4-6 October 2019 Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece Conference Book CONTENTS Organizers 5 Programme 6 Sessions 17 Co-creating PPLG 135 Acknowledging our donors 137 Conference Secretariat 138 Organizers ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI EAST SIDE INSTITUTE USA SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY EPINEIO Representative: Maria Rantzou MUSIC STUDIES LESVOS SOLIDARITY Representative: Dora Psaltopoulou UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY – DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Supporters Chairs Core Organizing Team Founder Elena Boukouvala Francesco Argenio Benaroio Elena Boukouvala Dan Friedman Elena Boukouvala Lois Holzman Eleni Tsompanaki Maria Rantzou Esben Wilstrup Ifigeneia Vamvakidou International Organizing Committee Helen Abel Claudita Fertino Kostas Magos Mary Smail Aphrodite Antypa Rosina Eleni Filippidou Uri Noy Meir Mohamed Sulaiman Masa Avramovic Ellen Foyn Bruun Yuji Moro Ruzica Ajna Tadic Maria Basmatzidou Juan David Garzon Filippos Mprentas Aggeliki Tsapakidou Eva Brenner Peter Harris Tamara Nicolic Aubrey Vora Jorge Burciaga – Montoya Manuel Graça Ilaria Olimpico Gayle Weintraub Adam Charvatis Becky Hall Ntora Psaltopoulou David Keir Wright Mariamalia Cob Carrie Lobman Marian Rich Magda Zenon PPLG photographer: Emma Brown PPLG painter: Denes Maroti 150 Presentations 186 Presenters 37 Countries Algeria Denmark Israel Portugal Uganda Australia Finland Italy Romania United Kingdom Austria France Japan Russia USA Bangladesh Germany Mexico Serbia Venezuela Belgium Greece Nepal South Africa Western Sahara Canada Hungary Netherlands Spain Colombia India Norway Sweden Czech Republic Ireland Pakistan Turkey 5 play perform 4-6 October 2019 Programme learn Bridging Communities, 19 Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece grow Practices and the World Friday 4 October 2019 16:00 - 17:00 Registrations 17:00- 17:20 IMPROVISATIONAL SESSIONS 17:30 - 19:00 TRACEY HALL TSIPOS HALL HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 HALL 7 HALL 8 HALL 9 HALL 10 Workshop 1.1 Workshop 1.2 Project Presentations 1.1 Workshop 1.3 Workshop 1.4 Workshop 1.5 Workshop 1.6 Workshop 1.7 Workshop 1.8 Workshop 1.9 COMMUNITY DANCE: CONNECTING TO THE 1. NARRATING LIFE COMMUNITY POETRY THE GIANT’S GARDEN, DISCUSSING IN FRONT PLAYFUL MOVEMENT THE IMRPOV GAME, LANGUAGE WITHOUT SHADOW_THEATER: TELLING STORIES PARADOXICAL ROLE OF STORIES – CROSSING IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED Theodoros Kostidakis, OF BORDERS AND “TOY” STORIES, Aphrodite Tamara Nikolic, Luna BORDERS: BUILDING THEATER OF THE OP- THROUGH MOVEMENT, THE CLOWN, Jeff Gordon, CULTURAL BORDERS, AREAS: RE-WEAVING Elena Skreka CROSSROADS, Sofia Antypa Milutinovic BRIDGES THROUGH PRESSED, SHADOW THE- Eleni Tsompanaki Yoram Shenar Kostas Magos THE SOCIAL FABRIC Trouli MOVEMENT AND PLAY, ATRE AND QUEER-FEM- 2.GREECE AS A NEW THROUGH ARTS, Angelo Becky Finlay Hall, Chance INIST PERSPECTIVES, HOMELAND; STUDYING Miramonti Marshall Magoa Hanke THE VIEWS OF GREEK PUPILS ON REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, Filippos Brentas 3. THE MODENA CASE, Roberto Mazzini 19:00 - 19:15 Break Friday 4 October 2019 Friday 19:15- 19:55 Welcoming (Dan Friedman, Elena Boukouvala, Maria Rantzou, Dora Psaltopoulou, Ifigeneia Vamvakidou, Roselina Filippidou, Efi Latsoudi) Tracey Hall 20:00 - 20:30 Performance 1.1 Blindfly: Dance Performance Open theatre Vicky Angelidou 20:30 - 21:30 Jam Session: PPLG Musicians Perform! (Organization: Juan David Garzon) Buffet Reception (Garden) Saturday 5 October 