Moving Parts In The Dialogue Of Difference

Outline

This performance has been inspired by many years of working with trainee Dramatherapists’, qualified Dramatherapists’ and Psychotherapists who have experienced layers of additional trauma in attempting to show parts of themselves which are constantly being activated in dialogues which involve talking about race, lived experiences on racism and a resistance from their external world to tolerate and bear witness to the narratives.

The aims of this event

The performance aims to creatively give voice to some of the moving parts inside the dialogue about race in the classroom, within clinical supervision, during team meetings and in day-to-day working practice. These creative dialogues from these parts of selves, will demonstrate the impact of the shifting goalposts which set Black clinicians on an uneven footing to achieving all that a functioning human being should.

Unfortunately, the statistics around Health, Wellbeing, an Over Representation in institutions and a delay in achieving the Work – Life – Wellbeing balance all at once is causing the weathering effect’ amongst the Global Majority, which is the impact from stress and discrimination caused by navigating the constant obstacles of Racism in Western societies. Something always has to give, be delayed or missed.

This uncomfortable reality to talk about in spaces will be presented through theatre which will incorporate role, movement, dance and voice which will create a safe therapeutic experience for all; as well as an attempt to broaden the minds of the clinicians who will witness this piece to consider in their clinical practice or back into their learning institutions. The Moving Parts will attempt to MOVE all parts in the room.

PLEASE NOTE: The performance will be recorded by a videographer to capture images and recorded feedback for our website.

Facilitators

Judy Nkechukwu | Patricia Ojehonmon

Venue

Caya Therapy, Print Village, 58 Chadwick Road, Peckham, London SE15 4PU