Getting Changed
PROGRAM OUTLINE
‘Getting Changed’’ is an interactive workshop series that culminates in a short, educational performance piece. The program aims to assist in normalising the change experience and facilitate expression though dramatic performance. A strange group of super hero martial artists called ‘The Changitsu’ examine change and the effect it can have on our lives and the way we feel about ourselves and others.
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TOPIC |
ACTIVITY |
SCENE THEME |
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1 |
What Changes us |
Scene 1 : “The Changitsu” |
Introduces the topic concept of ‘Change’ and how it can be traumatic in our lives. The workshop explores the concept of different types of change and how people cope when their lives are changed in some way.. |
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2 |
What does change feel like? |
Scene 2 : “Feeling Changed” |
This workshop examines the feelings we sometimes have during and after a change with a specific focus on feelings of aggression and anger management strategies. |
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3 |
When change doesn’t give us a choice |
Scene 3 : “Getting Changed” |
This session explores blame and the idea that most of us believe that bad things happen when people don’t do the right thing. So what does it mean when people do all the right things and bad things still happen? |
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4 |
Feeling out of control |
Scene 4 : “When Change is in-Charge” |
This workshop explores the lack of control sometimes felt during a period of change and how it can be both unsettling and psychologically distressing. The characters address the question ‘what if ‘the change’ happens again?’ and the associated feelings of fear. |
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5 |
Change is stressful |
Scene 5 : “Distress or De-Stress” |
This session examines the role sharing and self-expression has in turning DISTRESS into DE- STRESS. What is stress and how do we help relieve stressful and anxious feelings. |
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6 |
Looking forward |
Scene 6 : “Remaining Changed” |
This workshop addresses the feelings and thoughts associated with moving forward with change. It explores the grieving process for the way things used to be and how no matter how much you try you can’t un-change yourself. |
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7 to 10 |
Putting it all together and Week 10 Performance |
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