2019 09:00 - 10:30 TRACEY HALL TSIPOS HALL HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 HALL 7 HALL 8 HALL 9 HALL 10 Workshop 2.1 Project Presentations 2.1 Workshop 2.2 Workshop Workshop 2.3 Workshop 2.4 Workshop 2.5 Workshop 2.6 Workshop 2.7 Workshop 2.8 DANCING WITH EMPA- 1. CREATE TO HEAL, MURDEROUSLY FUNNY CIRCUS TRANS-FORMA- POETRY AS A MEANS FOR ENCOUNTERING PLAY IN HIGHER THE MODEL OF LEGISLA- YOGADRAMA - MOVE- POETRY WITH A DIFFER- THY, Giannis Giaples Mohamed Sulaiman - HOW HUMOUR IN TION IN ACTION, Ophélie APPROACHING THE OTH- ONESELF AND OTHERS EDUCATION – PLAYFUL TIVE RAINBOW THEATRE: MENT AND STORIES ON ENCE, Sam Berkson 2. HOPE FOR YOUTH, THE DRAMATIC SPACE, Mercier ER IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DANCE, LEARNING AS A PART BURN OUT AND TOXIC THE BRIDGE OF YOGA & David Kawanuka HELPS TO PROCESS THE THROUGH DRAMA AND Hanne Tjersland OF THE EDUCATION OF WORK SPACE, Amit Ron DRAMATHERAPY, Kon- 3. DREAMING ABOUT THE THREATENING REALITY MOVEMENT THERAPY, FUTURE SOCIAL EDUCA- stantza Maniatopoulou FUTURE OF LESVOS SOLI- OF SERIOUS CRIMES, IN Maria Napoleon, Rania TORS AND TEACHERS, DARITY: CREATING SPACE A STUDENT-PRISONER Chatziliadis Mathilde Knage FOR RESISTANCE AND INTERGROUP CONTACT SELF DEVELOPMENT, Efi SITUATION, Peter Harris Latsoudi 10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break 10:50 - 12:00 PLENARY KEYNOTE Lois Holzman / BRIDGING COMMUNITIES, PRACTICES AND THE WORLD Panel moderated by Elena Boukouvala with Neda Amirbahadori , David Diamond, Janet Gerson, David Kawanuka, Norbert Koppensteiner, Mary Smail, Mohamed Suleiman. 5 October 2019 Saturday 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break 6 play perform 4-6 October 2019 Programme learn Bridging Communities, 19 Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece grow Practices and the World Friday 4 October 2019 16:00 - 17:00 Registrations 17:00- 17:20 IMPROVISATIONAL SESSIONS 17:30 - 19:00 TRACEY HALL TSIPOS HALL HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 HALL 7 HALL 8 HALL 9 HALL 10 Workshop 1.1 Workshop 1.2 Project Presentations 1.1 Workshop 1.3 Workshop 1.4 Workshop 1.5 Workshop 1.6 Workshop 1.7 Workshop 1.8 Workshop 1.9 COMMUNITY DANCE: CONNECTING TO THE 1. NARRATING LIFE COMMUNITY POETRY THE GIANT’S GARDEN, DISCUSSING IN FRONT PLAYFUL MOVEMENT THE IMRPOV GAME, LANGUAGE WITHOUT SHADOW_THEATER: TELLING STORIES PARADOXICAL ROLE OF STORIES – CROSSING IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED Theodoros Kostidakis, OF BORDERS AND “TOY” STORIES, Aphrodite Tamara Nikolic, Luna BORDERS: BUILDING THEATER OF THE OP- THROUGH MOVEMENT, THE CLOWN, Jeff Gordon, CULTURAL BORDERS, AREAS: RE-WEAVING Elena Skreka CROSSROADS, Sofia Antypa Milutinovic BRIDGES THROUGH PRESSED, SHADOW THE- Eleni Tsompanaki Yoram Shenar Kostas Magos THE SOCIAL FABRIC Trouli MOVEMENT AND PLAY, ATRE AND QUEER-FEM- 2.GREECE AS A NEW THROUGH ARTS, Angelo Becky Finlay Hall, Chance INIST PERSPECTIVES, HOMELAND; STUDYING Miramonti Marshall Magoa Hanke THE VIEWS OF GREEK PUPILS ON REFUGEES FROM SYRIA, Filippos Brentas 3. THE MODENA CASE, Roberto Mazzini 19:00 - 19:15 Break Friday 4 October 2019 Friday 19:15- 19:55 Welcoming (Dan Friedman, Elena Boukouvala, Maria Rantzou, Dora Psaltopoulou, Ifigeneia Vamvakidou, Roselina Filippidou, Efi Latsoudi) Tracey Hall 20:00 - 20:30 Performance 1.1 Blindfly: Dance Performance Open theatre Vicky Angelidou 20:30 - 21:30 Jam Session: PPLG Musicians Perform! (Organization: Juan David Garzon) Buffet Reception (Garden) Saturday 5 October 2019 09:00 - 10:30 TRACEY HALL TSIPOS HALL HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 