NEWEST ARCHIVES

March 26- Grandmother Dawn Skyweaver (Maori Healer) at the PlayRoom 6:30-8:30pm- Calling the Circle!
March 30-Sun- The Pacha Mamas in Concert at the Playroom- Angela, Marquetta, Vivian stepping into their brilliance- a Love Launch for their new projects! flyer

Come join us in a vocal excursion into world harmony
Global Gumbo Weekend!
March 14-16 - Featuring Elise Witt! www.elisewitt.com

Singer/Songwriter/Community Artist from Atlanta, GA.

MAR. 13 6:00 - 8:00 p.m BlueBird Cafe- Songwriters in the Round -- Elise Witt, Tomi Lunsford, Janet McLaughlin, Annie Mosher, Bluebird Cafe, 4101 Hillsboro Rd Reservations: (615) 383-1461 http://www.bluebirdcafe.com

SINGING FOR THE WORLD (Just a taste!) Fri, March 14 from 7 -9 PM, St. Ann’s Episcopal Church- 419 Woodland Ave. $10 per person. Whether you’re an experienced or new singer, you will explore and expand your natural instrument, and become part of a glorious, spontaneous choir. Elise makes singing fun for all levels, using songs, games, and vocal exercises. We might sing a Brazilian samba, an Italian round, an African celebration song, an American blues, or even create our own musical invention. No music reading required. A great small bite for performers and non-performers alike! ANNOUNCING!! SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS- the PACHA MAMAS and Amanda O'Connor of New Zealand, and AMY BARNES with Hindu Chants

HARMONY SINGING & VOCAL IMPROVISATION WORKSHOPS (Experience the flavors!)
Sat, March 15th, 7-9 pm at St. Luke’s Community House- 5601 New York Ave, &
Sun, March 16th, 2 - 5 pm at First UU Nashville- 1808 Woodmont Blvd.
$60 pr person (financial arrangements can be made in advance)
For a deeper experience of flavors, come and explore harmonies from different cultures and traditions - from the familiar Triad Harmonies of folk, blues, bluegrass, spirituals, country, and gospel, to vibration unifying chants from Africa and the Middle East, to the exciting tight harmonies of the Balkans and the Appalachians. Beginning with the concept “there are no wrong notes,” we will experiment with creating different kinds of harmonies to become confident and creative harmony singers. We will explore our wildly versatile voices - how to truly use all the colors in your voice. Get the gritty, technical, sensual sense of how the voice can draw powerfully on vocal wisdom from many cultures.

GLOBAL GUMBO PERFORMANCE NIGHT on March 16th- 7 - 9 PM First UU Nashville- Elise Witt with Outta Da Blue and friends in a community performance of inspiring songs and lots of playful, soulful, vocal improvisations! Love offering (suggested $10-15)

About Elise Witt:
From the melodies of her birthplace in Switzerland, from the rhythms of Africa and Latin America, from her North Carolina childhood, to the writing of her own songs, Elise Witt’s music is a gumbo that spans styles, genres, countries, and times. Elise calls her music GLOBAL, LOCAL & HOMEMADE SONGS, although Elise's work is not solely as a performing artist. Much of Elise's time is spent in Community Residencies where she uses music as a tool to help people find their own voices and to build community through group singing. Website http://www.elisewitt.com For Presenters http://www.sonicbids.com/EliseWitt To purchase CDs http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/elisewitt3 Love Being Here http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/elisewitt2 Open The Window

For reservations, directions or more information call Diane Saliba Ault (615) 594-4410c, send an email to diane@interplaytn.org or see www.interplaytn.org. Space is limited so mail your registration today to 309 Canberra Court, Hermitage, TN 37076. All proceeds benefit our guest artist! Contact Emily Green for details about performance!
emily.green-cain@comcast.net, 615-262-5949
www.elisewitt.com----FLYER

Feb. 17,18,19- Healing Relationships and Celebrating LOVE- a 3 evening retreat the weekend after Valentine's Day with Diane and Masankho, in Diane's PlayRoom. (6 to 9pm each evening!- 9 hours of LOVE- $120) Deep play sharing our bodywisdom around love-- our Love Stories, Dances and Songs-- What sustains our LOVE LIFE? Discover our love/life stories, dance and songs in the "flow" this most primal of energies. Love in all it's forms is truly what makes the world go around! FLYER

