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Life Stories
Help others share their real-life experiences through original works of dramatic art
Created byBuzz Mauro, Deb Gottesman
Last updated 8/2020
English
What you'll learn
- Techniques for teaching people to share their real-life experiences through original works of dramatic art.
- Everything you need to know about creating dramatic presentations, including acting skills that anyone can learn and anyone can teach
- Ways to create a welcoming atmosphere in which members of your community can unleash their creativity
- Best practices for creating sustainable projects that provide opportunities for self-expression and actually help your community take advantage of them
- Tips for financing and managing everything from small one-time classes to an ongoing series of training opportunities
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Course content
9 sections • 64 lectures • 2h 40m total length
Requirements
- No prerequisite - just a desire to help people tell their stories through drama. Absolutely no acting or social service experience required.
Description
The Life Stories® Online Course consists of videos, quizzes, readings, and experiential exercises designed to teach participants all the necessary skills to help people share their stories through original works of dramatic art. The course can be completed in about three hours, but includes a wealth of resources to explore at your leisure.
The course is based on The Life Stories® Institute, a four-day, intensive learning experience for anyone interested in harnessing the power of the dramatic arts to encourage wellness, inspire empathy, and drive positive self-expression in their community and/or workplace.
The Life Stories Institute and Life Stories Online Course are based on The Theatre Lab’s award-winning Life Stories methodology. The training enables participants to help others create original films or plays using their life experiences as inspiration.
The Life Stories Program has a profound impact on participants of all ages, backgrounds and skill sets. Individuals build self-esteem, strengthen communication and collaboration skills, stretch their creativity, and gain many other benefits and skills.
The Life Stories program has been nationally recognized and is the subject of two award-winning documentary films, How I Got Over, a full-length feature by director Nicole Boxer, and The Life Stories Project, a short film by Michael O. Snyder. The Life Stories program was also the subject of Theatre Lab Director Deb Gottesman's TEDx talk.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in helping their community through drama, including but not limited to social service providers, theatre artists, educators, and team leaders.