Events and Classes: November
Community Meeting & Fundraiser
Community Meeting & Fundraiser
Sunday, November 7, 2:00-3:30pm
Location: Loft 22, 22 W. 26th Street, Suite 9H
(between Broadway & 6th Avenue)
RSVP to Melissa Meyer at mmeyer@eastsideinstitute.org
Sunday, November 7, 2:00-3:30pm
Location: Loft 22, 22 W. 26th Street, Suite 9H
(between Broadway & 6th Avenue)
RSVP to Melissa Meyer at mmeyer@eastsideinstitute.org
Creating the World: How to Foster Creative Community
Revolutionary Conversations
Creating the World: How to Foster Creative Community
A five-week online seminar with Gwen Lowenheim
Friday, November 5 - Monday, December 6
Fee: $100.00, Materials Fee: $10.00
Click here to register
Creativity theory has come of age with a proliferation of new work by Malcolm Gladwell, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Sir Ken Robinson, Keith Sawyer, Richard Florida and Daniel Pink, among others. Together, they explore what creativity is, how people develop as creative agents of social change, and methods for fostering the creative process.
Much has been discovered about the powerful role of play, performance, the arts, theatre and improvisation in nourishing creativity. But, when the world’s humanitarian crises demand an infusion of innovative and creative solutions, as they do today, there remains a huge gap between what we know about how to foster creativity (play! perform!) and the structures and methods of our schools, organizations and workplaces. How do we address this gap? How can we advance the capacity of ordinary people to build environments where everyday creativity can thrive?
In this five-week experiment in online creative conversation led by educator and community organizer, Gwen Lowenheim, we will combine the latest discoveries in creativity and play theory with the practical-playful activity of building the conversational group. Gwen will draw upon her longtime experience as a builder of the All Stars Project / East Side Institute development community -- a decades-long experiment informed by the practical/theoretical discoveries of Fred Newman and Lois Holzman -- to introduce a method for inspiring creative community.
Gwen Lowenheim is a founder and director of The Snaps Project, an educational consulting firm serving public schools throughout the New York City metropolitan area. Snaps programs and curricula infuse performance, improvisation and philosophical conversation into the learning community. Gwen is a trained social therapist with expertise in building developmental groups. She co-founded the Boston Social Therapy Group, before relocating to NYC.
Creating the World: How to Foster Creative Community
A five-week online seminar with Gwen Lowenheim
Friday, November 5 - Monday, December 6
Fee: $100.00, Materials Fee: $10.00
Click here to register
Creativity theory has come of age with a proliferation of new work by Malcolm Gladwell, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Sir Ken Robinson, Keith Sawyer, Richard Florida and Daniel Pink, among others. Together, they explore what creativity is, how people develop as creative agents of social change, and methods for fostering the creative process.
Much has been discovered about the powerful role of play, performance, the arts, theatre and improvisation in nourishing creativity. But, when the world’s humanitarian crises demand an infusion of innovative and creative solutions, as they do today, there remains a huge gap between what we know about how to foster creativity (play! perform!) and the structures and methods of our schools, organizations and workplaces. How do we address this gap? How can we advance the capacity of ordinary people to build environments where everyday creativity can thrive?
In this five-week experiment in online creative conversation led by educator and community organizer, Gwen Lowenheim, we will combine the latest discoveries in creativity and play theory with the practical-playful activity of building the conversational group. Gwen will draw upon her longtime experience as a builder of the All Stars Project / East Side Institute development community -- a decades-long experiment informed by the practical/theoretical discoveries of Fred Newman and Lois Holzman -- to introduce a method for inspiring creative community.
Gwen Lowenheim is a founder and director of The Snaps Project, an educational consulting firm serving public schools throughout the New York City metropolitan area. Snaps programs and curricula infuse performance, improvisation and philosophical conversation into the learning community. Gwen is a trained social therapist with expertise in building developmental groups. She co-founded the Boston Social Therapy Group, before relocating to NYC.
