《Be together》Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness Expressive Arts Cultural Festival 2021Hong Kong Expressive Arts Therapy Service Center

Self-care is always our priority. Are you ready for something relaxing and healing? Here is your chance! HKEXAT will collaborate with artist folks to bring you “Be Together Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness Expressive Arts Cultural Festival 2021”.

This year “Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness Expressive Arts Cultural Festival” will be held from 14th August to 12th September in San Po Kong. The theme, Be Together, is chosen in the hope of unifying individuals after such prolonged period of disconnection. Not only could we reconnect physically, but we also restore our inner balance. Join our expressive arts therapists to explore the way of maintaining healthy emotions through different arts creations. More to that, you could also experience music imagery, Botoh, Yoga, printmaking, Nagomi Pastel Art, People’s Theatre & community music prepared by professional artists and therapists from various art categories.

We welcome parent-child, youth, children with autism, sexual minorities, adults, literally anyone. And it is FREE!

Let’s chill and feel!

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1) “My Dear Cantopop!” Expressive Arts Workshop

Date：5/9/2021 (SAT)
Time：1230-1430
Target：Teenagers and Adults
Language：Cantonese
Therapist: Keith Chow
No. of Audience：15

2) “Monologue of the Soul” Balloon Stage Drama Workshop

Date：7/9/2021（TUE）
Time：3:30-5:30pm
Target：Adults
Language：Cantonese and English
Therapist ：Canna Tang
No. of Audience：15

3) “Move Your Soul” Stress-free Dance and Movement Workshop

Date：6/9/2021（MON）
Time：3:30-5:30pm
Target：Adults
Language： Cantonese and English
Therapist ：Canna Tang
No. of Audience：15

4) “Sein zum Tode” (Being-Towards-Death) Expressive Arts Therapy Oriented Theatre
Date：11/9/2021（SAT）
Time： 5- 6:30pm
Target：Age 16 or Above
No. of Audience：15

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1. A sharing on Self-revelatory performance (Self-Rev): The Interplay of Performing Arts and Mental Health

Arts have therapeutic potentials. Yet, there have been some debates as to whether arts intentionally and primarily made for therapeutic purposes may also be worthy of performance for a general audience. In this seminar, through sharing her creative journey and therapeutic outcomes when making her solo Self-Rev (one of the approaches in drama therapy), DOTS, the speaker will explore with you this topic and the room for further merger of arts and mental health.

Date：14/8/2021（SAT）
Time：6:00-7:30pm
Target： Adults
No. of participants : 20
Language： Cantonese and English
Tutor：Professional Actress Annie Cheung

2. Embracing PaPa, MaMa, and Kids with Autism

Date：15/8/2021 (SUN)
Time：2:00 - 3:30pm
Target：Parents and Children
No. of participants : 5/Families（每個家庭最多三名成員，包括一名兒童）
Language：Cantonese
Therapist：Keith Chow (Expressive Arts Therapist)

3. Expressive Arts Self-care Workshop for Parents

Description: A safe and relaxing arts experience for parents to express the inner feelings and be aware of the needs of inner self

Date：17/8/2021（TUE）
Time：7:00-9:00pm
Target： Parents
No. of participants : 20
Language： Cantonese and English
Therapist：Zoe So (Expressive Arts Therapist)

4. “Move Your Soul” Stress-free Dance and Movement Workshop

Description: Have you ever felt stressful about getting yourself on beat and trying so hard to follow the “correct” steps when you were joining dance class? Have you ever been too stressed that you are not born for dancing? This workshop will lead you to dance in a non-judgemental and stress-free environment, let’s be aware of our bodies and reconnect them to emotions together.

Date：19/8/2021（THU）
Time：7:00-9:00pm
Target：成年人 Adults
No. of participants : 12
Language： Cantonese and English
Therapist ：Canna Tang (Expressive Arts Therapist)

5. “ We are all the SAME • Expressive Arts • Healing Night ”

Description: We are all the Same, Living under the same sky. It is a safe place for self- exploration and expression through various arts forms. Join us to build a STRONGER community! Create a loving life journey TOGETHER!

Date：20/8/2021（FRI）
Time：7:00-9:00pm
Target: Sexual minority
No. of participants: 8
Language: Cantonese and English
Therapist: Keith Chow & Canna Tang (Expressive Arts Therapist)

6. "Shining Your Mono-self" Mini Lampshade with Printmaking Workshop
Description ：
What can you see when you close your eyes?
You will find yourself and endless stories in your mind, and embrace your inner darkness and light.
Through the process of printmaking with shades and lines, you will explore your inner side.

