshop

Dreaming the World