2019 AINx Talks - Ed Reggi: Your Race, Religion, and Sexual Orientation: AI for Sensitivity Training
Channel: Applied Improvisation Network
Date: 2019-12-20

Ed Reggi and the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in Saint Louis, Missouri are guiding small groups on how to step into discomfort regarding issues hardly discussed in the workplace or community. COCA biz provides immersive arts-based training, programming, and consulting for business professionals. Acting with Awareness (AWA) allows participants to explore gender, race, sexual orientation, religious, political views, and other identities employing theater. Through a series of activities based on the work of Viola Spolin, Augusto Boal, and Michael Rohd, participants use stories of vulnerability to build courageous conversations. AWA has earned positive support from corporate and community organizations. Reggi shares what he has learned and his observations while developing this unique theatrical approach to sensitivity training.