DYNAMIC THEATRE

Have a Dynamic 2012

2011-12-31T17:10:00.000Z

Dynamic Start 2012

2011-12-14T10:12:00.003Z

Get Aligned and Get Ready for 2012

New Year Party Invitation:

Join Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura for this premiere Dynamic New Year Celebration. Mark and Filipe are international pioneers in Expressive Arts transforming worldwide communities and individuals with Dynamic Theatre and other creative arts.

We would very much like to invite you to share this special New Year with us, and join us and other like-minded people at Hotel Praia Norte, Peniche, for a fun and transformative time.

We have created a fantastic programme, including spontaneous theatre, storytelling, colour treasure maps and much more, all to help you set clear intentions for the coming year ahead. Also enabling you to renew strength and confidence, and to drop ideas and beliefs that are distracting you from your essential purpose in life.

On the night of the 31^st we have arranged a special evening of events for you. Music is said to inspire and lift the soul so what better way to leave 2011 than with a musical concert with International Tenor Filipe De Moura.

The night continues to uplift and inspire as we move into dance and disco mode to ground and dance our 2012 intentions into being.

A new year, a new day and a new beginning, a final get together late morning to honour our goals for the coming 12 months and say “au revoir” but not goodbye to newly made friends.

A percentage of the profits from Dynamic Start 2012 will go towards the projects of Dynamic Heart Project. Have a look at our website to see the work that we do around the world.

www.dynamicheartproject.com

Make this New Year a new year to remember and 2012 your year to make a difference.

We look forward to meeting you in Peniche

Mark & Filipe

We offer different options to suit everyone’s needs

Package 1:

· All workshops from 30^th – 1^st

· New Year Concert/Party*

Price: 169€ per person

Accommodation: 2 nights bed and breakfast, with private bathroom, balcony. Cocktails and Gala New Year Buffet Dinner on 31^st.

Price: 185€ for two people (Single available at supplement)

Package 2:

· New Year Concert/Party*

Price: 49€

Accommodation: 1 night bed and breakfast, with private bathroom, balcony. Cocktails and Gala New Year Buffet Dinner on 31^st.

Price: 135€ for two people (Single available at a supplement)

With Package 2 it is possible to attend the New Year Concert and Party only.

*Included in the New Year Concert and Party will be your first drink and snacks followed by “Champagne” at midnight. All other drinks are paid separately.

To reserve your place and further information please contact:

Filipe De Moura:

filipe@dynamictheatre.com or 91 252 6758

Mark Wentworth:

mark@dynamictheatre.com or +44 (0) 7949 282 384 / 91 602 6373

An Introduction to Dynamic Theatre

2011-07-29T15:15:00.000+01:00

Inspiring the world to play

2011-07-29T15:12:00.000+01:00

Inspiring the World to Play

Dynamic Theatre gives you the freedom to let go and remember how it is to play again. Watch any group of children play and within minutes not only will you feel the energy levels and laughter rise but the creativity and imagination that flows with it is totally inspiring to be around. Now imagine transferring that level of inspiration and creativity into your own life or into your business, seemingly unsolvable problems now become creative new directions, a tired and unmotivated team remembers how it is to play again making them highly motivated team players for your business success.

We are all made up of stories of where we have come from and where we would like to be going to, even a company has it's own creation story of how it all began and who was involved at the onset. Long before modern technology enabled us to now so easily communicate around the globe, valuable information was passed on by the telling of stories, there were stories of heroism and difficulties overcome, all were told to young and old alike as a way of bringing hope and inspiration for taking the next step, or when a person was lost and didn't know which way to turn. Children love stories, it gives us a reference, it enables us to dream in different worlds and travel to any place or time, all we need to hear are those magic words "Once upon a time..."

Now imagine the creativity, inspiration and passion involved if we took your story, be it personal or business, and then brought it to life through drama, the story of course being filled with all your own leading characters, bad guys, and magical mentors so that you could be witness to a performance of a chapter from your very own life story. Maybe it's an old story about to be carried forward into the next chapter, or maybe now you have a choice to re-write and tell a different story.