Crafting a lampshade in your tempo, putting in a candle, your endless stories will be shone from the middle.

Let's interact with printmaking in light and shadow!

Date：21/8/2021 & 28/8/2021（SAT）(Please attend total 2 days of the workshop)
Time：3:00-6:00pm
Target： Adults (Aged 18-35)
No. of participants : 10
Language： Cantonese and English
Tutor：Jacky Lee

Points to Note：
Participants may prepare your image drafts or create images during workshop A5 or A6 size


7. “Space Before Leave & Stay” ，? !。Expressive Arts Therapy Workshop
Description ：Welcome to this workshop if you are crushed by the mass migration wave or considering your future. We will express ourselves and explore our past and future with visual art and creative writing. Refresh, take a breath before a choice.

Date：22/8/2021（SUN）
Time：3:00-5:00pm
Target： Adults considering their past and future
No. of participants : 20
Language：Cantonese and English
Therapist ： Janet Li (Expressive Arts Therapist)

Second Round Workshop is Coming soon

8. Music Guided Journey Workshop
Description：
No matter if it's a concert, or a movie with great soundtrack, music seems to relate to our ‘hearing’, out of our five senses. Maybe we feel the music in another way, to connect to our feelings. Other than relieving stress and expressing emotions, there is a potential to explore our innerselves.

You will：
-experience expression and exploration of self via listening to music
-Attempt to choose suitable music for yourself
-To enable participatants to be more aware of our breathing, emotions and embodied pulse, to relax the mind and body
-Listen to music, imagination, vocal exploration & simple drawing

Date: 24/8/2021（TUE）
Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Target: Adults
No. of participants: 12
Language: Cantonese and English
Therapist: Hugo Wong (Music Therapist)

9. Teens Expressive Arts Journey

Date: 26/8/2021（THU）
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Target: Teenagers aged 13-17
No. of participants : 10
Language: Cantonese
Therapist : Zoe So (Expressive Arts Therapist)

10.“Silence & Listen” Tea Bag Drawing Workshop
Description :
Back to silence and our inner self, express ourselves without words. This workshop will provide you with a silent and mindful atmosphere. Using tea and tea bags in the creating process to feel our emotions and aware of our inner power.

Date: 27/8/2021（FRI）
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Target: Adults
No. of participants : 15
Language: Cantonese and English
Therapist : Janet Li (Expressive Arts Therapist)

11. Let the Note Flow in Our Body Workshop
Description :
Let the note flow in our body. We are inborn with music. Our heartbeats, our movements, our voice becomes music. In this workshop, we shall connect our body with music, to explore ourselves and emotions.

We will:
-feel the pulse of our body
- explore our vocal sound as a means of exploration
- play and improvise via our body and musical instruments
- be curious and aware of our body‘s reaction & feelings in response to music

Date: 29/8/2021（SUN）
Time:
First Round: 10am -12nn
Target: Parent-child
No. of participants : 12

Second Round 2:30 - 4:30pm
Target: Adults
No. of participants : 12

Language: Cantonese and English
Therapists : Hugo Wong (Music Therapist) & Canna Tang (Expressive Arts Therapist)

12. Yin Yoga Body-Mind Relaxation Workshop

Date: 30/8/2021（MON）
Time: 8:00-9:00pm
Target: Adults （Please bring your own Yoga Mat）
No. of participants : 10
Language: Cantonese
Tutor: Professional Yoga Tutor Water Ho (Founder of “JW yoga and fitness” )

13. “When Words Can’t Speak Aloud” Creative Writing Workshop
Description :
When words are not easy to speak aloud, we speak with writings without sound. This workshop will let you express yourselves in different ways of creative writing.

Date: 1/9/2021（WED）
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Target: Adults
No. of participants : 20
Language: Cantonese and English
Therapist : Janet Li (Expressive Arts Therapist)

14. “Monologue of the Soul” Balloon Stage Drama Workshop
Description :
Are you willing to jump out of the frame of reality and show the capricious side of you on a magical stage full of colourful balloons? This workshop will lead the participants enter different roles throughout theatre games and let out our inner-child to speak for us. Let’s take this chance to let go of the expectation and stereotype from the world, be true to yourself for once.

