We’re Here Because They Were - CREATIVE WORKSHOP [LIVERPOOL]

2 Day Creative Workshop with  Fabiola Santana & Claire Beerjeraz.

Metal Culture

<h3>We’re Here Because They Were - Workshop [SAT 03 MAY - SUN 04 MAY - 10am - 3pm]</h3>Join Fabiola Santana &amp; Claire Beerjeraz in a 2-Day Creative Workshop for women from the Global Majority to create, reflect and celebrate. About the workshopIn this creative workshop we will draw from our personal stories of intergenerational care and the teachings of our Global Ethnic Majority elders to create artistic responses that celebrate how we thrive in a mainstream society that seeks to dehumanize us. We will explore our bodies as places of legacy; voice as ancestral calling; sharing stories; rituals; being vulnerable together.We will be joined by artist and creative therapist Claire Beerjeraz who will guide the space for us to explore these themes while tending to our personal and collective wellbeing.This workshop is based on Fabiola Santana’s process of creating her performance We’re Here Because They Were - a movement ritual of care &amp; resilience. Using dance, autobiography, theatre and live art Fabíola is attempting to find answers to the following questions:How has colonialism impacted the care we have received from our elders?How did we experience their resilience?What nurturing strategies can we share with each other to help us thrive, in amainstream society that seeks to racialise and dehumanise us?Can we create rituals and spaces to care for ourselves?Fabíola’s Angolan elders have brought her family together in moments of nurture, celebration, and mourning. In this spirit, she is inviting you to explore our Global Majority lineages, focusing on care and the effects of colonialism on our intergenerational experiences. ‘I think this has been really revolutionary for me and my own journey of acceptance, self love and connection to my heritage. I think this is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a similar background.’ Anahi, previous workshop participant What to ExpectThis workshop is for 10 women who identify as being from the Global Ethnic Majority. The workshop runs from 10am - 3pm each day including breaks that will be agree on as a group. Ideally you will attend both dates so we can go deeper into the work together. But if that's not possible you're welcome to come to only one of the two if there is space. Please inform me of your preference as soon as possible.If you are interested in working with movement, writing, spoken word, theatre, live art, drawing or multimedia, we would love to have you with us. Fabíola works interdisciplinary and is excited to welcome artists or arts enthusiasts who want to develop their own practice through this workshop.We will be exploring gentle movement, working imaginatively, working alone as well as in a group, moments when we use touch to relate to each other, moments of reflection and rest. Please bring a notebook and comfortable clothing you can move in. If you would like to bring materials that you are already working with/on to further explore in this workshop please do so.Fabiola will be providing refreshments, please get in touch with any allergies or dietary requirements. If you are experiencing any financial hardship which would prohibit paying for your travel to the workshop, please ask us for support. This workshop is based on We're Here Because They Were performanceYou can see a work-in-progress sharing of this work at the Unity Theatre on the 23rd April at 7:30pm. To get your tickets for the performance follow this link:<a href="https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/were-here-because-they-were/" title="https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/were-here-because-they-were/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/were-here-because-they-were/</a> BiographiesFabiola Santana (she/her) is an interdisciplinary Afro-Portuguese artist and Cranio-sacral therapist based in Liverpool. Recently awarded a PHD scholarship in decolonisation at LHU. Fabíola works internationally as a collaborator and movement director, artworks include WilL Dickie’s White Sun (Boorloo/Perth WA; and UK national tour), Hanna Tuulikki’s Deer Dancer (Glasgow), Rosemary Lee’s Passage For Par (Cornwall). She is the maker of ‘A Home for Grief’, a cross-genre series of artworks making space for expressions of grief, bereavement and care.<a href="http://www.fabiolasantana.co.uk/" title="http://www.fabiolasantana.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.fabiolasantana.co.uk</a>Instagram: @fbs.santana Claire Beerjeraz (They/She) is a freelance Writer, Visual Artist, Workshop Facilitator, Performer, Director and Creative Therapist.Their work focuses on the intersections of their own identity and issues placed within our society, combing creativity with activism. They strive to use their creative mediums for positive change, discourse, and healing.<a href="http://www.clairebeerjeraz.com/" title="http://www.clairebeerjeraz.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.clairebeerjeraz.com</a>Instagram: @clairebeerjeraz photo by Tamsin Drury

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