HALL 7 HALL 8 HALL 9 HALL 10 Workshop 2.1 Project Presentations 2.1 Workshop 2.2 Workshop Workshop 2.3 Workshop 2.4 Workshop 2.5 Workshop 2.6 Workshop 2.7 Workshop 2.8 DANCING WITH EMPA- 1. CREATE TO HEAL, MURDEROUSLY FUNNY CIRCUS TRANS-FORMA- POETRY AS A MEANS FOR ENCOUNTERING PLAY IN HIGHER THE MODEL OF LEGISLA- YOGADRAMA - MOVE- POETRY WITH A DIFFER- THY, Giannis Giaples Mohamed Sulaiman - HOW HUMOUR IN TION IN ACTION, Ophélie APPROACHING THE OTH- ONESELF AND OTHERS EDUCATION – PLAYFUL TIVE RAINBOW THEATRE: MENT AND STORIES ON ENCE, Sam Berkson 2. HOPE FOR YOUTH, THE DRAMATIC SPACE, Mercier ER IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DANCE, LEARNING AS A PART BURN OUT AND TOXIC THE BRIDGE OF YOGA & David Kawanuka HELPS TO PROCESS THE THROUGH DRAMA AND Hanne Tjersland OF THE EDUCATION OF WORK SPACE, Amit Ron DRAMATHERAPY, Kon- 3. DREAMING ABOUT THE THREATENING REALITY MOVEMENT THERAPY, FUTURE SOCIAL EDUCA- stantza Maniatopoulou FUTURE OF LESVOS SOLI- OF SERIOUS CRIMES, IN Maria Napoleon, Rania TORS AND TEACHERS, DARITY: CREATING SPACE A STUDENT-PRISONER Chatziliadis Mathilde Knage FOR RESISTANCE AND INTERGROUP CONTACT SELF DEVELOPMENT, Efi SITUATION, Peter Harris Latsoudi 10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break 10:50 - 12:00 PLENARY KEYNOTE Lois Holzman / BRIDGING COMMUNITIES, PRACTICES AND THE WORLD Panel moderated by Elena Boukouvala with Neda Amirbahadori , David Diamond, Janet Gerson, David Kawanuka, Norbert Koppensteiner, Mary Smail, Mohamed Suleiman. 5 October 2019 Saturday 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Break 7 play perform 4-6 October 2019 Programme learn Bridging Communities, 19 Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece grow Practices and the World 13:00 - 14:30 TRACEY HALL TSIPOS HALL HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 HALL 7 HALL 8 HALL 9 HALL 10 Panel 2.1 Workshop 2.9 Project Presentations 2.3 Workshop 2.10 Workshop 2.11 Workshop 2.12 Workshop 2.13 Workshop 2.14 Workshop 2.15 Workshop 2.16 COMMUNITY THEATRE BUILDING BRIDGES 1. THE ART OF CONNECT- JOIN THE LOVE/PLAY SHAPING TRIANGLES 1. BLIND, CONSTANT THE TREE OF LIFE, THE PROMOTING INCLUSION CREATING A NEW THE ART OF CREATIVE FOR DIALOGUE Panel - RE-STORYING THE ING VOICES FOR SOCIAL REVOLUTION: BUILDING INTO CIRCLES, Sarai Ella MOVEMENT, Vicky FOREST OF LIFE. EXPLOR- FOR CHILDREN WITH PERFORMANCE OF ENQUIRY, Warren Linds moderated by Francesco BROKEN CONNECTIONS INCLUSION. MUSIC THER- COMMUNITY THROUGH Smadja Angelidou ING IDENTITY, DIVERSITY AUTISM AND REFUFEE DEMENTIA: THE JOY OF Argenio Benaroio with BETWEEN NATURE AND APY AND COMMUNITY HUMANITARIAN AND COMMUNITY CHILDREN, Victoria CREATING AN IMPRO- David Diamond, Peter SOUL, Robert Romany- MUSIC THERAPY WITH CLOWNING, Marian Rich, THROUGH THEATRE, Georgopoulou, Eirini VISED LIFE, Mary Fridley Harris, Aniko Kaposvari, shyn, Mary Smail INSTITUTIONALIZED PSY- Mariamalia Cob Delgado MOVEMENT AND NAR- Adamopoulou Roberto Mazzini, Angelo CHIATRIC PATIENTS, Dora RATIVE THERAPY Melina Miramonti, Marcella Psaltopoulou, Androniki Chatzigeorgiou, Foteini Rowek Rousaki Papacharalampous, 2. SURVIVING VS. Eirini Zoi THRIVING: ENGAGING CREATIVELY & THERAPEU- TICALLY WITH YOUNG SURVIVORS, Alyson Frazier, Becky Finlay Hall 3. SCHOOL IN HEAVEN, Jitender Kumar 14:30 -15:00 Break 15:00-16:30 TRACEY HALL TSIPOS HALL HALL 3 HALL 4 HALL 5 HALL 6 HALL 7 HALL 8 HALL 9 HALL 10 Workshop 2.17 Project Presentation 2.4 Project Presentations 2.5 Workshop 2.18 Workshop 2.19 Workshop 2.20 Workshop 2.21 Workshop 2.22 Workshop 2.23 Workshop 2.24 A PLAYING WITH PHILOS- 1.