From Slapstick to Satire: The Social Role of Humor
Revolutionary Conversations:
From Slapstick to Satire: The Social Role of Humor
with Marian Rich & Mary Fridley
Saturdays, November 6, 13, 20 and December 4
4:15-5:45pm
Location: 920 Broadway, 14th Floor (betw. 20 & 21 Streets)
Fee: $100.00, Materials Fee: $10.00
Click here to register
Humor -- with its delightful capacity to engage the absurdity of life -- has played an important role in the process of social transformation that has shaped American culture over the last 200 years. From the silent antics of Charlie Chaplin to the outrages of Richard Pryor to the deadpans of Jon Stewart, laughing at ourselves, at our sacred institutions and at the predicaments of life has been part of the social, emotional, cultural and political development of America.
Recently, with the economic crisis, two wars, double-digit unemployment and the worst environmental catastrophe in American history, it’s getting harder to find an unequivocal belly laugh. So how do we find what’s funny? And can we collectively create a “sense of humor” that opens up new opportunities for transformation and growth? Please join comedienne Marian Rich and director Mary Fridley for a sometimes witty, always philosophical, exploration of the social role of the funny.
Mary Fridley is a member of the Castillo Theatre directing staff, and has been involved in directing more than 25 productions. She also has produced an award-winning feature film, Nothing Really Happens (Memories of Aging Strippers). A graduate of the East Side Institute’s Therapist Training Program, Ms. Fridley practiced as a social therapist for over a decade. She currently is the pro bono Director of Development and Special Programs at the East Side Institute.
Marian Rich is a founding member of the Castillo Theatre and a longtime builder of the All Stars Project. She has appeared in dozens of productions at Castillo including Fred Newman's comedic Diary of a Mad Therapist. A talented improviser, Marian performed in Castillo's long-running comedy shows, The Gayggles and This is Your Ridiculous Life. Marian is on the faculty of the All Stars Project's Youth Onstage! where she leads an Advanced Improvisational Workshop and is currently appearing in Castillo's new Musical Improv Comedy Show.
From Slapstick to Satire: The Social Role of Humor
with Marian Rich & Mary Fridley
Saturdays, November 6, 13, 20 and December 4
4:15-5:45pm
Location: 920 Broadway, 14th Floor (betw. 20 & 21 Streets)
Fee: $100.00, Materials Fee: $10.00
Click here to register
Humor -- with its delightful capacity to engage the absurdity of life -- has played an important role in the process of social transformation that has shaped American culture over the last 200 years. From the silent antics of Charlie Chaplin to the outrages of Richard Pryor to the deadpans of Jon Stewart, laughing at ourselves, at our sacred institutions and at the predicaments of life has been part of the social, emotional, cultural and political development of America.
Recently, with the economic crisis, two wars, double-digit unemployment and the worst environmental catastrophe in American history, it’s getting harder to find an unequivocal belly laugh. So how do we find what’s funny? And can we collectively create a “sense of humor” that opens up new opportunities for transformation and growth? Please join comedienne Marian Rich and director Mary Fridley for a sometimes witty, always philosophical, exploration of the social role of the funny.
Mary Fridley is a member of the Castillo Theatre directing staff, and has been involved in directing more than 25 productions. She also has produced an award-winning feature film, Nothing Really Happens (Memories of Aging Strippers). A graduate of the East Side Institute’s Therapist Training Program, Ms. Fridley practiced as a social therapist for over a decade. She currently is the pro bono Director of Development and Special Programs at the East Side Institute.
Marian Rich is a founding member of the Castillo Theatre and a longtime builder of the All Stars Project. She has appeared in dozens of productions at Castillo including Fred Newman's comedic Diary of a Mad Therapist. A talented improviser, Marian performed in Castillo's long-running comedy shows, The Gayggles and This is Your Ridiculous Life. Marian is on the faculty of the All Stars Project's Youth Onstage! where she leads an Advanced Improvisational Workshop and is currently appearing in Castillo's new Musical Improv Comedy Show.
Revolutionary Conversations with Lenora Fulani and Alvaader Frazier
Conversations with Lenora Fulani and Alvaader Frazier
Wednesdays, November 10-December 8, 6:30-8:00pm
Location: The Type Director's Club, 347 W 36th Street, Suite 603
$125.00, Student/Senior $75.00, Unemployed $50.00
CLICK HERE to register
Wednesdays, November 10-December 8, 6:30-8:00pm
Location: The Type Director's Club, 347 W 36th Street, Suite 603
$125.00, Student/Senior $75.00, Unemployed $50.00
CLICK HERE to register
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