Join in for theater exploration!
In this workshop, teens and older adults will use improvisation, storytelling, theatre games, and creative writing to form intergenerational connections. Together you will create original work on themes that are important to you, drawing from your own lives and identities.
Thursdays, July 30th, August 6th, August 13th from 11:30am-12:30pm EST
About the Facilitator: Julia Sharpe-Levine (she/they) is a Brooklyn based artist, educator, and editor. Since 2018, she’s taught theater to K-12 students and older adults throughout New York City with organizations including: Girls Leadership, Spotlight Kids, New York City Children’s Theatre, and DOROT. She has led workshops on matters pertaining to socially engaged art and intersectionality at institutions such as Yale Drama School and Vassar College. While working at African American Policy Forum, she served as Executive Producer and lead editor of the hit podcast Intersectionality Matters, recipient of a 2021-2022 Webby Award. She holds a master’s degree in Applied Theatre from the CUNY School of Professional Studies and bachelor’s degrees in Drama and Chinese from Vassar College.
All participants must attend all workshop sessions. If this is your first time participating in DOROT’s Intergenerational Program, you will be asked to attend an orientation.
Questions? Please email GENuineConnections@dorotusa.org or call (332) 378-1551.
Learn more about GENuine Connections here.
Frequency
Weekly, Limited Series