Feb. 16th- THE WEEKEND begins on Sat. night with the EAT, PRAY, LOVE tour of Nashville over the weekend playing with the themes of Elizabeth Gilbert's book featured on Oprah. We'll have a feast for the soul, the senses and the body with these 3- 3 hour sessions to Italy, India and Bali with guest artists illuminating us with each round- Sat night, Italian Market, Sun morning, Ganesha Temple, Sun afternoon, St. Luke's (Bali!)-just $60 for all 3 sessions, $30 ala carte! More details coming soon! FLYER

FEB 18th-23rd- Let us know if you have ideas for hosting Masankho in the schools during this week. He's also available for African Healing Sessions during the day and evenings. Contact Laura Maria for details 615-618-6515 c evolutionof77@gmail.com

FEB 23th- BodySpirit Celebration with Outta Da Blue, the New Leadership Group and you-- the public! St. Luke's Community House, 5601 New York Ave. 6:30 to 8pm. contact Jori for details 500-1437

Nov. 16th- Sustainable Kwanzaa- Gwynelle at Michele's house
NOV. 17th- Benefit Performance for Sudan- Pacha Mamas, InterPlay Divas, Sundanese Dance group-8pm-First UU
NEW!- SpiritPlay Class at the PlayRoom- 8 wks starting Nov. 29th
Red Tent Gathering- Sunday eve- PlayRoom-
new 2008 Leadership Group starts Nov. 17th-call today!
Leadership Program Brochure
Letter of Invitation doc

NEW 8 week class at Diane’s PlayRoom-Thursdays 6:30-8:30- SpiritPlay- InterPlay as an Art-Based Spiritual Discipline- come rest and play in beauty and sanctuary of altared time & space. Simple quiet forms and support to create, reflect and witness deeply each week-Continuing through mid- Jan. $20 drop in, $80 for the rest of the series.

Sun- JAN 6th- St. Luke's 10:00-4:30pm-THE ANATOMY OF SOUND with Garth & Sandy Whitcombe- Come experience the AMAZING work this New Zealand native is doing with "sound medicine" in this in-depth, hands-on experience with sound, movement and authentic voice. $75-95 sliding scale. Space limited, register today. flyer

Nov. 25th- Embodying the Goddess
At this Red Tent gathering we'll play with the primal energies of creation, and experience the beauty, power, sweetness and joy of expressing ourselves with the InterPlay of simple story, movement, singing practices. Perhaps we'll make a collective peace mandala collage as a symbol of our coming together as sister spirits! Diane's PlayRoom is set up as a feast for the senses-- with music, sacred objects, cards, smells and bells, art, instruments, and lots of cushy pillows. Bring from home anything like this that is special to you and that supports your having your full creative energies. If rest is what you need, though, at this busy time-- just drop in and hang out! Bring food for our feast that you like and some to share, and we'll have a true time and space of thanksgiving.

REGISTER TODAY - Oct. 11-15th- SIDE BY SIDE SECRETS ONE & TWO, with InterPlay Co-Founders PHIL PORTER & CYNTHIA WINTON-HENRY! This will be an amazing time of creativity, community & change with "body intellectuals" from Oakland. See www.interplay.org for details. To be held at St. Luke's & the Global Education Center. Earlybird Registration Discount! Send a $100 deposit to hold your space.

Thursday evening through Monday lunch
Secrets One Option: This four-day workshop covers the techniques and body wisdom principles of InterPlay. Learn from InterPlay Co-Founders Cynthia Winton-Henry and Phil Porter about specific ways to deepen the practice of honoring body wisdom in you and your community. Secrets of InterPlay Level One is part of the core curriculum for those enrolled in Level One of the InterPlay Leadership Program.This workshop is also open to anyone desiring an in-depth introduction to InterPlay.
Secrets Two Option: Learn skills to effectively lead InterPlay in a variety of settings. What are the most important "forms" and how do we go about teaching them? Which forms work best in which situations? What are the bigger lessons being taught and learned? How do we want to relate to the people we are leading? The "focus session" form is also covered in this event. Secrets Two is a key element of Level Two of the Leadership Program. Those who have graduated from or are currently enrolled in Level One of the Leadership Program are eligible to take Secrets Two.

Both groups will play together in the morning and some evenings and then break out into two groups. There will be a community celebration, potluck feast and InterPlay graduation on SUN night at St. Luke's

Global Education Center and St. Luke's Community House
Nashville, TN
www.globaleducationcenter.net/
Cost: $355 regular / $295 early registration by Sept 25
meals on your own, potluck on Sunday evening 6-9, $35
homestays available
To Register: Send $100 deposit to Body Wisdom, Inc
2273 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94612
or call 510/465-2797 for MC/VISA/AMEX

Cynthia Winton-Henry
www.InterPlay.org
Cynthia is one of the founders of InterPlay. She is a teacher, performer, writer, and organizer. With Phil Porter she co-directs WING IT! Performance Ensemble, and they have written several books including What the Body Wants and Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last. She and Phil have produced the community concert The Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human in cities in the US and Australia. Cynthia is interested in the use of InterPlay for individual and group healing, fostering freedom, and innovating down to earth strategies for playing with life issues.

