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.
-EPISODE SUMMARY-
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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