The InterPlayce studio space was officially dedicated on Leap Year Day (February 29) in 2004.
That means that every four years we party and this year is the year! Come join InterPlay co-founders Cynthia Winton-Henry and Phil Porter for an evening of performance, play, schmoozing and food on Monday, February 29, 2016 from 7–9 pm at InterPlayce.
Since its opening, the studio, with it’s beautiful wood floor, high ceilings and generous light has been a sanctuary for community, wholeness and play. It has been the home of countless InterPlay events and has become a temporary or long-term home for many other groups and events.
InterPlay and InterPlayce have also contributed to the liveliness of it’s Oakland KONO neighborhood which has become a major locus for artists and activists, including the monthly Oakland First Friday events.
Many members of the InterPlay community far and wide contributed financially and with sweat equity to transform the space. We will celebrate them all that night.
The Monday night event will connect with a weekend of activities: performances by WING IT! on Friday & Saturday, February 26 & 27 at 7:30 pm and the Plays Well with Others workshop with Cynthia Winton-Henry and Soyinka Rahim on Sunday, February 28 from 1– 5 pm.
Venue
InterPlayce
2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.)
Oakland, CA 94612
InterPlayce is the center of the InterPlay universe. The offices for Body Wisdom, Inc. are also located here. The building is at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph, one block north of West Grand. It is just a few blocks from the 19th Street Downtown Oakland BART station, and on several convenient bus lines. On-street parking is always available at night and metered during the day. It is also easily accessible by several of the major freeways.
Click here for a map.
Leaders
Phil Porter
Phil is one of the founders of InterPlay. He is a teacher, performer, writer, and organizer. With Cynthia Winton-Henry he is the co-founder of WING IT! Performance Ensemble, and has written several books, some in collaboration with Cynthia, including Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last and The Slightly Mad Rantings of a Body Intellectual Part One. Phil is particularly interested in the use of InterPlay in organizational life, and believes that InterPlay can be a powerful tool to create communities of diversity and peace.
Cynthia Winton-Henry
Cynthia Winton-Henry, M.Div., co-founded InterPlay and Body Wisdom, Inc., with Phil Porter. Her interest in supporting body and soul led her to curate the Hidden Monastery Online Dance Chapels and courses for those seeking the spiritual intelligence needed for our time at
cynthiawinton-henry.com.. As an artist, auhtor and mentor, she can be found on Substack at The Dancing Center where her research into "what the body wants" in community arts, shelters, churches, businesses, classrooms, and everyday life led her to create the somatic curricula she needs to address racism, leadership for the Earth, and the Arts of Ensoulment. Featured on the Body Intelligence Summit, Spiritual Directors International, and as a credential facilitator for the Sacred Dance, her publications include
What the Body Wants; Dance - A Sacred Art: Discovering the Joy of Movement as Spiritual Practice, Chasing the Dance of Life: A Faith Journey, and The Art of Ensoulment: How to Create From Body and Soul..
