Deepening Your Performance (Activism)
Dan Friedman introduces you to innovative programs developed by performance activists worldwide. Be inspired! Nov 6-Dec 17.
Being + Becoming
Kara Fortier talks to Marian Rich and Carrie Lobman about “Creating What It Means to Be Human,” for her PlayGrounding podcast.
Mental Health and Improv Theatre
Faculty Marian Rich and Damilola Apotieri-Abdulai discuss "Mental Health and Improv Theatre,” on Nigerian news service, Arise News, hosted by Charles Aniagolu...
Saying, ‘Yes/And’ to Dementia
Sally Fox, Ph.D., at EngagingPresence.com (July 30, 2020) interviews ESI faculty Mary Fridley and Susan Massad, MD, on a social therapeutic approach to dementia care for her blog.
Curtain Up, Anxiety Down!
Atlanta Jewish Times (July 31, 2020) profiles ESI Associate and Atlanta Center for Social Therapy director Murray Dabby and his performatory workshops for adults and teens.
Tragedy Narrative of Dementia
Sally Fox, Ph.D., talks to Mary Fridley and Susan Massad, MD, for her Vital Presence podcast about the tragedy narrative of dementia...
Creating Communities of Hope
Introducing a performatory approach to human development—social therapeutics—and its community stages. With Carrie Lobman & Melissa Meyer. Oct 30-Dec 4.
Social Therapeutics as Play Performance and Becoming
Robyn Stratton-Berkessel talks to Lois Holzman about “Social Therapeutics as Play, Performance and Becoming,” for the Positivity Strategist.
What is ‘Social Therapeutics?’
Introducing a postmodern, performatory approach to human development and its community stages. An online seminar with Carrie Lobman & Melissa Meyer New dates soon!
PTW 2020 Happening(s)
It’s a virtual festival of play, performance and development featuring performance activists from across the planet! Weekends, July 25-Aug 30.
Play Is Learning & Life
UNC-Greensboro’s Omar Ali and Nadja Cech talk to Lois Holzman about “Play Is Learning & Life,“ for the “Yes, and…” Café podcast.
What Does it Mean to Live with Cancer Today?
Let’s bring everyone into the conversation about cancer. Join online with a panel of health care providers and patients. April 23 & 30.
Dementia: Which Way Are We Looking?
“Changing Aging” (February 2020) shares a post by ESI faculty Susan Massad, M.D. and Mary Fridley, Dementia: Which Way Are We Looking?
The Joy of Dementia
Fridley, M. and S. Massad, S. (2020). The Joy of Dementia (You Gotta Be Kidding!) Australian Journal of Dementia Care. January/February 2020.
Why be Half-Human? How Play, Performance and Practical Philosophy Make Us Whole
Holzman, L and C. Salit (2020). Why be Half-Human? How Play, Performance and Practical Philosophy Make Us Whole. Draft chapter to appear in Social Construction in Action. Taos Worldshare: Taos Institute.
If We Created Gender, We Can Create Something Beyond Gender
Associate Aurelie Harp talks to Lois Holzman for her Womanity podcast (January 2020)
Creating an Ensemble for Performing Health
Massad, S. and Silverman, B. (2020) Creating an Ensemble for Performing Health. Draft of article to appear in the Taos Institute’s Harnessing Humanness in Healthcare - Appreciative and Relational Practices, 2020.
Oncology Nurses Creating a Culture of Resiliency with Improvisation
Salit, C. (2018) Oncology Nurses Creating a Culture of Resiliency with Improvisation. In Theresa Robbins Dudeck and Caitlin McClure (Eds.), Applied Improvisation: Leading, Collaborating, and Creating Beyond the Theatre. (Methuen Drama / Bloomsbury Publishing).
Transcript – Forget What You Know About Dementia
Forget What You Know About Dementia. A webinar with Richard Coaten, Mary Fridley, Susanna Howard and Peter Whitehouse, moderated by Lois Holzman (November 2019)
Creativity and Community Among Autism-Spectrum Youth
Peter Smagorinksy’s wonderful book now available (and affordable!) in paperback. Check out chapter by Christine LaCerva on Social Therapy and Family Play.
Social Therapeutics & The End of Knowing
This 12-week online seminar with Lois Holzman and guests starts Feb. 24
Keynote– Play, Perform, Learn, Grow
Holzman, L. (2019) Keynote presentation to the Play, Perform, Learn, Grow conference, The Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Labels, Learning and Love
Lois Holzman interviews outspoken NYT bestselling author Irshad Manji — Getting beyond labels requires courage and curiosity. How do we create environments to be more loving?
Creating Environments for Emotional Health: “First, Slow Down and Listen!”
Hugh: Ann, I’ve been leading a series of workshops having to do with issues of mental health and mental illness at UX, a community organization that offers free classes and workshops. We’ve titled this series “Creating Our Mental Health,” and
“The Joy of Dementia” in Massachusetts
Ryan Laroche reports on Susan Massad and Mary Fridley's recent series of workshops exploring the joy to be found in creating the performance of the “dementia ensemble."
Constructing Environments & Creating Relationality
Lois Holzman & Cathy Salit lead a 3-day exploration of social therapeutics and the becoming principle, Oct 26-28.
“Psychological Investigations,” in Chinese!
Coming in November, in Chinese! A clinician’s guide to Social Therapy. Published by Beijing University Publishing Group.
Transcript — Exploring the End of Knowing with Sugata Mitra
Exploring the End of Knowing. A webinar with Sugata Mitra and Lois Holzman, moderated by Janet Wootten (June 2019)
The Art and Science of “The Becoming Principle”
Join Cathy Salit and friends on a developmental playground and learn how to grow joyfully. October 27.
Tactics of Positive Resistance
An online conversation with Dan Friedman on moving beyond opposition to create positive alternatives for our world. July 8 - August 8.