Open Rehearsal #1: Public speaking

"Open Rehearsals" is a warm, explorative, playful and instructive learning and networking environment, hosted by the International Artistic Collective around Ralf Wetzel, Anna Noppen, Hanne Lievens, and Stien Michiels. Every Open Rehearsal circles around a specific subject, which will be approached by means of performative art forms like improvisation, singing, clown, painting/drawing, movement, somatic work, and more. These sources necessarily are being complemented by relevant cognitive frameworks and tools. There is no prior knowledge required. Simply an interest in the subject, a basic openness to explore it in a very interactive and playful way is enough. Open Rehearsals invite a diverse audience, from leaders, facilitators, consultants, and coaches via artists and academics to just everybody who's curious to explore more. Every Open Rehearsals have a dedicated facilitator, and strongly invite for peer-exchange and peer-support.

The first Open Rehearsal is dedicated to the topic of public speaking. Almost everybody has been…