Dynamic Theatre offers you the opportunity to experience your story in action. Sometimes we need more than images and words to make changes in our life, by stepping into role of a new “successful you” we embody and make real that which already exists inside of you, or by watching someone else step into your role and play a scene from your life or from your business, immediately changes your perspective and viewpoint from one of blocked and closed doors to an open pathway with a new exciting journey ahead.

What's the next part of the story, how will it end, or is it a, to be continued...

Dynamic Theatre (DT) is an “action-method” inspired by the ancient Shamanic use of theatre, drama and storytelling, and the outstanding life work of Jacob L. Moreno. Dynamic Theatre was created by Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura in Portugal, in 2003.

Dynamic Theatre can be experienced as a one to one session or as a group process.

Participant’s comments:

“I’ve never laughed so much and yet done such deep and profound work at the same time”

B.B. – Shannon, Eire

“In 20 years of attending workshops Dynamic Theatre was by far the best I have ever attended”

M.L. – Amsterdam, Holland

“Dynamic Theatre is like a really gripping book – you open a page or read a chapter and get really interested and just can’t stop reading on; you can’t believe the book will get better and better or any more exciting but it does and you just can’t put it down and want to write more chapters for everybody to share. There are no words, Dynamic Theatre has to be experienced, even though you can’t wait to tell your friends how good it is” T.L – Herts, UK

“When we become the impossible, the impossible then becomes possible”

Mark Wentworth

Contact: mark@dynamictheatre.com

Celebration of Life

2011-05-16T17:12:00.002+01:00

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Facilitated trip to Auschwitz

Tues 30th Aug to Fri 2nd Sept ‘11

With

Mark Wentworth & Filipe De Moura

We are planning a facilitated trip to Auschwitz in Poland 30.08.11 to 02.09.11 with Mark and Filipe. The trip will include personal time for reflection, group time for the whole group together with smaller groups of between three and six.

Through ritual, story-telling and sacred theatre, we will honour, remember and give voice to those that suffered and in so doing we offer a celebration of life and new hope for mankind. We also wish to offer a celebration of life for all those who passed through Auschwitz, as whilst the end was terrible, many had lived very fulfilled lives before going to the camps – something which is often overlooked amidst so much horror, pain and suffering.

Part of the process is to bring a sense of the balance of life back and a major part of the work is to bring healing to both victim and perpetrator for unless healing can be brought to both, the continuation of suffering continues.

THE WISDOM IS ALWAYS THERE – IT IS OUR OWN TRUST IN THE PROCESS WHICH ALLOWS THE HEALING

If you would like to participate in this opportunity to offer healing, not only to ourselves, but on a much wider level – ancestral healing, please email filipe@dynamictheatre.com or mark@dynamictheatre.com

Investment: £280 (300€) Plus flights and accommodation.

Starts: 3pm Tuesday 30^th August – Krakow

Ends: Friday morning 2^nd September – Prayer Centre, Auschwitz

The Slim Effect

2011-05-16T16:56:00.009+01:00

THE SLIM EFFECT

Weight-Watching for the Soul

DO YOU WANT TO:

·      Shed those extra pounds?
·      Stop yo-yo dieting?
·      Are you tired of dieting, losing weight, only to regain it later?

If you answered YES to any of the above, we invite you to join Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura on this groundbreaking new workshop, to explore and to change the hidden messages behind weight gain.

You will discover the reasons behind your extra weight and why there has been a need to hold on to it.

We will share with you techniques and tools to assist and support you on this journey of inner and outer transformation.

We will guide you through this process using transformative techniques such as “action-methods” for expression and exploration of the unconscious using colour, drama and improvisation.

Mark and Filipe work as a personal development consultants, investigating and exploring new ways of working with the emotional and mental dynamics in people’s lives.

Their work experience over the years has enabled them to create and develop innovative techniques to guide people to find their own unique formula to face and deal with challenges and to find answers for a healthy, happy and successful life.

“We believe problems are great opportunities for change and growth, and within every challenge lays the potential to discover our own greatness.”

Taking this persepctive to the next level they have developed “The Slim Effect”, a powerful programme of exhilarating new approaches with the objective of helping and supporting people to discover for themselves, the real reason they have a problem with weight, and importantly how to achieve and make long-lasting and all important changes.

