WEST BRATTLEBORO-Sandglass Theater, in partnership with All Souls Church Unitarian Universalist invites community members to participate in “Sacred Bodies,” a creative storytelling workshop and community gathering taking place Saturday, May 23, at the West Village Meeting House, 29 South St.
The workshop will take place from 2 to 4 p.m., and will be followed by a community potluck.
Organizers call Sacred Bodies “a facilitated space for dialogue, reflection, and creative exploration. Rooted in themes of sacred bodies, queerness, and coming into fuller acceptance of ourselves, the workshop offers participants an opportunity to engage through movement, storytelling, listening, and shared inquiry.” No prior artistic experience is necessary, and all are welcome.
The workshop emerges from Praise! Project, an original dance theater work co-created by Vincent E. Thomas and Gabriel Thom Pasculli with Desiré Graham and Malia’Kekia Nicolini.
Supported in development by Sandglass Theater as a co-commissioning partner through the National Performance Network, organizers say Praise! Project “blends movement, music, memory, and imagination to explore how we reconcile past experiences and create new meaning in the present. Audience interaction — through call-and-response movement, song, and dialogue — is central to the work’s evolving nature.”
With “Sacred Bodies,” organizers say, the artists extend this spirit of co-creation beyond the stage and into the community. The workshop invites participants to reflect on themes including healing from past experiences, questioning inherited beliefs, navigating vulnerability, and building expanded notions of family and belonging.
Participants can expect “a welcoming, inclusive environment where movement is optional, listening is valued, and each person’s full self is invited into the space.” The gathering is designed for anyone seeking meaningful conversation, creative engagement, and community connection.
Tickets are available at bit.ly/866-sacred.
This Arts item was submitted to The Commons.