Embodied Story – Creative Writing & Movement

Step into a transformative creative experience where words meet movement, and stories come alive through the body.

Storyteller and editor Nathan Scolaro and dancer, photographer and urban farmer Gregory Lorenzutti (2026 UMSU Artist in Residence) combine their expertise in creative writing, movement, and embodied practice to offer a unique workshop that awakens imagination, deepens self-awareness, and unlocks new forms of expression.

Embodied Story invites you to explore the narratives that shape your life—not only those you can tell, but also those held within your body. Through a rich blend of guided writing, free-flow journaling, movement explorations, and playful improvisation, you'll uncover memories, ignite creativity, and discover fresh perspectives.

This is a space to pause, reflect, move, and reconnect. Together, we'll journey between the quiet, introspective landscapes within and the vibrant, expressive possibilities beyond. We'll revisit stories from our past, embrace the realities of our present, and begin writing—and embodying—the stories we want to live in the future. 

 

Dates: Mon 31 Aug & 7 Sep
Times: 1:30 – 3pm
Venue: Rehearsal Room, Level 3, Arts & Cultural Building (bldg. 159), Parkville Campus

 

FIND OUT MORE

 

About the Facilitators

Andrew Sutherland (he/they/she) is a theatre practitioner whose body of practice hails from between Boorloo/Perth and Singapore, currently based on the unceded lands of the Kulin nation in Naarm. He is currently a PhD candidate and lecturer at the Victorian College of the Arts. Recent directing credits include The Crises Unending (Victorian College of the Arts 2025), Unnatural (The Blue Room Theatre 2024) and Democracy Repair Services (The Blue Room Theatre 2023). 

 

Nathan Scolaro is a writer and editor specialising in stories of social and environmental change. He is interested in the intersection of storytelling and systems change, and how powerful narratives can inspire action. After 10 years as editor of Dumbo Feather, he now works as a freelance writer and editor for a range of not-for-profit organisations and purpose-driven publications. Nathan is currently the editor of Renew Magazine and Voice for Down Syndrome Australia.