This programme includes:

·      Morning yoga class
·      Daily Group sessions
·      Presentations on related subjects

Just a few comments from previous course participants: -

“I lost 20 kilos by following this programme, I really didn’t realise my extra weight was connected with my not dealing with the loss of my parents – thankyou for your help”

“I really couldn’t believe that what I was eating had so little to do with my extra weight, when I dealt with the real reasons my eating habits changed naturally”

“My extra weight was protecting me from my fear of love, when I resolved this by doing my own inner work, my weight changed and I finally felt free and open to love, now I have a wonderful new relationship”

WHAT ARE YOU WEIGHTING FOR?

Mark Wentworth lives between Lisbon and London and has been working and studying personal development for 23 years, his background is based in Colour Psychology, Deep Memory Process and Shamanism. Mark is the founder and principal of Colour for Life, a training school for transformational colour therapy and personal development. Mark has studied and worked with myths and storytelling to help people become authors and directors of their own best lives.

Filipe De Moura is a professional Tenor and gained a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, he also has a Degree in Marketing Management allowing him to see the best not only in businesses but also in people as well. He has a wide range of experience in directing and stage management having produced and directed various musical events in Portugal. It is his diverse experience from different fields that gives Filipe the ability to encourage and inspire people to go beyond their capabilities.

Dynamic Theatre (DT) was founded in 2003, by Mark and Filipe. Both share a desire and a passion to make a difference in the world. It is their belief that Dynamic Theatre can be a way to achieve this mission. DT is an "action method" using spontaneous drama to help people understand the underlying issues that run through their lives today. It is a technique that offers hope, inspiration and resolution to the challenges of daily living facing young and old throughout the world today. www.dynamictheatre.com

Book NOW, it might just change your life, forever!

Date: 21^st – 24^th July
Course Times: The course starts at 10am on Thursday 21^st July and finishes at 5pm on Sunday 24^th July
Investment: 330€ (excluding accommodation and meals, prices start at 55€ per person fully inclusive – see below for details)

Methods of payment: Cash, bank transfer or credit card via PayPal (10€ charge)

*Bring a friend and receive 50€ discount
Bring 4 friends and your workshop place is free

Venue: Quinta da Calma, Algarve, Portugal
Quinta da Calma** is set in 11 acres of natural countryside, providing rustic style accommodation just 20 minutes from Faro International Airport and only 10 minutes drive from the infamous Algarve white sandy beaches. Accommodation is in shared twin rooms – prices start at just 55€ per person, per day, for a shared room with all meals included. Single and other types of accommodation are available at extra costs. Please ask for details from Quinta da Calma when you book your accommodation directly with them. All meals are vegetarian; remember to inform them when booking if you have any specific dietary requests.
*This course can be taken as a non-residential course if living local to Quinta da Calma. Please book meals direct with Quinta da Calma.
Tel: +351 289 393 741 www.quintadacalma.com

For more information and to book your place on this course please contact:
Filipe at filipe@dynamictheatre.com or call +351 91 252 6758
Mark at mark@dynamictheatre.com or call on +351 91 602 6373

“We ask ourselves who am I to be beautiful, gorgeous and fantastic?
Infact who are you not to be”
Marianne Williamson

The Hero's Journey

2011-05-16T16:38:00.005+01:00

The Hero’s Journey

Living The Life You Were Born To Live

With

Mark Wentworth

23^rd – 26^th June 2011

Purley Chase Centre

Atterstone, Warwickshire

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”

Joseph Campbell

Do you feel as though you are meant to be doing something more with your life, more than you are doing right now?

The Hero’s Journey is about following your inspirations and living the life you were born to live. We will show you how to follow that pathway.

Have you lost your passion for following your dreams?

The Hero’s Journey wakes you up to the abundance and richness that all of life has to offer. We will show you how to dream again.

One new thought can change the world; everything you see around you right now started life as a thought, and that thought has changed the world forever more.

We will teach you how to unlock your full potential.

The hero’s call to greatness comes in many different forms, to start with a dream, next a wish or desire to make a change. Do you hear the call?

Dynamic Theatre offers techniques to assist you in following your own unique calling, living your passion, your dream and living the work you were born to do.

