Margi is an experienced facilitator and coach using an ecclectic approach which encompasses educational, therapeutic and creative arts frameworks. She runs workshops from her studio in the city at Metro Arts and in rural Pullenvale (outskirts of Brisbane) focusing on resilience in business and personal resilience. She creates specific programs with arts based organizations to enhance the workplace and personal lives of their employees. This year Margi will be conducting group therapy sessions for artists and organizations wanting to incorporate health making strategies. Ring 0410 515 637 or email 4change@iinet.net.au for more information and upcoming dates.
2012
Coach/Trainer: Summer Stomping Ground, Zen Zen Zo
Private acting workshops: 4change coaching, Metro Arts (phone 0410515637) ongoing
Supervisor/Team Building: Centacare, Fortitude Valley and Chermside
2011
Lecturer and Subject Co ordinator: Master of Counselling, Psychology and Counselling School, QUT, areas of interest: creative supervision; group work and group dynamics; therapist as self
Supervisor QUT Master of Clinical Psychology reflective teams using creative practices
Supervisor: Centacare, Fortitude Valley: monthly Team Building, on going Centacare; Chermside: monthly Team Building
Coach: 4change PlayPen series of acting classes
Conferences:
- Taos Institute and Houston Galverston Institute’s Play with Purpose, Mexico: relational practices; presentation of workshop with Saliha Bava and Sylvia London; presentation of performance "Home" co devised with Leah Mercer
- Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed, Chicago: facilitated a session incorporating her performance of HOME, an ethnographic study of Home and Creativity
2010
Lecturer and Subject Co ordinator: Master of Counselling, Psychology and Counselling School, QUT, areas of interest: creative supervision; group work and group dynamics; therapist as self
Conferences:
- ADSA (The Australasian Association for Theatre Drama and Performance Studies): Performative Paper called Stripping Bare the Ensemble
- Drama Queensland: An experiential workshop called Collaborative Practices
- ASPAH (Australian Society of Performing Arts Healthcare)" a Performative Paper called "A Mouthful of Pins: agency, resiliency, creativity"
Lecturer and Tutor of Performing Self, Creative Industries, QUT
Facilitator: Health and Theatre, Purnati Arts Centre, Bali
Centacare Leadership Intensive: Coran Cove, Queensland
Centacare Team Building, ongoing
Brisbane Caboolture Montessori School: Team Building
Centacare Branch Training: Brisbane
Supervision: for artists, Metro Arts
2009
Lecturer, Subject Co-Ordinator, Masters of Counselling, School of Psychology and Counselling, QUT
Master Teacher, Theatre and Healing Intensive Workshop, Punati Arts Centre, Bali
Lecturer/Tutor, Performance Studies, Creative Industries, QUT
Facilitator, ongoing process acting classes, Metro Arts, Brisbane
2008
Lecturer/Acting Tutor, Creative Industries, QUT
Acting For the Brave: acting workshops
Acting for Auditions, Metro Arts
Creative Arts Supervisor for Brisbane businesses and local government
2007
Lecturer/Acting Tutor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
Workshop Facilitator, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology
Workshop Facilitator developing resilience in artists, Business Arts Makers (BaM), Metro Arts
Brisbane Weekly Mindful Acting Classes, Metro Arts, Brisbane
Mindfulness, Resilience and the Artist: Intensive workshops in March, June, September, December
Presenter at National Symposium for Coaching: Australian Psychological Society, Gold Coast
Hostess for the Story Tent, Out of the Box Festival
Brisbane Workshop Intensives: 4change Pullenvale: 2006 and Beyond All The Heroes with in us Courage and our relationship to it Relationship and the joy of resilience
Acting for Resilience: series of workshops throughout the year, Metro Arts
Conference Workshop on self care for Drama Queensland, Brisbane
2003-2006
On Panel for Professional Development for Women, Brisbane
Conference Workshop on resilience for Drama Queensland
Brisbane Panel for the Arts and Business: Brisbane Arts Makers, Metro Arts
Resilience Workshops for Brisbane Arts Makers Program (on-going)
Resilience Workshops for Artists, Metro Arts (on-going)
Professional Development Workshop: Speech and Drama Association Qld
Professional Development Workshop: Brisbane Montessori School
Presentation at Acting Graduate Conference, Actors Equity, Queensland
Professional Development Workshop: Australian Psychological Society Coaching Interest Group
Bond Recruitment Workshops: Presentation Skills
2003-04
Tutor: Theatre Studies, Queensland University of Technology
Head Facilitator/Tutor: Short Acting Courses, Queensland University of Technology
Workshops in Drama Using Therapy, Metro Arts, Brisbane
Paper on Health and Art: Queensland Arts Council Conference
Tutor: Acting Intensive Course for Senior Students, Queensland University of Technology
Arts Program with Kids-out-of-Care, Catalyst, Pine Rivers
Arts Program with Kids-out-of-Care, Kyabra, Boystown
Facilitator: Arts Therapy, MIECAT Brisbane
1991-2002
Training Volunteers in Creative Arts for Zoe’s Place, Brisbane, for terminally ill children
Facilitator: creative arts for severely disabled: Halwyn House
Brisbane Facilitator: creative arts therapy: for Youth Nurses, Queensland Health in-service
Facilitator: creative arts and the young person: University of Melbourne
Teacher: drama and language: Brisbane Montessori School
Director: schools shows, Brisbane Montessori School;
1981-88
Drama Teacher: Masada College, Sydney
Mime Tutor: Riverina Trucking Company: Wagga Wagga
Mime and movement Tutor: N.S.W. Theatre of the Deaf
Mime and conditioning coach : Murray River Performing Group (MRPG)
Artistic Co-ordinator: South West Riverina, NSW: touring 5 one teacher Schools devising and directing
Drama and mime tutor: Theatre of the Deaf, Sydney
Mime tutor, devising works: Ensemble Studios, Sydney
1974-80
Drama tutor: Young Vic, London
Drama coach: Youth Theatre of Harlem, NYC
Drama Coach: Head Facilitator/ tutor of Junior School, Ensemble Studios,
Sydney Drama Coach: Neutral Bay Community Centre: Sydney
Drama, English, History Teacher: Yeoval Central School, NSW
Drama, English, History Teacher: Greystanes School, NSW