Phil Porter
www.interplay.org
Phil is one of the founders of InterPlay. He is a teacher, performer, writer, and organizer. With Cynthia Winton-Henry he is the co-director of WING IT! Performance Ensemble, and has written several books, some in collaboration with Cynthia, including Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last. Phil is particularly interested in the use of InterPlay in organizational life, and believes that InterPlay can be a powerful tool to create communities of diversity and peace.

Diane Saliba Ault
www.interplaytn.org
Diane is a longtime community organizer, activist and artist who wears lots of hats! Her roles are many but her vision is one: wholeness for all. She has served on the boards & staff of many church and community non-profit organizations, locally, regionally and nationally and has a passion for community-building across lines of race, class and culture. She loves the simplicity and elegance of the InterPlay forms and shares them with other adventurous souls in Nashville and other parts of TN! She has organized over 300 InterPlay gatherings in the last 5 years and is building a strong mutual support network of community artists. She has just completed the fourth year of teaching the InterPlay Leadership Program. She has recently become the grandmother of twin boys and enjoys the multicultural nature of her family. Her Moroccan son-in-law and daughter Sara live next door and between them they speak 5 languages and are expecting a baby girl in Sept. She is interested in supporting the development of InterPlay in more areas, especially in the South. She is available for travel and exchange (body barters!) with other InterPlayers in other communities.
Cell phone is 615-594-4410

Outta Da Blue presents:
Borders & Boundaries

Human beings are explorers of earth and sky,  always pushing further in our quest for meaning...and control.  Where do we create borders, and what are we choosing to keep out?  Where does our heart lead us to explore, expanding our physical and spiritual boundaries?  Who is hurt in the process?  In this era of immigration battles, corporate globalization and loss of personal rights, come explore with us how we navigate difficult waters, extend hospitality...and reach out to each other with love and respect.  PERFORMANCE -- Sunday, July 22, 2007,  7-9 pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, 1808 Woodmont Blvd. (Your Generous Love offerings benefit the
Malawi Scholarship Fund- $15 suggested) FLYER -print & share

TRIPS! InterPlayTN goes national & international!
Join Us!
JUNE 13-17 Minneapolis- Unbelievable Beauty of Being Human
JUNE 27-30 Atlanta- US Social Forum- www.ussf2007.org
JULY 10-15 Dallas- 10th International Women’s Peace Conference
AUG 5-20 InterPlay in Malawi with Masankho, Cynthia & Phil www.interplay.org flyer
SEPT 5-9 HAWAII Sacred Places Retreat, Masankho, Judy Shook www.interplayhawaii.org -hawaii flyer

Women's RETREAT at the PLAYROOM
June 3- (sun 10am to 4pm) Come over to my house for a rest, relaxation, restoration and healing play. No real "program" just will follow the desires of those gathered. We’ll eat well, make collage art, move and meditate, tell stories, enjoy and celebrate summer in our lives.

REGISTER before May 15th
and get a free session with a photographer to show the goddess within you!

ARTWORK by Rita Lloyd- www.nurturingart.com
Sliding scale donation of $30-$60 goes for the AFRICA trip! We'll offer supplies and support for a great experience! RSVP today! We ask that you bring brunch foods you like, journaling and collage materials, comfortable clothes, and a playful spirit!
Call 615-594-4410c

MAY 6th Masankho is coming back to Nashville bringing:
WISDOM FOR AMERICA from the WARM HEART of AFRICA
2 workshops, a feast, an evening performance and MORE!
St. Luke's Community House
9am-9pm-


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Bring Masankho into YOUR schools, groups when he comes on May 3rd & 4th- see www.ucandanc.org

March 31, 8pm, First UU, EMPOWER WOMEN, CHANGE THE WORLD, InterPlay Divas & Pacha Mamas, performance for the Global Fund for Women

MAR 16-18th  DOWN BY THE RIVER                          
     a spring equinox retreat on the Tennessee River!  
          
Come down for a rest, relaxation, and some of the most precious SECRETS of InterPlay. We’ll eat well, make collage art, move and meditate, tell stories, and celebrate what is “springing forth” in our lives.

REGISTER before Feb. 23rd and
get a free massage!
Limited to 12 lucky people-
Sliding scale of $150-$250 all-inclusive meals, transportation, fri pm to sun afternoon.

