Two Communities -- One Morning of InterPlay

Diane Ault (Nashville) & Masankho Banda (Oakland)

April 17, 9:00 to 11:30am, InterPlayce, Oakland

Love Offering

Come and play with InterPlay leaders Diane and Masankho! They have been collaborating and developing community at home in Nashville and Oakland and lots of other places for the past five years and they bring the wisdom and joy of their collaboration to this morning of play. One of their specialties is intuitive, "in the moment" facilitation. Come and experience this kind of leadership and some of their secrets for maintaining great group "flow"...

Connect with the ancestors, and your waking dreams for the future-- all in the power and possibility of NOW! Bring your story of collaboration and share your journey. The fun of Walking, stopping, running, the power of side by side stories, the intrigue of DT'3's, the mysteries of leading & following and so much more. After playing join us for lunch at 12pm so that we can continue to share our stories.

(Diane is in town from Sun. to Thurs. and would welcome opportunities to connect with other InterPlayers. Call 615-594-4410, email diane@interplaytn.org)

Diane Saliba Ault is a longtime community organizer, activist and artist who wears lots of hats! Her roles are many but her vision is one: wholeness for all. She has served on the boards & staff of many church and community non-profit organizations, locally, regionally and nationally and has a passion for community-building across lines of race, class and culture. She loves the simplicity and elegance of the InterPlay forms and shares them with other adventurous souls in Nashville and other parts of TN! She is a regional leader in InterPlay, hosted the First International InterPlay conference, participated in the Malawi trip with a delegation from Nashville, and is co-leading a trip to the World Sacred Music Festival in Fes with Masankho and her daughter Sara, and son-in-law Zouhair. See www.interplaytn.org, and www.interplaymorocco.blogspot.com

Masankho K Banda is a multi-disciplinary Performing Artist/InterPlay Leader, Educator, Spiritual Healer and PeaceBuilder. He brings many unique perspectives to his work around the world. He learned the fine arts of storytelling and dance from his Wisdom Elders in Malawi. Using performing arts & InterPlay Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding. In 1997, he started UCandanc' African Healing Arts to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world. Masankho is certified as an International InterPlay Leader. In 2001, Masankho was awarded the Unsung Hero of Compassion by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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CALENDAR OF OPPORTUNITIES

HomePlay
Sign up now for MANNA-FEST! a four week class for having your dreams come true! Let me know if you are intrerested and which weeknight is best for you! At the Playroom-- 7 to 9pm- contact Diane@interplaytn.org, 615-594-4410c

APRIL 23rd- The Physics of Sound with Thomas Anderson- Sound Healing, Music, and sharing his story and his vision for the trip to Morocco and beyond- The PlayRoom- 6-9pm- love offering $30 suggested.

APRIL 26th- Thandiwe presents LINE BREAKS- poetry series with the Global Education Center-- Sela Pearson and Laura Secord are the featured poets- contact thandiwe@hotmail.com, 615-837-6487

April 27th-28th- A GLOBAL VISION CIRCLE with Marta Benevides, of El Salvador. Marta is an amazing wise woman, grassroots artist/activist, Highlander board member, coming to share with our community- The PlayRoom- 7 to 9 each evening. a generous love offering supports her work

ON THE ROAD with InterPlay
May 9-10-11- InterPlay at the LEAF festival in NC mountains. see www.leaf.com, Lake Eden Arts Festival with Lori and Duke!
May 14-18- UU Womenspirit Gathering at the Mountain in NC.. Cynthia McGahan, & Diane facilitating a 10 hour track on Sacred Play: Community, Creativity and Change. details to come!
April 8-13th- Seattle InterPlay with Leah Mann, Phil & Cynthia, Masankho and other "monks" of play.
April 17th- Masankho and Diane at InterPlayce in Oakland- 9am-12:30pm- MAGIC FOR THE MOMENT! showing up to lead/play/facilitate improvisationally- contact diane@interplaytn.org, 615-594-4410c
June 3-15th- Morocco- Waking Hearts and Weaving Peace- World Sacred Music Festival and tour the country with 25 people- contact sjsaliba@gmail.com
July 20-25th- International Sacred Dance Guild 50th anniversary gathering in New Haven, CT, Phil, Cynthia, Leah and dance of all kinds- www.sacreddanceguild.org
Aug 7-12th- Alternate Roots Annual Meeting and Artists Conference- NC- www.alternateroots.org
August 25-30- Second International InterPlay Conference- Berkeley- Several Nashville people presenting- see www.interplay.org.
Oct. 2-5th- PERFORMING THE WORLD Conference in NYC with the East Side Institute- 12 InterPlayers submitting proposals including a UBBH to this conference at the cutting edge of "social therapy" - contact skarliner@comcast.net for details

MONTHLY GATHERINGS with Friends of InterPlay-Nashville
Monthly Red Tent Gatherings, krystal.kinnunen@gmail.com, April 20th next one
Monthly on a Weds night- BodySpirit CELEBRATIONS at St. Luke's Community House, 6:30-8pm FLYER March 26, contact jorispirit@bellsouth.net
Monthly- 1st Sat- Community Whizbangs with The Love Drums- UU Church, 1707 Woodmont, contact- edhaggard@mindspring.com
Monthly-Dance Your Prayers- 2nd Fridays of each month- Quaker Meeting House- contact martin.holsinger@gmail.com

WHAT IS INTERPLAY? InterPlay is an accessible art form that anyone can do, a body-based spiritual practice that relieves stress, creates ease and builds community through improvisational play.

InterPlay! Tennessee
Diane Saliba Ault
615-884-8074
615-594-4410 cell
diane@interplaytn.org

www.interplaytn.org