Ancient Wisdom and today’s non-western tribal elders tell us stories about how we are all born with a unique and special dream, this dream is our gift to the world, they tell us that we can do it, and that it is possible to dream our dream into being. Everyone is born with a dream. By entering the “Dreamtime” and the world of imagination and storytelling through sacred drama we can and will encounter our most fulfilled self. This encounter is life changing. We can never be the same again once we have embraced and met this all-knowing, all-loving self. Life becomes brighter and lighter as we integrate our dream into being. As in all good Heroic adventures we must also be prepared to meet and face our saboteurs and shadows, but like all exciting Hero stories help is always close by in the most unexpected shape or form. Allies always support the Hero.

With an inspired mix of Dynamic Theatre, Storytelling and Colour Medicine we invite you on this four-day quest to come discover and experience the magic and mystery of your own heroic journey. Nothing inspires more positive and creative change in our communities than people who live their passion. It's not just in a select few, it's in everyone, and together, with our families, with our friends and colleagues we can become the change we want to see. Change happens from the inside-out, change happens when we embrace our own heroic journey and dare to answer the call for action.

Investment: £320 plus accommodation/meals – prices start at £40 per day, for shared room with all meals included.

Location and Venue: Our venue for this course is the beautifully situated Purley Chase centre in the heart of Warwickshire. The centre is set in 6 acres of woodland and is a perfect for walking and just being with nature. The centre is easily accessible by all forms of transport, see Purley Chase website for more details. Please book directly with Purley Chase the type of accommodation you require. Any type of special diet must be requested at time of booking.

Tel: +44 (0) 1827 712370 www.purleychasecentre.co.uk

Further Information: For further information and to book your place on this course please contact Mark at mark@dynamictheatre.com

Or call on +44 (0) 7949 282 384 or +351 91 602 6373

Money Programme

2011-05-16T16:22:00.008+01:00

MONEY – It’s Now or Never

A transformational new two-month programme for you and your money

1^st Workshop -19^th June

Casa do Artista, Carnide, Lisbon

With

Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura

We will guide you and support you to overcome limiting beliefs that prevent you from achieving the financial freedom you want. It is this freedom that enables you to follow and fulfil your dreams.

During this process we will help you find creative solutions to build a future of abundance it will also be a space where current money problems will have a safe place to be explored and importantly transformed.

By setting a clear intention of your dream we will work with you in achieving this goal. By using techniques of spontaneous representation from Dynamic Theatre, created and developed by Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura, this technique offers a way to discover limiting patterns which will have been implicit in blocking your path to abundance, we will give life to and make conscious your outdated beliefs about money and help you to replace them with new intentions and new life fulfilling goals. Each person will find his or her personal path towards success.

We will help you:

· Meet and embody your “abundant self”

· Reconnect and remember your life dreams

· Create a map and a plan for achieving your goals

· Recognise and reclaim your personal power

Offering creative solutions to your new financial beliefs, we will show you how to live the life you imagined was only possible in movies or dreams. You can live the life you have always wanted!

This exciting program is offered during two months consisting of:

• 2 one-day workshops giving you techniques to grow in abundance and value. (June 19 and July 10)

• 2 individual sessions of two hours with Mark and Filipe, we will help you identify and work with plans to achieve your personal goals, helping you make your dreams a reality. One session will be between the June and July one-day workshops and the final individual session will be scheduled after the July one-day workshop.

This program is offered at a special price of 370 € which can be paid in two monthly payments of € 185 or 3 payments of € 123.50.

As a way of recognizing your commitment to become friends with money and make your dreams a reality, we offer you a very special price for both our money courses. The workshop “abundantly wealthy” (regular price € 180) and the programme "Money, Now or Never "(regular price € 370) together are normally € 550 but if you sign up for both, we will offer you the special price of 495 €. (Which again can be paid over a two or three month period).

*Bring a friend and receive 50% discount on your inscription

** Bring 3 friends and your place is free

For more information and to book your place on this course please contact:

Filipe at filipe@dynamictheatre.com or call +351 91 252 6758

Mark at mark@dynamictheatre.com or call on +351 91 602 6373

“When we become the impossible, the impossible then becomes possible”

Mark Wentworth

Abundantly Wealthy Workshop

2011-05-16T11:37:00.009+01:00

Abundantly Wealthy

“Becoming life long friends with abundance and money”

With

Mark Wentworth & Filipe De Moura

11^th & 12^th June

Quinta da Calma

Algarve

· Does money work for you or do you work for it? We will show you new ways of working with money.

