Excited to share this first episode with the sparkly emotional explorer Cleo da Fonseca with you. We do a deep dive into emotions as a form of play and liberation. 

Cleo da Fonseca is a theater artist, educator and puppeteer who lives in Tiohtià:ke, also known as Montreal. She co-runs a theater company for young audiences called “Théâtre de la flamme” with Carolina Chmielewski; the focus of their productions are the “protagonism” of youth in each story. Cleo also works as a nature school educator with kids and teens where she finds deep connection with the natural world.

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PRACTICES 

• Sing & act out the scenes from a musical or a song. Create a show out of it !  
• Forum theater, developed by Augosto Boal. People from the audience are invited to come on stage and take a role in the conflict. You then explore the best strategy for the people involved. Theatre gives the possibility of experiencing life in many different ways, both by being a witness & by being an active participant. 
• In conflict, experiment with breaking the rhythm - ex. switch from an intellectual focus, or integrate physicality to gain extra information that will influence how you arrive at a conclusion, through a better understanding of the emotion. 
• Enjoy the process of designing a game and its rules. Sometimes this process can be longer than the actual game !
• If someone doesn't want to connect with a high energy state, consider what your underlying need is and how you can meet that need. 

IDEAS

Emotions

• We often feel multiple things simultaneously. 
• There is great value experiencing the complexity of the emotions. 
• Emotions can be better understood through connecting them to metaphor & other concepts, regardless if they 'make sense'.
• Move beyond the so-called universal emotions. 
• Emotions are the motions of life. Emotions help the unknown be known. 
• The body transforms the feeling, and the feeling transforms the body. 
• Create a web of understanding instead of a categorized box. Just experience as it actually is. 
• Use emotion as a way to communicate and connect to other beings & invite other beings to experience that fullness. 
• When you are scared to experience your emotions: breathe, feel the air coming in. Be kind to yourself. 
• Keeping respect at the forefront. 
• Collective experiencing of a moment is very empowering. 
• There is a cultural component to being free to express intense emotions.  
• Learn how to simmer down, and actually meet people where they're at. 

When we tune into someone else, they will want to tune into us. There is a tendency towards balance and harmony. 

Relationships 

• Respecting someone's desire to not engage is a form of connection.
• Relationships remain even if you aren't in contact with them anymore, and the relationship continues to transform. 
• Developing an inner confidence that things transform, and that you don't need to control them. 
• Play to move through conflict while acknowledging that what is under the surface is deep. 

Experience design

• Inspiring locations create inspiring experiences. 

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