Jan 14th- 1:00-5:00pm- HEALING SOUND AND MOVEMENT with Garth & Sandy Whitcombe- "accessing your body voice" "unwinding" "sound medicine" experiential practices developed from his New Zealand, Maori wisdom. A unique and inspiring experience. Register early!!

coming November 12th- 7:30pm-UU Church- Next OUTTA DA BLUE PERFORMANCE- FEAR & FLYING"Sometimes you gotta just take the leap and build your wings on the way down!"
Contact Emily for details!

Jane Evershed, artist

CONCERTS with Roy Wooten/Futureman & the Circle of Harmony/ Black Mozart String Quartet-- every performance will be different & they are all just $10 or less!Experience them all!!

**FEB 14 & 28th- Two Rivers Mansion- 7-8pm- 885-1112

**FEB 21- MURFREESBORO- Weds @ 7:00-9:00pm $10, $5 for students-- The Theatre at Patterson Park--521 Mercury Blvd. For more info or reservations call (615) 893-7439 ext. 33

**FEB 25- The Gathering of Families- University School of Nashville- Black History Month Celebration- 2-6pm- Multimedia presentation- FutureMan will be incorporating lots of DANCE and the Black Mozart film into the show. Contact Caroline Blackwell, Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs, for details. 615/ 277-7480, cblackwell@usn.org

See www.rondiane.org and/or contact diane@interplaytn.org, 615-594-4410 for more details.

NOVEMBER 19th- 6:30-9pm
The next Black Mozart / Circle of Harmony Concerts with Roy "FutureMan" Wooten and the string quartet is coming to the first Unitarian Universalist Church. See www.rondiane.org for the details on this extraordinary, community building work!
more details coming soon about
the FutureMan tour to Memphis & Jackson.

This presentation is
a COLLABORATION of:

InterPlay TN is part of a global mutual support network of community artists & activists committed to changing the world one "play" at a time. Using the forms of story, song, dance and stillness, we bridge lines of race, class and culture with deep bonds of friendship. www.interplaytn.org

FutureMan (Roy Wooten) is a musical genius/inventor/social activist who plays with the internationally acclaimed Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Well known for his eclectic style, he’s now written a classical score inspired by his research into the stories of the Black Mozart, chevalier de Saint-George from the 18th Century. www.futuremanmusic.com

Tennessee Alliance for Progress is a statewide coalition whose central purpose is the establishment of healthy families and communities in Tennessee. TAP believes in social, economic racial and environmental justice, that people should participate in decisions that affect their lives, and that resources should be allocated for the common good. www.tennesseeallianceforprogress.org
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& later! a tour to Memphis & Jackson
SMALL CONCERT FLYERS-SHARE!
CITY PAPER article
the RAGE article
poster-legal size
program for the July 15th concert
press release
article
MUSIC & ART SLIDESHOW
Tennessee Alliance for Progress article

A FREE 5 WEEK CLASS!!
The Interplay Experience,
September 6, 13, 20, 27; October 4- 7:00 - 8:30 PM in
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1808 Woodmont Blvd.

What if life didn't have to be soooooooo hard? Interplay is a practice and philosophy that helps us approach the changes of life with lightness and ease, while promoting community and creativity through sacred play. In this five-week introductory series led by Emily Green-Cain, you will learn basic forms and body wisdom practices designed to reclaim voice, movement, stillness and story as primary ways of knowing. These are tools and ideas that help communities to thrive, and individuals to share on a deeper level. There is no charge for this class. Bring your whole self and come and play! For more info contact: Emily Green-Cain at emily.green-cain@comcast.net or call 262-5949.

Sept 17- Intro to InterPlay in Lawrenceburg! Rotary Gym, 927 N. Military Road- 1-5pm. Led by Diane Ault, Marquetta Dupree and special healing touch intro by Kathleen Rosemary-$20, contact katrose@juno.com to register or call 931-964-3050 print and share flyer

GATHERING THE ENERGIES
A HEALING TOUCH RETREAT BY THE TENNESSEE RIVER

Sept 22-24th (Friday 6pm- Sun 3pm) FLYER
Come gather with us at the river and absorb the natural chi, or life force, which is very strong over a large body of water. Experience the balance and harmony of your own energy with an introduction to Healing Touch biofield therapy by Kathleen who’ll share how to tap into Source energy and to recharge others without depleting ourselves. Based on the time-honored tradition of laying-on-of-hands, this method is now used by families, clergy, carteakers, and health care providers world-wide. This is an opportunity grow your knowledge of healing practices, and nurture yourself and to experience your creativity and ability to connect. Diane will host us, and lead the group in some play-full, art-full activities involving movement, story, song and sound as a perfect complement to what we do with our own bio-fields.