· Do you have a lot of money but feel abundantly poor? You will learn how to be rich in all areas of your life.

· Is the archetype of the Emperor/Empress living happily with you or do you prefer to keep them hidden away for fear of being different? We will teach you how to live in abundance, inspiring others to do the same.

· If you had too much money would it be a distraction from what you are really meant to be doing? We will show you how to find the true message money has for you.

· What colour is your money, where does it live and what story does it have to tell you? Through imagery and storytelling we will show how to transform your money story into one of the hero’s journey full of exciting and rich adventures.

Using an eclectic blend of drama, storytelling, archetypal and colour psychology, Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura will guide you on a journey into the realms of your relationship with abundance and money. This journey is always an inner-journey; if you want to change your outer experience and relationship you must first deal with your own inner realities of poverty consciousness. We will share with you ways of bringing into the light out-dated cultural and family belief systems about wealth and money, and learn new ways of transforming them into abundant experiences in a rich world.

When we learn to befriend the spirit of abundance and money, we understand that both are our allies and friends. We learn that as with all good friendships they can last a lifetime, and together we can experience life’s exciting journey ahead.

Investment: 180€ plus accommodation/meals – prices start at 55€ per day for shared room with all meals included. See below for more information.

*Bring a friend and receive 50% discount on your inscription
** Bring 3 friends and your place is free

Payments can be made by bank transfer or cheque – please contact us for more details.

Course Times: The course starts at 10am on Saturday 11^th June and finishes at 5pm on Sunday 12^th June.

Location and Venue: Quinta da Calma is set in 11 acres of natural countryside, providing rustic style accommodation and just 20 minutes drive from Faro and only 10 minutes drive from the beaches. Accommodation is in shared twin rooms – single and other types of accommodation are available at extra costs. Please ask for details from Quinta da Calma and book your accommodation directly with them. All meals are vegetarian; remember to inform them when booking if you have any specific dietary requests.

Tel: +351 289 393 741 www.quintadacalma.com

For more information and to book your place on this course please contact:

Filipe at filipe@dynamictheatre.com or call +351 91 252 6758

Mark at mark@dynamictheatre.com or call on +351 91 602 6373

“When we become the impossible, the impossible then becomes possible”

Mark Wentworth

DT in Knaresborough

2011-03-18T15:09:00.004Z

An opportunity to experience Dynamic Theatre as a way to bring healing to ourselves, our ancestors and ultimately our communities,

presented by its creators:

Filipe De Moura & Mark Wentworth

Health and Wellbeing in the Community – Healing from the Inside Out.

April 16th/17th - Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

By bringing personal and social stories to life through this exciting blend we have the chance to create magic and watch sacred alchemy take place through the medium of drama, but no ordinary drama, for all roles are played “incognito” to enable the “I” to become “we” “us” and “it” and the microcosm to be the macrocosm, the shamanistic belief is that there is no “out there” it is all but a projection of our own unknown face. Therefore we all hold total responsibility for creating health and wellbeing in our communities. When we become whole, on some level we offer a little bit more balance and wellbeing back to our communities.

In this two-day workshop we will explore, encounter and experience Dynamic Theatre as a journey of discovery to explore how our unconscious drives and patterns can sometimes be seen to hinder our growth. At the same time through Dynamic Theatre we are able to encounter all that is invisible and realise there is actually “black gold” waiting to be discovered. We will learn that by playing “incognito” we gain a whole new level of comprehension. It is from this perspective we begin to understand that to heal from the inside out means we have the responsibility to express our unique qualities and to live the life we were born to live.

Workshop Price: £120

Contact: Catherine Barnard for accommodation details and bookings

Email: catherine.eudora@gmail.com Tel: 07736734344

Two-Year Training Programme

2010-07-21T09:03:00.012+01:00

Attendant of the Soul

Dynamic Theatre Two-year Practitioner Training Programme

With

Mark Wentworth & Filipe De Moura

First Level

October 28^th – November 2^nd 2010, Peniche, Portugal

Attendant of the soul is a servant of the soul; this is the original ancient Greek term for psychotherapist. When you become a servant of the soul a whole new world opens up to you, the invisible becomes visible and the impossible becomes possible. Dynamic Theatre (DT) is an exciting new approach using the ancient wisdom of attending to the needs of the soul and translating those needs in to a grounded practical method of exploring and working with current day issues. It is a technique of spontaneous representation to allow people to see situations from different perspectives; it enables people to have a richer understanding of the reality.

