PARTS PRACTICE: INNER DRAMATURGY
A weekend intensive of teaching and playing with the practices of Psychodrama and parts-work
November 18-19, 2023 | 9:30am-5:30pm with lunch breaks
The Tank, 312 W 36th St., New York City
The Tank, 312 W 36th St., New York City
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION UNTIL OCT 1ST
The Deep Play Institute (DPI) presents Parts Practice: Inner Dramaturgy, a weekend intensive of Psychodrama practice informed by inner parts-work. We offer participants a chance to intimately explore their psyches in a nourishing and creative container through these two powerful therapy practices which, when put in combination, offer great depth in little time. Psychodrama and parts-work can work together to breathe creative vitality into your ongoing contemplations, and we offer this workshop towards a goal of broadening our introspective toolkits and fostering collective healing.
Psychodrama is an action method (developed in the 1920s by Jacob Moreno in Vienna) in which participants use spontaneous dramatization, role playing, and dramatic self-presentation to engage a situation or encounter. It is a therapeutic performative practice for diving deeply and playfully into intra/inter-subjective facets of self and other. Psychodrama is practiced in a group, whereby one participant volunteers to be the protagonist who then acts on their "drama" with the aid of other group members as auxiliary performers. It is a highly structured technique with methods to establish safety, minimize projection, and create the capacity for extremely deep and transformative expression. We will use Psychodrama in companionship with Internal Family Systems (IFS), a type of inner parts-work which offers that we are each made up of various inner parts who have different perspectives and histories and often disagree with one another. IFS has a road-map toward healing which we find powerfully compatible with Psychodramatic methods.
This intensive is designed for anyone curious about their inner world, including parts-work novices and experts, and the focus will be on experientially diving into practices rather than didactic learning. Participants will learn tools for self-facilitating Psychodramatic play and inner-parts work, so that these techniques can be practiced on one's own outside of the group.
–🕝— SAMPLE SCHEDULE—🕝–
Saturday
9:30-12:30: Safety agreements, brief explanation of Psychodrama and Internal Family Systems, exercises to explore inner parts, and sociometric warmups
12:30-1:30: Lunch break
1:30-5:30: Deeper work with inner parts in small groups, Psychodrama vignettes
Sunday
9:30-12:30: Inner parts-work exercise in dyads, group check in, small group work with doubling and role reversal exercises, ally work
12:30-1:30: Lunch break
1:30-5:30: Full Psychodrama(s)
*This is a sample of how the weekend might be organized and not a guarantee. It will likely shift somewhat as we hone our plans.
–🌾— PRACTICALS DETAILS —🌾–
Price: Price is tiered based on 3 income levels. Please see chart. All prices are in USD.
Early Bird until Oct 1st: Tier 1 $450 / Tier 2 $350 / Tier 3 $250 BIPOC: Tier 3
Sliding Scale: Please try to reasonably and honestly select the price that reflects your economic situation. If you are unable to find a price that is suitable for you, please get in touch [thedeepplayinstitute@gmail.com]. We are committed to covering our basic costs, while also making this possible for everyone who needs it.
Maximum Participants: 25
Covid Policy: We will follow CDC protocol regarding covid isolation and engagement (i.e. "If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home."). If anyone tests positive for covid, they must wait to attend until 5 days after the first day of developing symptoms (and in this situation, if they are still testing positive at this point, they can attend, but with a mask). If any participant has symptoms of covid (i.e. cold symptoms), we ask you to please take a home-test and if you test positive you cannot attend the workshop. If you test negative, and you are sick, we ask you to still wear a mask (as tests can deliver false negatives). For everyone else, masks are optional.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds are available up to 30 days before the event - minus a $20 processing fee. After this time we are unable to provide a refund for the event. Partial refunds might be given if a cancellation takes place under extenuating circumstances (e.g. a death of a 1st or 2nd degree family member, serious non-preventable illness or accident requiring hospitalization). Refunds in such cases remain at the discretion of the local organizers and will be decided on a case to case basis according to the timing of the cancellation and other factors.
Partial Attendance: All participants are required to attend the Opening on Day 1 of the Intensive. Given the intimacy and trust building inherent to the program, we highly recommend that all participants plan to stay for the entire weekend.
Note: This weekend intensive is intended for participants who reside in New York City. The Deep Play Institute is not able to provide accommodations for out-of-town participants. DPI is also not able to refund any travel or housing costs in the unlikely event of cancellation.
About the Deep Play Institute The Deep Play Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to exploring life’s deepest questions through transformative play. DPI’s facilitators – therapists, artists, coaches, and philosophers – aim to use play to bring people into an experiential questioning of what it means to exist. Each program that DPI runs is a unique container, creatively constructed and inspired by practices that include: Gestalt therapy, Process Work, Psychodrama, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Tavistock Group Relations, Relational Psychoanalysis, Authentic Relating, Nonviolent Communication, Circling, coaching, performance art, contact improvisation, experimental theater, LARPs, surrealism, existential games, and various schools of meditation.
Psychodrama is an action method (developed in the 1920s by Jacob Moreno in Vienna) in which participants use spontaneous dramatization, role playing, and dramatic self-presentation to engage a situation or encounter. It is a therapeutic performative practice for diving deeply and playfully into intra/inter-subjective facets of self and other. Psychodrama is practiced in a group, whereby one participant volunteers to be the protagonist who then acts on their "drama" with the aid of other group members as auxiliary performers. It is a highly structured technique with methods to establish safety, minimize projection, and create the capacity for extremely deep and transformative expression. We will use Psychodrama in companionship with Internal Family Systems (IFS), a type of inner parts-work which offers that we are each made up of various inner parts who have different perspectives and histories and often disagree with one another. IFS has a road-map toward healing which we find powerfully compatible with Psychodramatic methods.
