Dear subscriber,

We hope you are well. InterPlay is happening all over Australia and we wanted to take a few moments to share all the latest news with you.

Alice Springs in April

InterPlayers will once again gather in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, from Friday, 9th till Sunday, 11th April, 2010 at "Campfire of the Heart Retreat Centre".

To register or receive an information pack, enter your details at:
http://www.interplayaus.com.au/contact/register-for-an-event

See full details on the PDF flier on the website homepage – www.interplayaus.com.au

Check out the photos from previous gatherings in Alice Springs on our Writings and Images page of the web or click this link: http://www.interplayaus.com.au/writingsandimages/gallery

The Northern Trek InterPlay - A Creative Life Raft!

Join Rod Pattenden and Trish Watts in April on a trek to southern Queensland and northern NSW and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of beaches, rainforests and local markets. Delight in sharing this experience with local InterPlayers.

Brisbane - Friday, April 16 to Monday, April 19
Free day - Tuesday, April 20
Byron Bay area - Wednesday, April 21 to Sunday, April 25

Come for the whole trek or pick a couple of highlights to attend along the way. Costs will be kept to a minimum. The locals are very friendly and hospitable!

More details are available on the website homepage – www.interplayaus.com.au
or register your interest now, using our online form http://www.interplayaus.com.au/contact/register-for-an-event

The InterPlay experience

This weekend, the Blue Mountains community is the first to host “the InterPlay experience” in Australia.
www.interplayaus.com.au/classes/saturday-13th-feb-2010-the-interplay-experience

If you are interested in holding a similar event in your area, please send a note to us by replying to this email.

Other regional classes and events

Many of our regional leaders have taken the time to list their upcoming events and ongoing class information on the website. Check out what’s happening in your local area - http://www.interplayaus.com.au/classes/

Here are a few examples:
Canberra – Saturday afternoons – 20th March, 1st May, 5th June.
Melbourne - Playful Wisdom Workshop – Sunday, 21st March with Rod Pattenden or 3rd Sundays of the month with Peter & Jenny Batten.
NSW North Coast – Two special morning or afternoon workshops with Carmelle Moore – 27th February & 27th March.
Sunshine Coast, Queensland – Monthly play time with Alison Lee.

Adelaide

Apart from regular classes for both beginners and experienced InterPlayers, our Adelaide leaders want to tell you about some performances featuring Tony Hole's two bands, as well as Playing With Edges InterPlay performance ensemble at the Adelaide Fringe on Sunday, 28th February from 6pm.

For more information, see: http://www.myspace.com/mergingcultures

Or buy your tickets from the link below:
http://tix.adelaidefringe.com.au/ticketing/EventDetails.aspx?EventGuid=a56ec4ca-67f0-4a12-98a7-2a560f201cdb
 

Latest InterPlay YouTube sensation

Dozens of people gathered in Sydney and Adelaide during January for four days of “untensive” play.

Check out the latest YouTube clip - Rod & Kieran's contact duet at the peformance/play night in Sydney:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgbmbqRFPyE

You can join Rod, Kieran and others in more play opportunities in April during the Northern Trek.

Following our Summer events ...

InterPlay co-founder, Phil Porter writes:

“To all our dear InterPlay friends in Australia,

Once again, it was a wonderful opportunity for me to be able to play with so many of you while I was in Australia in January. I celebrate the wisdom and depth of the Australian InterPlay community and we give great thanks to all of you who are organizing, playing and spreading the word about InterPlay in so many wonderful ways. In all three cities that I visited, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, it felt like such an honour to play with folks who know so much about what it means to bring body, mind, heart and soul together. What creativity and so much fun!

And about the same time that I was in Australia, Cynthia was in India with several members of the Australian InterPlay community. It is so exciting to see what is happening with InterPlay there and to collaborate with talented leaders from your country in that endeavour.

I shared with many of you that we have started a campaign called the Million Connections Campaign. We're hoping to create and "log in" a million InterPlay connections over the next three years. We have a special page on our website about the campaign and a place to record the connections you are making. We need the help of InterPlayers in Australia to meet our goal! We hope you will check out the page and enter some of the connections that you are making using InterPlay. It's a pretty easy process. With your help I'm sure we can rocket over the top of our goal.

http://www.interplay.org/MillionConnections.asp

Thanks again for being the wonderful people that you are!

Best, Phil”

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Looking forward to many opportunities for connecting with you throughout the year,

Anne Bailey
for Trish Watts & Rod Pattenden
Creative Directors,
InterPlay Australia, Inc.
www.interplayaus.com.au