a FREE BOOK & CD (What the Body Wants by Cynthia Winton-Henry- $25 value)
if you register before Sept. 6th ! 8 hrs CEU for massage therapists, nurses
facilitated by
Kathleen Rosemary, LMT, Certified Healing Touch Instructor
Diane Saliba Ault, InterPlay Regional Leader

REGISTRATION-- Limited to 12 lucky people! $180 total, includes travel down, most meals, room & board- 4 bedr, 3 bath house, 2 hrs south of N’ville. (Local residents $90). RSVP today! We ask that you bring lunch and breakfast foods you like, a pillow, journaling materials, comfortable clothes, and a playful spirit! Contact katrose@juno.com, 931-964-3050

AUGUST 25-30- SecretsPLUS retreat & two concerts! hosted by Tribe One in Knoxville- Masankho & Diane will be facilitating this retreat for exploring principles and practices of InterPlay with a focus on multicultural connection. The retreat with 45+ diverse community artists will include a trip to Highlander Center (on the anniversary of the Katrina disaster) and opportunities to relax, create, connect and perform with amazing people, including YOU!)
August 26th- 7-9pm, Masankho, Cultures of Peace performance
AUGUST 27th- 6-10pm, Futureman (Roy Wooten) in Circle of Harmony concert with the Black Mozart String Quartet and Storytelling, and Conversation Circle/ Jam
Secrets PLUS- August 25-30th- FLYER- Word PDF
REGISTRATION FORM & Program Details Word PDF
Ask about our 2X2 Scholarship Program Word PDF
CIRCLE OF HARMONY PROGRAM word pdf
PRINT OUT SMALL CONCERT FLYERS
FUTUREMAN poster- legal size

JULY 15th- 6-10:30pm, Futureman's studio in Bellevue CIRCLES OF HARMONY- A UNIQUE HOUSE CONCERT & SALON- a presentation of Futureman, Roy Wooten, (of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) the Tennessee Alliance for Progress, & InterPlay TN- 6pm-Storytelling on The Black Mozart, 7pm Concert of Classical Composition written by Futureman based on this18th Century work. 8pm- SALON- Conversation on Foundational Principles facilitated by Michele Flynn.
see www.rondiane.org for details. $30 donation, ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
615-884-8074 POSTER-(legal size)

JULY 21-24th- Flying up to Cleveland, OHIO to Donna Mazzola’s house for a full weekend introducing InterPlay!  Roxanne Whitelight and Ruth Garwood, other national IP leaders are already there-- much possibility unfolding in this new area! contact dmmazzola@adelphia.net

JUNE 30th-  CENTURY BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!…Chestina Archibaldis 60, and Zouhair El Maliki is 40—100 years of living to celebrate—come for the Moroccan food, the WORLD MUSIC,the drumming of Baba Musa, the dancing of Marquetta Dupree and the fun!! Call for details! Will be held at Chestina's house off Gallatin Road-615-884-8074

June 23-25- Summer Retreat at the TN River House-(Friday 6pm- Sun 4pm)- A weekend to renew and nurture your mind, body & spirit..
Play, dance and dream! Tell a story!  Make a collage. Rest, reflect, recharge and re-create with other way cool wimmin!  Limited to 12. $180 total, includes travel down, most meals & room & board. 
Get a FREE MASSAGE (by Maranda)
if you register before June 1st!
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July 5-9 Performance UNtensive in Asheville with Wing-It & Cynthia & Phil.  InterPlay Performance groups from several states gathering. For advanced InterPlayers. The Nashville group will be staying with Shawn Gallaway in Asheville.See www.interplay.org for details.

June 17th- Intro to InterPlay in Chattanooga! ClearSprings Yoga Studio- 1-4pm! Details coming soon!  PLAY from the Mountains to the Delta! is this year's theme for developing a network statewide. FLYER


June 3rd- TELL IT LIKE IT IS! A storymaking/ performance workshop w/Emily Green-Cain - an afternoon delight! 2-4:30pm with BodySpirit Celebration following- 5-6pm.  Weave colorful strands of story with movement, sounds and words.  With an easy focus, Emily will lead you through simple techniques for performance and play.  All are welcome, no particular experience is necessary.  There is beauty and wonder contained in the details of our daily lives.   Stories are what bind a community together... and lead us to the sacred...  Be led in a day of rest, retreat, and re-creation! 5-6:30pm- First UU Church or other location TBA, $25 admission for InterPlay Scholarship Fund- Advance Registration requested.
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May 6- Ed Haggard's Community Whizbang! Drum, Dance and MAKE MERRY!  CoffeeShop at 16th & Edgehill 7-11pm- 615-299-5459,



May 13- OUTTA DA BLUE Performance of "The Heart of the Matter”  7-9pm First Unitarian Universalist Church on Woodmont. A Celebration of the TRUE meaning of Mother's Day!  A Day of Peace, Freedom and Non-Violence. Stories, songs, dance made "in the moment" on re-imagining this holiday.  Bring your mother or child for free.  $10 love offering.

