Body Mapping: Writing the Self with Sara Matchett

Body Mapping
Writing the Self
with Sara Matchett


 

Body mapping is a combination of Art Therapy and Narrative Therapy practices in its focus on the visual and written as a way of making sense of one’s experiences, stories, memories, and dreams/aspirations.

In this instance, the visual representation of the story/memory/event on the body map catalyses the written story/narrative/poem. The workshop involves creating life-sized maps of the body, onto which participants will visually map their lived experiences and dreams/aspirations. Thereafter they will engage in creative writing exercises that will culminate in the creation of poems.
 

 About the Facilitator

Sara Matchett holds an MA in Theatre and Performance from the University of Cape Town (UCT). She currently lectures in the Department of Drama at UCT. Her teaching profile centres around practical and academic courses which include, voice, acting, theatre-making, applied drama/theatre, and performance analysis. She is especially interested in interdisciplinary modes of creating. Her PhD area of research focuses on explorations into breath as a catalyst for making autobiographical performance, with particular focus on the relationship between breath, emotion and image.  As co-founder and Artistic Director of The Mothertongue Project women’s arts collective, Sara has experience in the field of theatre in South Africa, Singapore, India, Kenya and Indonesia as a theatre-maker, performer, director and facilitator. Research with The Mothertongue Project focuses on women’s theatre in the African Continent with particular reference to cross-community professional theatre as a means of facilitating conversations across differences. Sara is also an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®

Workshop Details
Thu, 17 Sep & Fri, 18 Sep
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
(Followed by Lunch)

Participation by Contribution

Prior Registration Required
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