about me...
Bronwyn Preece’s passion for creative expression led her towards both physical theatre and writing.
In 1999, Bronwyn began studying Action Theater™, taking her first workshop with master improviser Ruth Zaporah. She continued to study with
Zaporah, and became Canada’s first Certified Action Theater™ Teacher in 2006. Since this time, Bronwyn has been offering classes and workshops for
both adults and children; the able-bodied and the physically-challenged.
In the process of completing a BFA in Applied Theatre at the University of Victoria, Bronwyn is melding her interest in personal reflection,
ecological and social action with that of engaged dramatic discourse. Applying techniques learned from her work with Deep Ecologist Joanna Macy,
her work in Action Theater™ and approaches learned from drama-in-education pioneers Dorothy Heathcote, Jonothan Neelands and Warwick Dobson
Bronwyn is generating her own approaches to the exploration of social issues using drama and embodied improvisation as a means of reconnecting to our
global home: Earth.
She calls this avenue of work EarthBODYment.
Artful communication is also evident in Bronwyn’s use of the written word.
Having a daughter sparked a shift towards writing for children. The Gulf Islands Alphabet (September 1, 2010) is being published by Simply Read
Books and she has an upcoming article (2011) in The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy.
Creating outlets for meaningful social dialogue also led Bronwyn to 6 consecutive years (’02-’08) in local politics as an elected member with the
Islands Trust: the municipal-level government for the Gulf Islands region of British Columbia, Canada: North America's first government working
under an environmental mandate.
Bronwyn is based out of Victoria, BC and her off-the-grid homestead on Lasqueti Island, BC, Canada.
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Bronwyn with Joanna Macy, 2010 Bronwyn with Dorothy Heathcote, 2009 Bronwyn with Ruth Zaporah, 2009
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Bronwyn with Peter O'Connor, 2010
