The
workshop will take place in Barcelona near Paseo de Gracia, a
tree-lined street with some of the finest modernist architecture in this
fascinating city, which inspired Gaudi, Picasso, Dali, and Miro. Barcelona
also has a beautiful beach/restaurant area in which to walk, sunbathe,
or swim. Seaside resorts are only a 30 minute train ride away.
Each
day the Creativity Workshop in Barcelona will meet for 3
1/2 hours. We will explore ways to expand our creativity through
a series of exercises including guided visualization technique, automatic
drawing and writing, map making, memoir, and storytelling. Throughout
the workshop, the exercises and talks by the instructors will focus
on ways to:
Believe
in your creativity
Stimulate your perceptive abilities
Find inspiration in the world around you
Discover and use images from the unconscious
Get over creative blocks and the fear of failure
Engage your curiosity
Recognize and use your creative instincts
Give yourself the time, permission, and nourishment to do creative work
Develop a daily practice to accomplish these goals
Work collaboratively
Use your memories to engage the imagination
(Order and
kinds of exercises and instructors' talks may vary. Some exercises are
done individually while others are collaborative.)
Day
by Day in Barcelona
Wednesday,
July 6, 2011: Arrival. Free
day
Time for you to settle
in and relax.
Thursday,
July 7: First day of workshop
Introduction
to the hows and whys of the 
Creativity
Workshop. Exercises in relaxation technique and guided visualization.
Visualization: writing and drawing using the myth of the hero’s
journey as our framework. Automatic Drawing exercise: Finding our hidden
imagery. Exercise in ‘show and tell’ as a means of honing
our natural storytelling styles and retrieving childhood memories to
spark ideas. Instructor talks about famous writers, scientists, artists
and their sources of inspiration, and how we can use some of those same
sources.
Friday,
July 8:
Relaxation exercise followed by a visualization using map making. Map making
as a way to find, chart, and tell fictional stories and true life experiences.
Exercise in Automatic Writing. How automatic writing allows you to brainstorm
and create in new and surprising 
ways. How we can use automatic writing to get
over creative blocks and discover new ways of developing and editing work, while
avoiding self-censorship. Why alternating between writing and drawing aids us
in developing creative flexibility. The Interview: Listening and experiencing
a life outside our own. How listening is as important as doing in creative work.
Saturday,
July 9:
Today's
visualization exercise uses letter writing as a way to
explore voice
in writing. Miniature Theatre: an exercise in storytelling with found
objects. Automatic Writing continues with Writing in Groups. How writing
and/or drawing with others can stimulate our imaginations and expand
our points of view. Topics of instructors' talks may include: the importance
of play and the need to value the creative process over product. Enforced
Cafe-Sitting: the art of relaxed observation. How to carve out time for
creativity in a busy schedule. How to do on-going creative work in a
short modules of time? How we can use luck and coincidence to jump start
creative projects. Creative freedom requires discipline: Developing daily
practice.
Sunday,
July 10:
Today's visualization is The Myth of the Other: imagining ourselves living a
parallel life. The imagination's magic phrase: What If. Autobiographical exercise:
'Trips to the Past:' Using a foreign environment to spark and sharpen memories
of home.
Exercise exploring how to focus on the details of your environment using photography,
writing and drawing. Importance of detail in making creative work come alive.
Finding inspiration in the world around us. Topics of instructors talks may include:
honoring our innate creativity and how to rekindle fearless imagination.
Monday,
July 11:
Visualization exercise using maps and legends to tell our stories. Automatic
drawing and writing exercises continue. How to be our own trickster and transform
ourselves and our creative ventures. Exercise using postcards. Cafe exercise:
Writing, drawing or photography to search for characters. Exercise in stimulating
our perceptive abilities and discover and use images from the unconscious. Instructor
talk: How to get over creative blocks and the fear of failure. Making our home
and work environments inspiring for the imagination.
NOTE:
There are no classes on the final 2 days of the workshop. These days are
free for participants to put to active use the various techniques learned
in the workshop and to explore the cultural, historical and natural riches
of each location and its people. It is suggested you make your sightseeing
plans during your stay and not before you come to allow for flexibility
in your itinerary. Most excursions are available with very little time
in advance.
Excursions are not included.
FREE
DAY: Tuesday,
July 12 - Suggested
visit:
Trip to Dali Museum in Figueras.
FREE
DAY: Wednesday,
July 13 - Suggested
visit:
Trip to the medieval town of Gerona, at one time a center of Jewish
mysticism and Kabbala.
Thursday, July 14: Departure
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1 (831) 915-5209
Creativity Workshop
We can help you learn to be more creative.
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