In this two-year practitioner training you will learn how to work with Dynamic Theatre as a group process or as a one to one consultation. We will explore Colour Psycho-Dynamics, Shamanism, Psychodrama, Systemic Patterns, and Storytelling, all of which make up the rich experience of Dynamic Theatre

Dynamic Theatre was created by Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura in 2003; it is inspired by their combined love of drama, storytelling and the wish and desires to make a difference in the world. Dynamic Theatre is described as a tool for sacred alchemy of turning issues into solutions and problems into learning all through the act of drama.

For the full training programme and further information please contact Mark: mark@dynamictheatre.com

Telephone: +44(0) 7949 282 384 (UK)

+351 91 602 6373 (International)

“When we become the impossible, the impossible then becomes possible”

Mark Wentworth

Lisbon, 25th/26th September 2010

2010-07-21T08:48:00.002+01:00

Dynamic Theatre

Health and Well-being in the community - Healing from the Inside Out

with

Mark Wentworth & Filipe De Moura

25th/26th September 2010

Lisbon, Portugal

In most non-western cultures the health and wellbeing of the community is the responsibility of each individual. If one person is sick the whole community becomes unbalanced. In restoring harmony and wholeness to tribal life everyone gathers together for the healing of one person with the belief that they too along with the community will be healed. With this belief system it is impossible for any one person to ever feel separated or have a feeling of not belonging.

Could the reason we see so much unrest in our own communities be because we have literally lost our sense of belonging?

Dynamic Theatre is inspired by the an eclectic mix of Psychodrama, Shamanism and systemic therapies, by bringing personal and social stories to life through this exciting blend we have the chance to create magic and watch sacred alchemy take place through the medium of drama, but no ordinary drama, for all roles are played “incognito” to enable the “I” to become “we” “us” and “it” and the microcosm to be the macrocosm, the shamanistic belief is that there is no “out there” it is all but a projection of our own unknown face. Therefore we all hold total responsibility for creating health and wellbeing in our communities. When we become whole, on some level we offer a little bit more balance and wellbeing back to our communities.

For more information please contact:

m

ark@dynamictheatre.com

Mobile: +351 91 602 6373

Porto 18th/19th September 2010

2010-07-21T08:40:00.003+01:00

Dynamic Theatre

Healing from the Inside Out

with

Mark Wentworth

18th/19th September 2010

Penafiel, Porto

In most non-western cultures the health and wellbeing of the community is the responsibility of each individual. If one person is sick the whole community becomes unbalanced. In restoring harmony and wholeness to tribal life everyone gathers together for the healing of one person with the belief that they too along with the community will be healed. With this belief system it is impossible for any one person to ever feel separated or have a feeling of not belonging.

Could the reason we see so much unrest in our own communities be because we have literally lost our sense of belonging?

Dynamic Theatre is inspired by the an eclectic mix of Psychodrama, Shamanism and systemic therapies, by bringing personal and social stories to life through this exciting blend we have the chance to create magic and watch sacred alchemy take place through the medium of drama, but no ordinary drama, for all roles are played “incognito” to enable the “I” to become “we” “us” and “it” and the microcosm to be the macrocosm, the shamanistic belief is that there is no “out there” it is all but a projection of our own unknown face. Therefore we all hold total responsibility for creating health and wellbeing in our communities. When we become whole, on some level we offer a little bit more balance and wellbeing back to our communities.

