“Τiny people, big adventures!”

Athens, 1/7/2023, workshop, ITAP Conference, Manja Eland, Linda Rosink, Dimitra Skempi

HELLENIC THEATRE/DRANA & EDUCATION NETWORK (TENet-Gr)

Conference: Sustainable models of Teacher - Artist Partnerships (TAP) in 21st century Education:
communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity
Athens, Greece, Friday 30^th June, Saturday 1^st July and Sunday 2^nd July 2023 (site specific event)

Workshop 

Saturday 1^st July 2023 at Serafio City of Athens
 

“Τiny people, big adventures!”

Manja Eland,  visual artist, graphic recorder, designer of art education and trainer, Netherlands, 
Linda Rosink, versatile designer, Netherlands,
Dimitra Skempi, actress and performer , Greece

Join us for an interactive, multidisciplinary workshop where we take tiny people on a big adventure. Dutch artists Linda Rosink and Manja Eland share their tips and tricks on photographing the small puppets we call Tiny people with your smartphone. From visual storytelling we will journey into embodied storytelling guided by the performer Dimitra Skempi. With theatrical elements such as tableaux vivant, dynamics pictures and the spoken word we create performances exploring big topics. Are you up for an adventure?

Manja Eland is a visual artist, graphic recorder, designer of art education and trainer.  She specializes in mindset and the potential and needs of gifted children. Storytelling and (enhancing) the power of imagination are driving forces in her work. Sparking creativity and curiosity in participants, it is a great way to kickstart a creative process. Manja tries to lead by example, embracing both the playfulness, vulnerability and grit involved in a creative endeavor, and encourages teachers to do the same, recognizing that actions speak louder than words when it comes to imparting knowledge. She believes the core of facilitating a creative process is igniting curiosity, then taking a step back to allow the child to make their own journey. Manja represents the Dutch partner Stichting Kopa where she is Head of Education.

Linda Rosink is a versatile designer, creating in a wide range of creative disciplines, like art education, concepts, graphic design and jewelry. In art education and training, she focuses on facilitating individuals’ exploration of their creativity and fostering a sense of playfulness. In experiencing your own creativity, Linda believes, you can find the power to give direction to your own life. If you can imagine it, you can make it. She specializes in areas such as Deep Democracy, inclusion and co-creation, connecting people, ideas and projects. Guided by the belief that each person brings a unique perspective and is an expert of their own experience, she invites people to share their opinions and ideas when working together in innovative projects. Linda represents the Dutch partner Stichting Kopa where she is Director

Dimitra Skempi is an actress and performer based in Athens. She trained in devised theatre and performance at the “London International School of Performing Arts” (Lispa) and in acting at the drama school “Contemporary Theatre Vasilis Diamantopoulos”. She has participated in multiple training workshops in contact improvisation, in contemporary dance, in movement and improvisation, and also voice and acting. She performed in and co- created the site-specific performances “Bittersweet reptile” in Pedion Areos park (2019), “Everything Once…or what can an intellectual say to a dragon?” at Chimeres Space (2018), “Joy Break” on Lycabettus hill (2016), directed by Angela Delichatsios. She performed in the intergenerational theatre performance about adolescence “My Backpack as a Pillow. A Tragic Case”  at 104 theatre (2019), created by Nikoletta Dimopoulou and Virginia Kehagia, “Iraq, 9 parts of desire” written by Heather Raffo and directed by Maria Tsaroucha at Ergotaxion space (2016-2018), and “What do we call love?” directed by Anastasia Golema at Fournos Theatre (2016). She was the assistant director for “Alice in Wonderland is NOT a book” at Bageion Hotel (2022) and “ 8΄19” (2018-2019) at Mpip Theatre, directed by Stella Magana. Currently, she is performing in “Fights in Aesop’’ created by Mikros Notos theatre group at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (2023).