Emmy-award winning writer, a performer, and a Theater of the Oppressed trainer, Kayhan Irani will be presenting a workshop called There is a Portal: Micro Gestures Toward Possibility.

"We are each accompanied by a constellation of artifacts (image, sound, sensation) that are gifts from our ancestors, our teachers, our cultural guides and mentors. These artifacts are sources of power that signal to us despite being buried, disregarded, or erased in the process of assimilation and submission to systems of domination. Through There is a Portal's performance as pedagogy, we will use memory, story, movement, and imagination to connect to these sources of power, cultural resilience, and smarts and reclaim our innate healing potential through fracture. Please bring a journal or materials to doodle/write in and wear comfortable clothing." - Kayhan Irani