Creativity Workshop: Writing, Drawing, Storytelling, and Personal Memoir NEWS, December 26, 2001
Hello. Here is the latest news on upcoming Creativity Workshops: creative writing, drawing, storytelling and personal memoir. The Creativity Workshop's goal is to help individuals believe in and develop their creative process. Whether you are a writer, a business person, a teacher or an artist we can help you discover and nurture your particular way of expression and break through the fears and blocks associated with creation. ---Next available workshops: (See below for our full monthly calendar in NYC and summer workshops in Europe.) New York City January 12 - 13, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 2 day weekend workshop: Saturday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Tuition Fee: $300 New York City February 9 - 10, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 2 day weekend workshop: Saturday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Tuition Fee: $300 ---If you are interested in reading more about the workshop, we can send you some very interesting magazine articles and interviews with the directors, Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel which will give you a deeper idea about the workshop's techniques, origins, and results. ---Please see below our updated Calendar for New York City and European workshops and general information on all our workshops. Regards, Karen Bell Administrative Associate mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] SUMMARY 1...Creativity Workshop: General information 2...Calendar 3...Where the workshop has been taught 4...What people say about the Creativity Workshop 5...The teachers 6...To register or request more information 7...Unsubscribe information ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1...Creativity Workshop: General Information This internationally renowned intensive workshop brings together people of all backgrounds, cultures, and interests to discover new and exciting tools for generating their creativity and thinking and working in new and exciting ways. Process not Product The Creativity Workshop is for anyone interested in expanding their creative potential. The workshop is attended by educators, artists, business executives, writers, lawyers, doctors, homemakers, advertising and design people--all with the common goal of finding new ways to stimulate and expand their creative potential through writing, art, photography, storytelling and oral history. Participants learn to break through the fears and distractions that inhibit creativity and find tools for a daily practice of their chosen creative endeavor. Tools for a Lifetime The exercises used in the Creativity Workshop are intended to become the tools for a lifetime. Participants are encouraged to draw from all kinds of resources of creativity -such as the oral tradition, dreams, childhood memories, sense perceptions and intuition. Working both individually and in collaborative groups, participants explore their imaginative potential through exercises in writing, drawing, collage, map making, story telling, brainstorming and guided visualization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2...Calendar 2002 JANUARY New York City January 12 - 13, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 2 day weekend workshop: Saturday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Tuition Fee: $300 FEBRUARY New York City February 9 - 10, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 2 day weekend workshop: Saturday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Tuition Fee: $300 MARCH New York City March 9 - 10, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 2 day weekend workshop: Saturday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Tuition Fee: $300 APRIL New York City April 13 - 14, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 2 day weekend workshop: Saturday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Tuition Fee: $300 MAY New York City May 11 - 12, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 2 day weekend workshop: Saturday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Sunday from 11 AM to 4:30 PM Tuition Fee: $300 New York City May 27 - 31, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/newyork.html 5 day workshop Monday through Friday 4 to 7 PM Tuition Fee: $600 SUMMER IN EUROPE 2002 JUNE Florence, Italy June 24 - July 5, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/florence.html 10 day workshop Tuition Fee: $1,000 (Special fellowships for Italian participants available) JULY Samos, Greece July 6 - 16, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/samos.html 9 day workshop Tuition Fee: $1,500 (includes accomodations) (Special fellowships for Greek participants available) Barcelona, Spain July 31 - August 10, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/barcelona.html 9 day workshop Tuition Fee: $950 (Special fellowships for Spanish participants available) AUGUST Paris, France August 11 - 21, 2002 http://www.creativityworkshop.com/paris.html 9 day workshop Tuition Fee: $950 (Special fellowships for French participants available) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3...The Creativity Workshop has been taught and has developed programs for: International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, Iowa, USA, US Embassy in Israel, program in conflict resolution, Proctor and Gamble Design, National Institute of Education at Singapore University, Singapore. The Art Alliance, New York, USA. Yldiz University, Istanbul, Turkey. Nerengi Institute, Istanbul, Turkey. Prima del Teatro (University of Pisa), San Miniato, Italy. Scuola Drammatica San Remo, San Remo, Italy. Academy of Drama and Film, Milan, Italy. Prague Summer Writers Workshop, Prague, Czech Republic. Writing Beyond the Walls, Lucca, Italy. Spoleto Arts Symposia, Spoleto, Italy. United World Peace College, Trieste, Italy. Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Australian National Playwright Conference, Canberra, Australia. NSW Writers Workshop, Sydney, Australia. Performance Studies Department, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Hungarian Ethnic Artists Festival, Kisvarda, Hungary. Art School of the Aegean, Samos, Greece. Scuola Sagarana, Lucca, Italy, in addition to training teams in at national advertising and marketing companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4...What people say about the Creativity Workshop "The new millennium needs bold, creative men and women who can turn their dreams into reality... Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel show how you can do this through their challenging and inspiring creativity workshops...even a simple first contact will prove what these two talented teachers can do for your own gifts." Dr. Kirpal Singh, Writer, Professor, Singapore Management University. "The Creativity Workshop in Spoleto has been a very special experience for me. It opened up new ways to look at my work and I found new friendships. I spent 15 fantastic days in an incredible place. Shelley and Alejandro are superb teachers!" Vera Eisenberg, painter, Argentina "The Workshop was such a powerful experience for me, something I never expected nor would I ever be able to repeat it." Rolfe Werner, Engineer. Canberra, Australia. "I found the workshop extremely valuable in generating awareness of my creativity and in stimulating ideas." Jeanne Arthur, Executive Officer, ACT Board of Secondary School Studies. Canberra, Australia. "I feel as though I now have a focus, a method, a way of evolving my ideas and that the means are just as important as the end. I have created environments just to create in, and environments just to display the work in. My vision of attending to each detail, sound, smell, texture, substance... is starting to find a home. Thanks for opening my eyes to these essential aspects of creating through your guidance and example." Student. University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA. "This class was THE MOST enriching, enlightening, inspirational class I have ever taken. The way I work and what I create will never be the same." Student. University of Iowa, USA. "Shelley and Alejandro's Creativity Workshop is amazing in that it breaks down all your fears about thinking and writing. If it wasn't for them I fear I never would have finished my master's thesis. I was blocked until I took this course." Francesca Salidu PHD candidate in Shakespeare, University of Pisa. San Miniato, Italy. "Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel taught their Creativity Workshop as American Cultural Specialists under the United States Information Service auspices. To say that they were extremely effective is a vast understatement. I would unreservedly recommend their course. They have abundant creativity, energy, and a wealth of skills." Gloria Berbena, Asst. Cultural Attach�, US Information Service, US Embassy. Rome, Italy. "A special experience. Berc and Fogel opened us up to new and wonderful ways of looking at our creativity." Belkis Bottfeld, PHD, psychologist. Istanbul, Turkey. "An unforgettable course!" Gulnur Ayaz, MD. Istanbul, Turkey. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5...The teachers Shelley Berc is a writer and teacher. She is a professor of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. Her novels, plays, and essays which include 'The Shape of Wilderness', 'A Girl's Guide to the Divine Comedy' and 'Theatre of the Mind' have been published by Coffee House Press, Johns Hopkins Press, Heinemann Books, Performing Arts Journal and Theatre Communications Group Press. Her plays have been produced by theatres such as the American Repertory Theatre, the Yale Rep, and the Edinburgh Festival. Alejandro Fogel is a visual artist and teacher working in painting, site installations, video and digital art. He has exhibited his works in galleries and museums in Argentina, Bulgaria, Cuba, France, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United States and Germany. His ongoing project 'Root to Route' chronicles his father's journey through the Holocaust years. His work is in private collections and museums around the world. Berc and Fogel explain in theory and demonstrate in practice the concepts of originality, 'appropriation', memory and imagination. Under their guidance, participants explore their own creative processes through different writing and drawing exercises. They emphasize the intimate link between personal and public spheres, individual and social practices, history and myth, dream and reality. The focus of the workshop is on process not product and to help participants find life-long tools of creative expression. Shelley Berc and Alejandro Fogel have taught their Creativity Workshop internationally. They have lectured on creativity and their own work at universities and cultural centers throughout the world. They currently teach the Creativity Workshop as an intensive semester long course at the International Writing Program of The University of Iowa. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6...To register or to request more information Please contact Karen Bell: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or register online at: http://www.creativityworkshop.com or call Tel: (212) 249-1602 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7...Unsubscribe information If you have received this mailing in error, or do not wish to receive any further mailings please go to: http://www.creativityworkshop.com/join.html Click on the unsubscribe option and you will be removed from this list automatically. 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