Holding Traumatic Stories in Playback Theatre

Before we speak, the room is already telling.

A four-day intensive in Playback Theatre, rooted in the classical long form, the Story. Day one opens with a community performance, and the three days that follow are a shared journey of reflection and learning through what that performance opens up.

Together we will explore the arc of the story, the red thread, and the echoes a story — the heart beneath the events, and the quiet dialogue our stories are already having across the circle long before words arrive.

What you can expect to leave with:

• A sharper ear for what lives beneath a teller's words.

• A working sense of the arc of the story and how it shapes the unfolding of an enactment.

• Capacity to find and hold the red thread under performance pressure.

• An attunement to the echoes of the Story.

• Deepening our work with the Story Form, Playback's classical long form.

• A reflective practice carried across the full arc — beginning with the community performance on day one and deepening over the three days that follow.

Dates:

Thursday September 10 – Sunday 13, 2026 

Time: 

10:00  - 17:00

Performance: 

10th of September at 19:30 - 21:00 

Location: Gent 9000, Belgium

Certification:

This 30-hour workshop is considered as Level 2 in the Playback Theatre 

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Facilitator: 

Hane Alrustm is a psychoanalyst, theatre-maker, and accredited Playback Theatre trainer.  He is the founder of SADA Playback Theater and the Founder and Director of Healing on the Move, a mental health enterprise supporting people on the move.

Cost:

Please choose the preferred cost that you can afford. If you can pay the highest amount, you will support others who cannot pay to participate. 

Cancellation Policy: 

Cancellation must occur at least one month prior to the workshop. If canceled within the month of the training, you will receive a 50% refund. Any cancellation made less than 2 weeks before the training will not be eligible for a refund.