Episode 8: Theatre for Collective Learning Ft. Maria Askew

Written By Meg Nimigon

Maria Askew is an award winning theatre director, performer, writer and educator. She leverages the power of theatre in a broad range of contexts all over the world including working with health care professionals, refugee and migrant communities, in educational settings and with NGOs and charities. Maria also heads up a Masters in Theatre for Community and Education program at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London UK. 

You don’t want to miss:

  • How to create theatre as a collective ensemble and what it offers you in the process

  • The importance of using our bodies as a starting point and how to build character from a simple embodied exercise

  • Examples of using Forum Theatre with health care professionals to develop skills and understanding

  • Learn about using theatre as a tool to work with ESL (English Second Language) youth

  • The opportunities that exist around moving the work online and a few favourite exercises

Links and Resources

Meg Nimigon

Meg Nimigon is a Team Synergy Coach who helps remote teams (and their leaders) build dreamy team culture without going into the office. She does this through her Team Synergy Program which engages remote teams on a journey to build trust, connections and to co-create solutions to the challenges they’re facing. She also coaches one-on-one with remote leaders to help them master their mindset so they can reach their ambitious goals, without burning themselves out. Meg brings a unique background to her work as a mindset coach, applied theatre practitioner, and online learning designer – to engage remote teams over Zoom in a way that creates transformative and lasting results.

Instagram: @megnimigon

https://www.megnimigon.com
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