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Calling all community artists, musicians, storytellers, dancers, and people interested in body, mind, spirit integration! Come & play!
TN Mountain UNtensive April 21-23
PROGRAM __ REGISTRATION__ FLYER __ PRESS RELEASE


pictures from the Fall UNtensive

Register now for the
TN Mountain UNtensive-Earth Day SpringFest
April 21-22-23
Knoxville, Tennessee
Three FULL Days of Play at Riverdale School
and Workshops/BodySpirit Celebrations and more
in a great spacious rural location
featuring
Masankho Banda,
Meg MacLeod, Diane Saliba Ault
and 25+ InterPlay leaders from 9 states-
Click here to see some of the workshops all based in the simple forms of song, dance, storytelling, and stillness-- the building blocks of community, creativity and CHANGE!

Masankho is a Multi-Disciplinary International Performing Artist, InterPlay Leader, Educator, Spiritual Healer and PeaceBuilder. Recipient of the “Heroes of Compassion” Award by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his peace & justice work around the world. Read about his “Cultures of Peace” work at his website at www.ucandanc.org

Our second big leaders exchange is happening again. We'll have 25+ workshops, opportunities for performances, a Leadership Graduation Ceremony, and lots of time for rest and relaxation! Masankho Banda of Oakland will be coming back with his master-full, play-full gift for facilitating, as well as dozens more InterPlayers from all over.

A sampling of the workshops includes:
African Inspired Dance, Drumming IS Dancing!, HeArt Play, Lightening Up withYoga, FLOWetry, Simply Stories- Building Cross Cultural Community through Play!, Embodying the Enneagram, The Spiritual Spoken Word, Music 4 the Moment!, The Sensuous Mystic, Health through Movement and many more.
Also a special workshop for Parents & Teachers!
Child as Teacher/ Teacher as Child - InterPlay in the Classroom

Live music by Nell Levin and Ron Ault,
Ed Haggard and The Love Drums
and Baba Musa of Village Drum & Dance!

(Registration ranges from $100-$250- don't let cost be a barrier
and some bartering is available. Contact Diane for options.)

Click here to register or get more information:
UNtensive Flyer PDF DOC
PRESS RELEASE PDF DOC
Playshop Descriptions, Leader Bios -see above
REGISTRATION PDF DOC

Pictures from Fall Untensive- see pg 3-4
Pictures Doc PDF DOC

EMAIL DIANE@INTERPLAYTN.ORG for flyers
if the links don't work for you.

Feb. 18th- 2 GREAT workshops by Nika Quirk while she's here from CA for my birthday! (2 sessions, morning and afternoon -Earlybird Registration before Feb. 8- $25 each - $45 for both)
NOTE:CHANGE OF LOCATION!!
Quaker Friends Meeting House
530 26th Ave. North, at Torbett St.
directions below
10am-Noon, 1:30-3:30pm - potluck lunch

Nika Quirk, MBA, InterPlay Leader, Consultant FLYER

"Work is Not the Opposite of Play" One of the many unhealed splits in our world is that of work/play. Yet so much of our time and energy is spent at work.. Nika Quirk, M.B.A. and Certified InterPlay Leader will create a Play & Development (P&D) Lab for participants to explore the gifts given and received through work and the possibilities for showing up everywhere as our playful (and meaningful!) selves. Ponder this-- how do Santas elves find joy at work?

"Unlocking the Heart of Collaboration" Successful and sustainable partnering with others requires a foundation of self-reflection and commitment. So many of us are tired of feeling isolated and overwhelmed and desire the satisfaction and synergy of connected effort. Nika will lead participants through a process that unlocks and unfolds the collaborator in each of us discovering the motivation, the vision and the next steps of creating collaborative relationships.

Directions:
*Going West on Charlotte turn right at light on 26th Ave. N. and go north several blocks and it is on the Left at Torbett.
*From I-40 going west, take the 28th Street exit, turn left at the bottom of the ramp, go 6 blocks or so, and turn left on Torbett, go 3 blocks, and the church is on the corner on the right. Looks like an old church; well-lit parking lot. Call 615-594-4410 if lost.

