Cancelled: Art and Inspiration – Ekphrasis or whatever you want to call it
Featuring
- Mararo Wangai
See more about Mararo Wangai
Apr 26, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Centre for Stories
There is no right or wrong way to become a storyteller. We are finding ways to challenge ourselves to look deeper at other ways of accessing and freeing our creative self.
Join Mararo Wangai in this three-hour playwriting workshop at the Centre for Stories, tailored for playwrights and people interested in writing for the stage. You will explore:
- dynamic writing exercises and prompts inspired by art;
- how to create strong characters;
- and collaboratively craft dialogue.
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR
Mararo Wangai is a Kenyan-born writer, performer and media graduate, with a passionate interest in diverse forms of storytelling. His work avoids simplistic narratives, assesses society critically and strives to remains adaptive, organic and alive through its development and eventual encounter with an audience. Attracted to stories that deal with issues of humanity, Mararo challenges himself to wade far from his comfort zone and produce material that confronts, caresses and sometimes punishes an audience. Recently short-listed for the Patrick White Award 2018, Sydney Theatre Company as well as 2018 Next Stage Writer’s Program Residency at Melbourne Theatre Company, Mararo just received support from the WA Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries to start working on his first project, Black Brass, produced by Performing Lines WA.
WHAT TO BRING
Please bring your own device and/or materials to work from (laptop, tablet, or a notepad and pen).
TICKETS
Tickets are pay-what-you-feel, starting from $20. Please scroll down to reserve your ticket and secure a spot (places are limited). All ticket sales go back into Centre for Stories operations and programming. Centre for Stories is a not-for-profit with charity status and relies in part on your donations and support.
Companion card holders are welcome, please contact us on (08) 9328 1443 or at info@centreforstories.com to organise this.
TRANSPORT, PARKING AND ACCESSIBILITY
Perth Train Station is just a 10-minute walk from the Centre for Stories. The Black Cat also stops outside the Centre for Stories on Aberdeen Street. There is nearby parking at Wilson Parking on 6-8 Errichetti Place which is a 2-minute walk away from the Centre for Stories.
Centre for Stories is wheelchair accessible.
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Mararo Wangai
Collapse BioMararo Wangai is a Kenyan-born writer, performer and media graduate, with a passionate interest in diverse forms of storytelling. His work strives to avoid simplistic narratives, assess society critically and tries to remain adaptive, organic and alive through its development, until the eventual encounter with an audience. He is attracted to stories that deal with the struggles of humanity, and creating work that not only tests his craft both in writing and performance but work that pushes him and his audience away from comfort zones, expectations and the mundane, into the unforgiving unknown where we might both learn deeper lessons for the next chapter. Mararo is currently working on the development of a new work with Belvoir Theatre Sydney and Arts House Melbourne, the development of a TV Series with Screen West and Screen Australia as well as a debut music album with Mahamudo Selimane to be released in 2024.
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