Indonesian artist and storyteller Agus Nur Amal grounds his practice in local oral traditions, crafting scenes and characters from everyday objects. Through the TV Eng Ong project—an improvised "television broadcast" framed in cardboard—Agus brought listening and comfort to children and families sheltering after the 2004 tsunami. His work shows how storytelling, including of difficult experiences, serves as a means of processing and care for both listener and teller. This workshop builds on that powerful, simple gesture: turning a box into a theatre and lived experience into narrative and image. Across four sessions, participants will explore the exhibition, select and develop a personal, family, or community story, and construct a paper box-theatre to tell it. Prior registration required via link from 19/08 at 10h through 28/08 at 18h, or until 20 places fill. Recommended for ages 16+. Free admission. Pina Contemporânea's workshop programme operates as an educational initiative creating space for public experimentation, dialogue, socialisation and experience-sharing. Dates: 02, 09, 16 and 23 September Hours: Wednesdays 15h30–17h30 Venue: Ateliê Pinacoteca Contemporânea Avenida Tiradentes, 273 Facilitator: Andi Rubinstein has worked with stories and imagination as tools for human transformation for more than 25 years. She holds a master's degree in performing arts and puppet theatre from the USA and trained in oral storytelling traditions with master teachers from Brazil, Africa, the USA, Canada and England. She creates original and commissioned performances for institutions, individuals and companies, having performed across Russia, Serbia, Canada and Argentina and won multiple awards. She taught narrative courses at Rudolf Steiner Pedagogy College and translated Agus Nur Amal's workshops and presentations during his Brazil visit this year.
