I love this photo from one of the first workshops in Mongolia - women’s rights activists sharing their name gestures.
American Samoa Community College 2020
UPCOMING EVENTS
I've seen people disarmed by the beauty of their own and their colleagues' creations. Once you’ve shared your truth, the journey ahead - in and out of the workspace - begins to transform.
— Shebana Coelho
one on one sessions, groups, organizations
Tailored Workshops
Contact me about topics that matter to your organization and let me share with you some ideas to transform it into a guided nurturing experience - playful ~ respectful ~ profound ~ connective
I've created and facilitated tailored workshops in American Samoa, Palestine, Mongolia and Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico for a diversity of populations such as family care providers, non-profits, women's rights activists, and young theater makers.
Performance+Workshop
My solo plays weave storytelling and dance and explore issues like colonization, racism, immigration in a way that is personal, lyrical and relatable. I often present them with creativity workshops so that my story inspires yours, and so we begin to excavate - through images, senses, words, movement - the impact of oppression, dominant culture, authority on our body, spirit, imagination. I believe such experiences nurture harmony and grow community.
scenes
play and sharing with women's activists in Mongolia ~ the sound of women's voices in Zuni pubelo - young theater makers in Palestine - metaphor and medicine in American Samoa workshops with family caregivers
American Samoa 2020
American Samoa 2020
Zuni pubelo, 2018
Palestine 2014
Palestine 2014
American Samoa
For two years, I've gone to American Samoa as part of a medical team from the University of Hawaii for PROJECT: TAUSI FEAGAIGA (COVENANT KEEPER) - training for family caregivers. here, the creativity workshops nurtured self expression and community healing. In other workshops with students of American Samoa community college, we explored impact of colonization on the body imagination
writing selections
AMERICAN SAMOA: family caregivers share who they are and the challenges and gifts of what they do
ZUNI PUEBLO: reflections on rootedeness, speaking English & re-imagining Spanish colonizers.
What People Are Saying
I’m so proud to have witnessed our group of caregivers create such poignant and beautiful work under your loving facilitation and inspiration. Thank you for your spirit.
- Dr. Bradley Chun, Hawaii
Shebana worked with the caregivers to bring forth their voices. Her workshop was so well received that I…feel it needs to be an integral part of every caregiver training.
— Dr. Ritabelle Fernandes, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii.
“Shebana's sessions were very impactful with the caregivers and staff. You can tell it was therapeutic to have the caregivers open up. She has a great ability to connect with others across cultures. ”
— Dr. Curtis Toma, Hawaii
Palestine
a grant from CEC Artslink funded this collaboration with Ashtar Theater in Ramallah to facilitate workshops with young theater makers using land as metaphor, theme, catalyst.
Selections from the work created in our workshops was published in Sukoon magazine
Thank you, Shebana, for your work and your unique powerful insightful expression of the world and willingness to share it.
— - Nancy E. Allen BSN, RNC,CMC-CEO, Solutions for Care, Inc.
Your Voice as Catalyst, offer what you can, starts April 27