Date: 3/9/2021（FRI）
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Target: Adults
No. of participants: 12
Language: Cantonese and English
Therapist: Canna Tang (Expressive Arts Therapist)

15. “I got you back” Parent-child Yoga Workshop

Date: 4/9/2021（SAT）
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Target: 親子或家庭（3歲或以上之兒童即可參加；需自備瑜伽蓆）
No. of participants : 6對親子或6個家庭
Language: Cantonese
Tutor : Professional Yoga Tutor Water (Founder of “JW yoga and fitness” 創辦人)

16. “Transforming Stories” Workshop of People’s Theatre and Community Music
Description:
Storytelling is a basic way to create, originating from real life experience, emotions, thoughts, and imaginations. There are thousands of ways to tell a story. In the workshop, some basic forms from ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’ and ‘Community Music’ will be introduced to explore stories of the participants in the context of collective creativity.

Date: 5/9/2021（SUN）
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Target: Adults
No. of participants : 12
Language: Cantonese and English
Tutor : David Lui

David Lui, project manager of Centre for Community Cultural Development, a member of FM Theatre Power and a registered social worker. He has been engaged in theatre, art administration and community art for more than a decade.'

17. Arts of Love Workshop
Description :
An expressive arts journey for you to experience with your partner and to reconnect with each other!

Date: 6/9/2021（MON）
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Target: Lovers/ Couples
No. of participants : 10Pairs
Language: Cantonese and English
Therapist: Zoe So (Expressive Arts Therapist)

18. “Embracing hopes in life” Nagomi Pastel Art Workshop
Description :
There are many unfortunate situations in life, which may make you feel bad and hopeless. When these unfortunate things accumulate with time, we cannot avoid losing our passion and hope. Through Nagomi Pastel Art, a simple art form to draw with fingers, we can relieve the pressure in life and look for something wonderful that was previously neglected!

Date: 7/9/2021（TUE）
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Target: 12 year-old or above
No. of participants : 15
Language: Cantonese and English
Tutor: Lillian Chan

19. “Sein zum Tode” (Being-Towards-Death) Expressive Arts Therapy Oriented Theatre
What would you do if you had only one week to live?
Would you continue with your day-to-day routine?
Whom would you wish to spend the time with?
Would you choose to go for an adventure?
Would you fill up your schedule?
Or would you reprioritize your life tasks?
In the last journey of life, would you take a chance to be true to yourself for once?

“If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself. ”

Martin Heidegger (German philosopher)

No more taboo, together we look straightly to death and learn living from it.

Expressive Arts Therapy Oriented Theatre is founded by Expressive Arts Therapist of HKEXAT - Ms. Canna Tang, it is a theatre-based approach to Expressive arts therapy, the theatre will become a safe container of thoughts and emotions, the flow of imagination and creation will be initiated in multi-modalities art experiences. Audiences will be guided to feel the moment and to create “Aesthetic Response” during the performance, a two-way arts and communication platform will be constructed. It’s a place where everyone can be seen.

“Sein zum Tode” incorporates poetry, visual art, dance & movement, music and drama to share the performers’ thoughts and explorations in death. It allows us to lower rational thinking, simply feel and be aware of how death leaves its mark on our life.

Date: 10/9-12/9/2021 (FRI-SUN)
Time: 8:00 - 9:30pm (FRI-SAT) 5:00 - 6:30pm (SUN)
Target: 16 year-old or above
No. of participants : 20 ppl/ session
Performer: Canna Tang , Janet Li , Zoe So , Vic Man , Carol Suen , Stephanie Choi, Charles Huang

20. Parent-Child Expressive Arts Workshop

Date: 11/9/2021（SAT）
Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Target: Primary Student and Parent No. of participants : 8 Families
Language: Cantonese
Therapist: Zoe So (Expressive Arts Therapist)

21. Dance with your Shadow – a Butoh workshop (in a self-healing approach)
Description :
At the other side of our conscious life, there’re shadows we carry with. The negative effect of the shadow may thwart our most well-meant intentions. (Carl Jung) But if we are able to see our own shadow, the confrontation brought up to the personal unconscious which could make the connection with our body and inner self again.
This workshop will give a brief introduction to Butoh and focus on a conscious research in the unification of our body/mind/soul, so that we can deeply enjoy the intrinsic process of metamorphosis through the spirit of Butoh dance.

Date: 12/9/2021（SUN）
Time: 12:00nn - 3:00pm
Target: Adults
No. of participants : 12
Language: Cantonese and English
Tutor: Botuh Artist Tomas Tse

One of the pioneer of Butoh dance in Hong Kong who began his study on the Tatsumi Hijikata’s Butoh Method under (Belated) Yukio Waguri in 2010; Founder of Theatre Aether, the first Butoh group in Pearl River Delta region