Brava Presents
Poetic Rituals: Dancing with Flowers
with Vidhu Singh, PhD
Sunday, June 2, 9 & 16
2 - 5 pm in Brava’s Cabaret
Poetic Rituals: Dancing with Flowers is an Expressive Arts series inspired by the life-cycle of flowers and attunement with the rhythms of nature. It reaffirms our sense of belonging, and draws on poetic metaphors that invite discovery, connection and beauty.
Sessions
In these sessions we will cultivate our unique creative expression by combining poetry/expressive writing with visual journaling to deepen self-discovery and personal growth. Visual journaling is a powerful tool for inner exploration through words and images.
Participants are encouraged to register for the entire series to enhance their creative practice in community or individual sessions. The prompts for each session are unique.
June 2, 2024, 2 - 5 pm: Dancing with Flowers
June 9, 2024, 2 - 5 pm: Dancing with Raspberries
June 16, 2024, 2 – 5 pm: Dancing with Waves
Guidelines
Cultivating a safe environment to be able to be free in our creative expression and to share and witness each other’s work.
This is a golden opportunity for creative exploration!
All are welcome, no skill or experience necessary.
Suggested Materials:
a notebook and pen, watercolor/journal to draw on, watercolors/acrylics, coloring pencils/markers (Posca pens are great, Zebra pens are affordable), a few cut out images you are drawn to, and perhaps an image that reflects your self.
*Please bring whatever is easily accessible. We will bring the rest.
Important Note
Vidhu Singh is trained to facilitate Expressive Arts sessions. She is not a licensed therapist and each participant is responsible for their mental health and well-being. If you are dealing with issues beyond the scope of the session, please reach out to her in advance via Brava at info@brava.org.
Health & Safety Policy
Please follow covid health and safety guidelines and do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms. We suggest doing a covid antigen test prior to the session if you can, and wearing a mask if you need.
Suggested contribution:
$25/session + fees
*No one turned away, but please contact us in advance due to very limited capacity.
Capacity: 8-14 participants
On-site registration: 1:50pm - 2 pm only
*Sessions are 2.5 hours long, plus anticipate 15-20 minutes to clean up your supplies.
About Vidhu Singh
Vidhu is a certified Expressive Arts Facilitator, a Social Emotional Arts Facilitator and a SoulPages® Facilitator. She is devoted to poetry and visual journaling practice that highlights discovery and centers process over product.
She holds a Masters degree in Dramatic Art from UC Santa Barbara and a doctorate in Asian Theatre from UH Manoa. A graduate of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors’ Lab, Vidhu is a core member of Theatre without Borders; a founding member of World Wide Lab; the founder of RasaNova Theater; an ensemble member at Aviva Arts; a wellness facilitator with Bauman Wellness and a resident artist at Brava Theater.
As a theater artist, Vidhu’s fluency in a variety of cultural and aesthetic forms, her dramaturgy, her scholarship and advocacy for South Asian theater have made her contribution to the American theater unique. Cal Shakes recognized this uniqueness by honoring Vidhu with the 2020 Luminary Award in dramaturgy.
Stay tuned for future sessions!