Imagine stepping out of a dense wood into a wide open clearing
There is space and light and in this space we meet each other
We come together from various pathways
To gather the different strands of our work,
our intentions, our questions.
We share and listen
and through this create new work,
open new possibilities and perspectives.
In preparation for this conference (Association of Anthroposophic Therapeutic Arts) we took the theme of the tree, as a way to imagine ourselves into our content. The core content of this is a coming together and sharing of what motivates, challenges and inspires us in our work with clients.
The tree became an image of our biography as therapists and the clearing in the forest our picture of coming together and finding our common ground. We would like to invite you to join us in the clearing in the woods.
We are opening this event to those therapists who may not be members of the association as well as members. In fact, one of the main gestures of this gathering is to generate a meeting and sharing amongst this wider circle with our core members.
We are asking that all participants bring at least one image, up to a maximum of 3 pieces (actual work or screen) that were produced in a session with the client. This will be a basis for sharing in small groups.
Kelly Williams is a Eurythmy teacher who works regularly with children and adults in schools and kindergartens, teacher trainings and adult courses in the UK and China. She started her artistic life in song and dance as a teenager and found her way to eurythmy through Waldorf education as a parent. The capacity of the body to express is a constant source of interest and joy in her work. She works artistically with Peredur Eurythmy and is currently studying for an MA in pedagogical eurythmy, as well as studying contemporary dance and Feldenkrais lessons.
Diogenes Mock is an Integrative Psychotherapist with roots in Anthroposophy and Gestalt therapy and incorporates creative and artistic strategies. Contemporary issues in the light of inspirational thinkers such as Steiner and Buber, provide constant reference points for continuing enquiry.
Olivia Olsen comes to storytelling from a movement and theatre background. First solo productions were The Syringa Tree, a one actor play with 22 characters and Alan Bennett’s Bed Among the Lentils. She toured the epic of Parzival, and Penelope -The Odyssey through her Eyes. She recently acted in Stray Dogs a play she wrote at Park Theatre London, nominated for an Obbie award, Most Promising New Playwright.
For more info, programme and booking, please see AATA-2021_Conf-Tobias.pdf.
