PLAYBACK THEATRE WORKSHOP ~ Expressive Performing Art: Meeting You and Me in Our Stories

3-day immersive journey into Playback Theatre — designed to help participants explore authentic connection through personal stories, movement, and shared presence.

Rather than acting or scripted performance, this course emphasizes spontaneity, deep listening, emotional safety, and creative group processes. In a warm and inclusive space, participants will engage in dynamic, body-based, and reflective practices that foster both personal expression and meaningful group connection.

Date:  Oct 18th -20th

Time : 10.00am - 5.00pm

Age: 18yo and above

Venue: Level 3, Studio,  klpac

Class Size (min / max):  Max: 21

Course Fee: RM800

PROMOTION: i.) Early bird RM630 (Ends by Oct 1)

                        ii.) Group of 3+ or
                             RSPT/ TASA Returning Participant:
                             RM 550 per participant
Inquiry: 012 678 0676 / 017 342 0178
RSPT FB: Rasa Sayang Playback Theatre

Through a carefully guided flow of expressive activities and structured storytelling forms, participants will:

• Cultivate presence, confidence, and authentic communication
• Practice deep, empathetic listening in pairs and small groups
• Explore their personal stories through sound, gesture, movement, and words
• Reconnect with their identity, roots, and life experiences
• Discover how spontaneous co-creation can support emotional expression and social belonging
• Learn and enjoy the fundamental practices of playback theatre

This course is especially suitable for:

• Educators, facilitators, NGO staff, and youth workers, social workers
• Artists, community builders, and caregivers
• Anyone curious about personal growth through creative expression

No acting or performance experience is needed.

All participants are welcome — just bring an open heart and a willingness to explore.

Activities include:

• Grounding movement and group warm-ups
• Interactive storytelling and reflective games
• Body-based expression
• Small group sharing and listening circles
• Guided story-sharing in a safe and supportive setting

Come meet yourself — and others — in a space where every voice is honoured and every story matters.

About Trainer:  Fhabi Fajardo

Fhabi Fajardo is a passionate educator, facilitator, and artist from the Philippines with over 25 years of experience in expressive storytelling and creative community work.

She is the director of Philippine Playback Theatre and Dulambuhay where she and her team use story-based approaches to support:

• High school students in developing values
• Voters’ education and non-formal learning for adults
• Communities affected by disasters 
• Victims of political violence and enforced disappearances
• Social justice and trauma healing efforts

Fhabi studied Creative Writing and Cultural Work at the University of the Philippines (Diliman), and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Transformational Development at Eastern College in Australia.

During her studies, she conceived the idea of “Expressive Theology” — an innovative framework that integrates theology with the expressive arts, notably utilizing playback theatre in storytelling and movement.

For over 25 years, she served with the Institute for Studies in Asian Church and Culture (ISACC) and now contributes as their media consultant and program director.

She was also the first Filipino to join the Leadership Course at the Centre for Playback Theatre in New York, where she trained under the founders of the practice: Jonathan Fox, Kayo Munakata, and Veronica Needa.

Fhabi brings warmth, creativity, and deep insight into every space she holds — helping people find their voice, heal through stories, and connect with each other authentically.

(Most recent performance: https://www.facebook.com/share/17BgqeSmLU/ done in partnership with the University of the Philippines in Diliman and the Department of Art Studies)

About Rasa Sayang Playback Theatre:

In 2016, Lifeline invited Dr. Leong Chui Mui to hold an expressive art therapy course - Playback Theatre Workshop. Later, the students formed the Rasa Sayang Playback Theatre, determined to promote Playback Theatre in Malaysia. In the nine years since its establishment, Rasa Sayang Playback Theatre Company has provided voluntary performances in various venues. The troupe re-creates life experiences through improvisation and empathy to convey positive energy, companionship and understanding to society.

Rasa Sayang has been invited to Guanyinting Buddhist Association, Black Box of New Era College, Wenxin Garden, Hope Valley Leprosy Hospital, Hoeh Beng Temple, Inner Peace Centre, Online Presentations to overseas parents and youth and local audience, Ciai Welfare Center Nursing Home and other institutions or workshops Various occasions with the performance.