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Elana ShyongCreative facilitator & trainer

Weekly Recap 2.10.2026

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Weekly recap: drama, facilitation, and exciting things ahead!

๐ŸŽญ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: Using a familiar fairytale (Hansel & Gretel), we explored complex family themes and considered how drama can help learners examine relationships, choices, and different perspectives.

๐ŸŽญ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป: Less than two weeks to go! Iโ€™m preparing to head to the Coliving Conference where Iโ€™ll also be hosting the Coliving Awards.

๐ŸŽญ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ IAF Espaรฑa ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ: Our next Barcelona IAF meetup is happening on October 20th. Facilitators in Barcelona and surrounding cities, see you there!

๐ŸŽญ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต PWN Barcelona: Pinar and I are holding a workshop in January about facilitation, exploring a question at the heart of the practice: how do we hold space for people? If youโ€™re in Barcelona, keep an eye out for more details!

#dramaineducation #appliedtheatre #facilitation #teachertraining #storytelling #coliving #barcelona #experientiallearning

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