For more information please contact Rita Alves: Mobile: 919 872 983
Email:ritajsalves@gmail.com

The Hero's Journey - Healing from the Inside Out

2010-01-04T19:16:00.008Z

The Hero’s Journey - Healing from the inside out

With

Mark Wentworth & Filipe De Moura

4^th – 9^th February 2010

Hotel Praia Norte, Peniche, Portugal

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”

Joseph Campbell

We are all Heroes and Heroines in the context of our own life, and like all heroes, we encounter difficulties and obstacles as well as successes and victories. Each one of us has a unique calling and gift to offer to the world, that gift no matter how great or small is what makes each one of us special, and each one of us heroes of our own best lives. In most non-western cultures the health and wellbeing of the community is the responsibility of each individual to become the best that they can be. If one person is “lost” or “asleep” on their journey the whole community becomes unbalanced. In restoring harmony and wholeness to tribal life everyone gathers together for the healing of one person with the belief that they too, along with the community will be “awakened and found”. With this belief system it is impossible for any one person to ever feel separated or have a feeling of not belonging, each person is recognised for his or her unique and invaluable contribution.

Could the reason we see so much unrest in our own communities be because we have literally lost our sense of belonging?

Dynamic Theatre is inspired by an eclectic mix of Psychodrama, Shamanism and systemic therapies, by bringing personal and social stories to life through this exciting blend we have the chance to create magic and watch sacred alchemy take place through the medium of drama, but no ordinary drama, for all roles are played “incognito” to enable the “I” to become “we” “us” and “it” and the microcosm to be the macrocosm. The shamanistic belief is that there is no “out there” it is all but a projection of our own unknown face. Therefore we all hold total one hundred percent responsibility for creating health and wellbeing in our daily lives and in our communities. When we become whole on some level we offer a little bit more balance and wellbeing back to our communities, and like all heroes we return home to our “tribe” and most importantly we return home to ourselves.

With an inspired mix of Dynamic Theatre, Storytelling and Colour Medicine we invite you on these five days to come experience the magic and mystery of your own heroic journey. With lots of laughter and play, and sometimes tears, which are both of joy and freedom of letting go, we invite you to discover the treasure and wisdom that each one of us already holds within, we invite you to come stand in the centre of the fire with us and like the phoenix rise from the ashes as your own best hero.

“When we become the impossible, the impossible then becomes possible”

Mark Wentworth

For more information please contact: mark@dynamictheatre.com

Dynamic Heart Live - March 7th

2010-01-04T19:07:00.005Z

Dynamic Theatre and the "Incognito Auxiliary"

2009-08-20T13:08:00.007+01:00

Dynamic Theatre

The Drama of Life and Community

By Mark Wentworth

Edited by Per Henriksson

Dynamic Theatre (DT) was created in 2003 by Mark Wentworth and Filipe De Moura. It is unique synthesis of psycho/ sociodrama, shamanism and systemic therapies.

It has since been introduced on the psychodrama stage by various people as “the blind auxiliary” Or “incognito auxiliary”.

But Dynamic Theatre is a system and technique in its own right.

Of course it is not born out of nowhere and we have the utmost respect for Jacob L. Moreno and him being a great inspiration for dynamic theatre.

Background

A problem in action methods is the danger of ego projections by the director and fears of auxiliary egos to present something that may upset the protagonist, thus taking away some of the spontaneity that was one of Moreno’s main goals.

Out of frustration and sadness over this, many group experiments led to the birth of the pearl called “Dynamic Theatre”. (DT)

Since its first presentation in 2006, it has grown in depth and strength and has so far been presented in many countries in Europe, in the US, and now in the Middle and Far East.

It was introduced as an innovative new approach working with actions methods in the community as a way to restore our losing sense of belonging and togetherness.

In the shamanic form of spirituality, when one person falls sick the whole community becomes sick, when one is out of balance the whole community is. Therefore everyone comes together for one persons healing thereby knowing that the whole community will benefit from this. Anthropologists date shamanistic spirituality back to between 40000 and 100000 years.

DT honours these ancient beliefs and acknowledges that here we find the roots of all drama and theatre. For example, Native-American warriors would re-enact their battles with the whole tribe as a way of sharing their story. If he had taken a life, his guilt would be shared by the community by re-enactment and he would during the play be welcomed back into the community rather than be left alone to deal with his ghosts of war.

So what is DT?

The principle difference between DT and Psychodrama is that all Auxiliary egos are played blind, or incognito. It is only the director and the storyteller that know the identity of the auxiliary egos. This we believe, allows the true hidden dynamic to reveal itself in any given situation in its purest form without any personal interference from the people being auxiliaries. In other words, the auxiliary ego is free from “a role” which allows him/her to express spontaneously from his/her most inner core. There is no fear of offending the storyteller or saying the wrong thing because everything is valid.