This intensive is designed for anyone curious about their inner world, including parts-work novices and experts, and the focus will be on experientially diving into practices rather than didactic learning. Participants will learn tools for self-facilitating Psychodramatic play and inner-parts work, so that these techniques can be practiced on one's own outside of the group.
–🕝— SAMPLE SCHEDULE—🕝–
Saturday
9:30-12:30: Safety agreements, brief explanation of Psychodrama and Internal Family Systems, exercises to explore inner parts, and sociometric warmups
12:30-1:30: Lunch break
1:30-5:30: Deeper work with inner parts in small groups, Psychodrama vignettes
Sunday
9:30-12:30: Inner parts-work exercise in dyads, group check in, small group work with doubling and role reversal exercises, ally work
12:30-1:30: Lunch break
1:30-5:30: Full Psychodrama(s)
*This is a sample of how the weekend might be organized and not a guarantee. It will likely shift somewhat as we hone our plans.
–🌾— PRACTICALS DETAILS —🌾–
Price: Price is tiered based on 3 income levels. Please see chart. All prices are in USD.
Early Bird until Oct 1st: Tier 1 $450 / Tier 2 $350 / Tier 3 $250 BIPOC: Tier 3
Sliding Scale: Please try to reasonably and honestly select the price that reflects your economic situation. If you are unable to find a price that is suitable for you, please get in touch [thedeepplayinstitute@gmail.com]. We are committed to covering our basic costs, while also making this possible for everyone who needs it.
Maximum Participants: 25
Covid Policy: We will follow CDC protocol regarding covid isolation and engagement (i.e. "If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home."). If anyone tests positive for covid, they must wait to attend until 5 days after the first day of developing symptoms (and in this situation, if they are still testing positive at this point, they can attend, but with a mask). If any participant has symptoms of covid (i.e. cold symptoms), we ask you to please take a home-test and if you test positive you cannot attend the workshop. If you test negative, and you are sick, we ask you to still wear a mask (as tests can deliver false negatives). For everyone else, masks are optional.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds are available up to 30 days before the event - minus a $20 processing fee. After this time we are unable to provide a refund for the event. Partial refunds might be given if a cancellation takes place under extenuating circumstances (e.g. a death of a 1st or 2nd degree family member, serious non-preventable illness or accident requiring hospitalization). Refunds in such cases remain at the discretion of the local organizers and will be decided on a case to case basis according to the timing of the cancellation and other factors.
Partial Attendance: All participants are required to attend the Opening on Day 1 of the Intensive. Given the intimacy and trust building inherent to the program, we highly recommend that all participants plan to stay for the entire weekend.
Note: This weekend intensive is intended for participants who reside in New York City. The Deep Play Institute is not able to provide accommodations for out-of-town participants. DPI is also not able to refund any travel or housing costs in the unlikely event of cancellation.
About the Deep Play Institute The Deep Play Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to exploring life’s deepest questions through transformative play. DPI’s facilitators – therapists, artists, coaches, and philosophers – aim to use play to bring people into an experiential questioning of what it means to exist. Each program that DPI runs is a unique container, creatively constructed and inspired by practices that include: Gestalt therapy, Process Work, Psychodrama, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Tavistock Group Relations, Relational Psychoanalysis, Authentic Relating, Nonviolent Communication, Circling, coaching, performance art, contact improvisation, experimental theater, LARPs, surrealism, existential games, and various schools of meditation.
FACILITATORS
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Aaron Finbloom is a philosopher, artist and pedagogue. He is the co-founder of The School of Making Thinking (SMT) and the founder & director of The Deep Play Institute (DPI). His practice involves expanding transformative inquiry through games, performance art and structured play. With training in Circling, Authentic Relating, and Psychodrama, he also facilitates experimental individual and group sessions inspired by these practices. Finbloom has presented works internationally at venues which include: The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Gallery 151 (New York), Maschinenhaus Kulturbrauerei (Berlin), UNAM (Mexico City), and MainLine Theatre (Montreal). He holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities & Fine Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, and is currently teaching Philosophy at the City College of New York and The University of Portland. finblooming.com
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Netta Sadovsky, MFA, LSW (she/they) is an artist and therapist living in Philadelphia, PA, and the Assistant Director at The Deep Play Institute. Netta leads retreats and events in their role at The Deep Play Institute, and has a passion for building community around relational mindfulness and creativity. At West Philly Therapy Center, they provide individual and relationship therapy specializing in Somatic Internal Family Systems, working with kink, polyamory, challenges of artmaking, and healing from relational trauma. Netta has a Masters in Social Work and Social Research from Bryn Mawr College, has level 1 training in Internal Family Systems Therapy, small group consultancy training in Tavistock Group Relations, and extensive training in Psychodrama and Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. Netta has a background in visual art, with an MFA from Tyler School of Art.
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TESTIMONIALS
FROM OUR 2022 TORONTO PARTS PRACTICE
"A safe space to explore our inner worlds."
"I would recommend Aaron and Netta to anyone hoping to learn more about IFS and psychodrama. Their capacity to remain connected to their breathe and inner sanctuary while staying authentically connected to the group was miraculous!"
"The workshop was fantastic. I felt very comfortable, open, engaged and learned a lot about myself. The facilitators were authentic, energetic and very knowledgeable. They provided excellent, vulnerable demos and chose activities wisely. They're definitely engaged in some deep work and it was interesting and meaty content throughout the weekend."