FEB 19st- Diane's 50th Birthday Party
(actual birthday is 21st!)-- All about the RAINBOW! What gives YOU hope? Nika Quirk of Oakland will be officiating as our leprachaun/ fairygoddemother, and everyone is invited to dress up in as many colors as possible! We'll have a GIVEAWAY-- bring something interesting from around your house that can be released to go live with somebody else--books,clothes,do-dads-- dinner will be potluck!
4-8pm- The PlayRoom



NEXT OUTTA DA BLUE PERFORMANCE- Jan. 14th-
featuring Meg MacLeod founder of IP Asheville, "hopping into vapor" at First UU Church, 7:30pm, 1808 Woodmont. Don't miss this fabulously talented improviser doing a show about her late husband Julian Price and her life since. Includes tap, balls, banjo, guitar, and music, stories, songs, poetry and dance by Meg and Outta Da Blue folks- Ed Haggard, Emily Green, Michele Flynn, Montanez Wade, Anna Moore, Laura Maria Smith, Katherine Correa, Jennifer Durand the new leadership group and more! Don't miss this great show!! print & share flyer PDF


3rd Annual WINTERPLAY CLASS- Jan. 17th- Feb. 28- 6 weeks of deep play in Diane's Living Room. Come and rest, relax, play, write, connect, enjoy new discoveries within yourself and the others gathered... All 6 weeks- $65, drop-in $15 pr. session, leaders $10

November 19th- GRATITUDE & GRACE- open to all- TSU-112 Lawson Hall, Main Campus, PlayShop 2-5pm, BodySpirit Celebration Following- PRESENTED BY MONTANEZ WADE, Grace Operatives, Inc. Playing with Thanksgiving! Come and share stories, songs and dances with a wide group of folks and experience this gentle way of play. $20($15 leaders) Contact Montanez for details.

October 28th- 7-9pm – The First Unitarian Universalist Church on Woodmont- OUTTA DA BLUE presents
" The Ancestor's Breath"- An All Souls Performance
Our bodies, our world & our spirit is connected to the ancestors…whose breath lives in ordinary objects and experiences we encounter each day; in songs and stories we carry in our hearts; and in rituals and archetypes that accompany us throughout our lives. Come explore this connection through poetry, dance, story & song created "in the moment" with Outta Da Blue and friends. For information about this performance or OUTTA DA BLUE contact Emily Green-Cain at 615-262-5949, emilygreencain@earthlink.net
print flyer - PDF Word

October 30th- Murfreesboro- 1-5pm, Today, I PLAY!!!- InterPlay with Jennifer Durand of the Nurture Nook, who was part of last year’s leadership program. Come and bring accessories to play with! Call her for details at 615-896-7110, soarfree@comcast.net

Masankho in Nashville for a day! www.ucandanc.org
Sept. 14th- Soulful Sundown with Masankho Banda, hosted by Montanez Wade at TSU-6-8:30pm. Come and join in this Introduction to InterPlay... have a soulful encounter with yourself and others through telling stories, moving and making sound. Contact Montanez for more details-- techee_2000@yahoo.com --(615) 277-1620

***Register below for the
TN Mountain UNtensive- Sept. 16-18
Knoxville
A Potluck of Play at Riverdale School
and Workshop/BodySpirit Celebration at the Laurel Theatre
featuring Masankho Banda,
Meg MacLeod, Diane Saliba Ault
and 25+ InterPlay leaders from 9 states-
Click here to see some of the workshops all based in the simple forms of song, dance, storytelling, and stillness-- the building blocks of play!

ALSO presenting on
Sept. 18th


" Africa to Appalachia"
Laurel Theater in Knoxville
PlayShop- 1:30-4:00pm,
BodySpirit Celebration 4:15-5:30pm
featuring Masankho
a Multi-Disciplinary International Performing Artist, InterPlay Leader, Educator, Spiritual Healer and PeaceBuilder. Recipient of the “Heroes of Compassion” Award by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his peace & justice work around the world.
Read about his “Cultures of Peace” work at his website at www.ucandanc.org
and live music by the O'Connors, Shawn Gallaway, Nell Levin & Ron Ault



Click here to register or get more information:
UNtensive Flyer PDF
workshop descriptions & bios PDF
REGISTRATION PDF
Press Release PDF

"Africa to Appalachia"
Laurel Theatre Flyer PDF


JENNIFER BEREZAN
Praises for the World
from CA-events flyer
June 3rd-4th

HOUSE CONCERT & Play Circle-Fri- 7- 11:30pm

WORKSHOP-Sat- 11-4pm
"The Ecstasy of Sound"
St. Ann's Episcopal Church

Community Whizbang-
Sat-7:30-11pm

hear her awesome CD's-
diane has them available for you to listen to!


www.edgeofwonder.com

InterPlay Field Trip!