For someone who has not experienced DT, he might find the concept - that it is not only possible but very easy to communicate the energy of the storytellers’ mother, or organisation, or a cancerous growth or an ancestor – quite preposterous.

But to see that person become that element in the drama is truly inspiring, not being hindered by the restrain of knowledge or control.

As the great German poet Herman Hesse says:

“Only within yourself exists that reality for which you long.

I can give you nothing that has not already its being within yourself.

I can throw open to you no picture gallery but your own soul”

In other words, we simply would not be able to access these levels of being, were we not already connected.

Sociodramatically, taking the energy of something of our world, could well be something of importance for society. We have seen how a group, a dream, a fear could reveal profound new truths for the society involved. It can give a process that allows for some deep questioning and exploration of the shadows of society. If the important auxiliaries would have been known in advance, we would miss out on the social reactions that are not in line with our egos. That is we would not reveal the shadows within ourselves, within the group or within the society. But, and this is profound: “we simply would not be able to access these levels of being were we not already connected”.

DT offers a technique and system which allows us to access the shadows of our communities. It reveals to us that in every nation there are wounds to heal and that in every heart there is power to do it

©MW08

The Creation

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Dynamic Theatre was created and founded by myself, Mark Wentworth, and Filipe De Moura in Southern Portugal, 2003. Through inspiration and the desire to play and make life simple myself and Filipe started experimenting with different forms of dramatic expression. In my first Colour for Life training course in Portugal, with Filipe's assistance, I introduced Dynamic Theatre to my group for the first time. The results were quite amazing and it was from then on we started experimenting and developing Dynamic Theatre (DT) more and more. It took another 3 years of experimenting and getting to know DT before it was ready to be presented to the world. The first ever Dynamic Theatre workshop was in Bristol, UK, October 2006.

Dynamic Theatre was inspired by Psychodrama, Systemic Therapies and Shamanism, all three have added something special to make Dynamic Theatre what it is today. Myself and Filipe then took our own therapy experiences, both good and bad, mixed that together with our own ideas and inspirations and through a lot of soul searching, laughter and play, Dynamic Theatre was born in my living room in Fuzeta, Southern Portugal. I think we both realised that together we had created something special, something that would have a deep impact not only on us, but also on the world. At the time it seemed a little grandiose to think about having an impact on the world, maybe on ourselves, friends and colleagues yes, but on the world.... It is only now in 2009 and having almost travelled the world with DT that I realise as much as we had hopes and dreams for Dynamic Theatre, DT also had hopes and dreams for us!

I would like to acknowledge and give thanks to my first Colour for Life training group in Portugal, it was your trust and support that made it possible to experiment and know the potential of Dynamic Theatre. Like a first love you will always have a special place in our hearts. Thank you.

The journey hasn't always been easy and for sure we have learnt a lot about ourselves and other people on the way, but I really wouldn't change a thing.

"No inner Irritation, No Pearl" - Buddhist saying

Founders of Dynamic Theatre

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Co-Founder and Founder of Dynamic Theatre

Filipe De Moura and Mark Wentworth

(The early years)

Mark Wentworth lives in Lisbon, Portugal and has been studying personal development for 22 years, his background is based in Colour Psychology, Deep Memory Process and Shamanism. Mark is also the founder and principal of Colour for Life, a training school for transformational colour therapy and personal development.

Someone once wrote "Mark Wentworth sees rainbows of hope and understanding where many of us just see cloudy skies"

Filipe De Moura has a passion for making a difference in the world. Since the age of 13 this passion has manifested itself in the form of singing, Filipe has studied at Lisbon Conservatory and is currently studying in London, at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His talent combined with professionalism and passion already make him a fine Tenor. It is his enthusiasm and desire to leave the world a better place that drives Filipe to unite the world of music and alternative therapies. Be it an individual healing session, as a participant on one of his courses, or hearing him sing, everyone feels a little richer in their lives and somehow the world seems a lot brighter after meeting Filipe De Moura.

"Let colour, sound and action be the guide to your heart and soul"

By Filipe De Moura