Cultivating our Multidimensional Creative Core: Through Playful Movement and Poetical Synthesis
Cultivating our Multidimensional Creative Core: Through Playful Movement and Poetical Synthesis
A more explorative approach to Call-and-Response Choreographed Poetry, emphasizing expressive play! (And leading to more dendrite synaptic bliss connections.)
Playshop facilitated by Leylani Kyleiaa Angeluccio
Ground Level of Mabuhay Gardens (443 Broadway, San Francisco)
Saturday March 7th, 6-7pm
Please arrive on time for the full multi-layering experience! Late entry is allowed, but it's more fun to share in setting the group foundation together.
Playshop is offered for free to the public by the Solarpunkification 2026 festival
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RAISING MIND-BODY AWARENESS
It is understood that the more fully expressed we can be in our communications, then the more Aliveness and Vitality we may experience energetically as part of our quality of life.
How can Words magnify the Body? How can the Body magnify Words? How can combining them make us feel Healthier and Happier and more Alive? And what does Art have to do with it? And how can we embrace our individualism along with collective shared experience?
Via the vehicle of a simple choreographed Poem about "Art is" (as much as "we are") and embracing these phenomenologies! We will go through a process of integrating both Words (linear brain) + Movement (organic mind) to synchronize more combined Synergy "whole brain" entrainment and celebration!
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GENERAL FLOW:
If it is a smaller group, we will circle up and begin by each sharing our Name normally, then in whatever combo of tones, accents and gestures of the moment. (Or people can choose silence witnessing too)
Next we can each take turns sharing around the circle a quick intuitive sound-gesture of Love/Light to the person on our right.
Then I will introduce the poem.
*First as an audio take, while the group can close their eyes.
*Second, demonstrating the full choreographed concept. (in forward-facing towards-audience style)
*Third, exploratory Call-and-Response in which words and gestures of each phrase are invited to be repeated in many different ways and directions, and volumes and tones. Some connective contextual explanations and associative thinking for the gestures are shared here as well.
*Fourth, simple straightforward Call-and-Response in slow solidarity.
Then Possibly:
*Fifth, I speak the poem phrases, as the group does the now integrated choreography.
*Sixth, I do the choreography to prompt their newly incorporated/ingrained association to speak the phrases aloud in near tandem!
*Seventh, the group closes their eyes again and now see-feel any differences with their inner vision as I speak the poem. Coming full circle.
Additionally...
*Also in circle, we could have each person share the next phrase-gesture until the poem is complete! If someone forgets the next phrase, then anyone who recalls it can chime in. Group accomplishment!
And if there's more time...
*Whoever wants to share a solo interpretation of the whole poem for the group (with or without group reciting alongside) can take a turn!
Then lastly, we can open up the circle for popcorn style reflections and personal insights (as desired). Bring a journal if you like.
LOGISTICS:
Open and accessible to anyone Cure-i-us! We're engaging with words and actions, ideally standing, but if needed then sitting still works! Physical touch with others is not part of this process.
Remember to stay hydrated! Coconut water or electrolyte supplements are highly recommended.
Journaling is optional.
Please arrive on time for the full multi-layering experience! Late entry is allowed, but it's more fun to share in setting the group foundation together.
WHY THIS MATTERS @ Solarpunkification 2026
In Solarpunk, it's all about cultivating more sustainable stewardship for ourself and others! Health is Wealth, a key part of all basic functionality. Artful centering techniques and General Exercise are proven factors of that formula, whether physical, mental, or emotional exercises. And even more beneficial when combined! Human potential is the promise of a loving, caring, Divinely patient, forgiving, creative, gorgeous Universe with a decent dose of happenstance humor and nurturing long-range vision.
Meanwhile, momentums are built with daily consistent practices as well as a good sense of various options. Solidifying rapport and informed conscientious Community with others starts with learning to navigate one's self, and becoming more empathic accordingly, whenever we witness our reflection in others. It may be that we only truly appreciate whatever we can relate to. So in that sense it's great to be able to relate to (and process) more of the existing spectrum of life.
Simple Playshops like this offer more chances to weave more positive inner neurons as well as more outer networking initiatives. And enjoy more sentient surges of social cheer. Evolving Expressive FUN! In other words, learning to better care for the humanity of us all. Small steps towards more scalable transferable skills is how anyone evolves toward more balanced mastery, merciful maturity, healthier humor, and aligned inter-dependent freedoms.
About Leylani Kyleiaa Angeluccio
Leylani is a writer/poet and a multi-genre concept collage creator, whether of visuals, audio, movement, words, or some intuitive combination thereof. Some of her work has been others-focused, while some projects that are more self-directed may take on a life and pace of their own. She is inclined to being a "multicultural, multimedia mystic," crediting holistic energy healing modalities for keeping her alive through all kinds of archetypal challenges over the decades. Challenges that only made more sense with certain Esoteric and Metaphysical resources. She knows that as long as she's still on this planet, there's something to learn and also to teach. Whether formally or not so formally. And to share in occasional miracles!
Favorite Quote:
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" -- Nature Boy (song)
You can check out a few more of her offerings at OldSoulRoamAntic.us
This workshop is happening within the larger Solarpunkification festival.
Solarpunkification 2026 Mabuhay Gardens, March 6th, 7th, 8th
Luma: https://luma.com/8u07vkhv
https://themab.org/#solarpunk
https://solarpunkification.art/
Location
435 Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94133, USA