May 13-15-to Columbia, MO to support developing
new InterPlay community there!
Hosted by InterPlay MO leader,
Coletta Eichenberger.
Click here to see flyer & brochure

InterPlay TN! Presents:
STORY-WEAVING get pdf flyer here
with Emily Green-Cain, MFA

Come & play! Weave colorful strands of story with movement, sounds and words. With an easy focus, Emily will lead you through simple techniques for performance and play. All are welcome, no particular experience is necessary.
There is beauty and wonder contained
in the details of our daily lives.
Stories are what bind a community together...
and lead us to the sacred... Be led....

Saturday March 19th- Cedar Ridge Community Center- Bell Road, Hermitage, 9am-3pm, Wear comfortable clothes, bring a journal, sack lunch (drinks will be provided) cost is $40, (leadership program and earlybird registration till Mar. 10th of $25)

Retreat Leader: Emily Green-Cain, MFA is a theatre artist and religious educator, has taught improvisation and movement to people of all ages since 1980. Emily spent many years with The Road Company of Johnson City, TN where she developed a deep love for the art of storytelling. She now helps to lead and facilitate the development of the InterPlay community in Nashville. You can contact Emily for more information about this workshop or other possibilities that loom on the horizon!... emilygreencain@earthlink.net, 262-5949


NEW WINTERPLAY CLASS will be CONTINUED!!!

Give yourself the gift of time-out to restore, relax, and deepen your connection to your inner ELF!

Come to Diane's house for

WinterPlay!
Starting JAN. 11th- continuing till March 22ndat the PlayRoom on Tues. evenings- 6:30-8:30. We've had a wonderful time so far, with a delightful group of women. Will include a bookstudy of What the Body Wants, (the new Artist's Way of Play!) by Cynthia Winton Henry, InterPlay co-founder. We'll continue to have a time of deep, quiet, meditative play each session... stories, songs, movement and opportunities to create stuff for ourselves and others. We'll play with a theme each week, and let the content flow from "what's up" with each participant. COST is just $10 pr. session, drop-in, $45 for 6 sessions, $25 book is optional

DEEP PLAY
w/ InterPlay Asheville Leaders
Feb. 11th, Workshop - 6-9:30
Feb. 12th, BodySpirit Celebration - 7:30-9
St. Ann’s Episcopal Church

A beautiful and unusual WORKSHOP
brought to the Nashville Community by InterPlay Asheville founder, Meg MacLeod and Duke Ramuten:

Friday Workshop - 6-9:30pm, Deep Play! is the delightful form for this public workshop with the theme of *P*L*E*A*S*U*R*E*.
We'll use the regular InterPlay forms including a Fake Hootenanny(!) plus the Deep Play form--extended time for solo expression, exformation and reflection with a partner. We'll explore: What events–everyday to extraordinary–bring pleasure? What gets in the way of experiencing pleasure in-the-moment? What helps me have more pleasure in daily activities? Create stories, songs and dances with whatever is happening in your life right now; enjoy rich community play and connecting with the whole group. Anna Moore will lead the opening InterPlay Dance
w/ Ed Haggard & Shawn Gallawy & friends improvising music InterPlay experience is recommended but not required.
$20-30 love offering

Saturday BodySpirit Celebration - 7:30-9pm This celebration is open to all. It’s a time of responding to Spirit in the moment and welcoming diverse expressions of faith and spiritual paths. Through movement, singing, stillness and the sharing of our stories, we explore our connection with Spirit. You are welcome to come and simply observe or enter more actively. No previous experience or particular physical ability is necessary.
$10 love offering
LEADERSHIP:
Meg MacLeod, Asheville IP founder is a certified InterPlay instructor and energy healer. Her current passions are African and tap dance, low-flying trapeze, Continuum Movement, Byron Katie Inquiry and Arnold Mindell Process Work.
Duke Ramuten, an InterPlay leader from another planet, creates magic, spontaneous combustion, and merrily infects people with laughter, bites of love and insights. He also enjoys the pleasures of rehabbing old houses into works of art.
Download & print flyer - PDF
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Jan. 29th- Murfreesboro Intro to InterPlay- The Nurture Nook, 1-3:30pm - Contact Jennifer Durand at soarfree@comcast.net

Got a Story???
Please send me your short reflections about your experience of the conference and I'll post them here!

DEC 10-12th-Tom &