The Stillness Room is a coming together to experience the transformative qualities of stillness, silence and quiet connection, facilitated by Necessary Angel Theatre Company Artistic Director Alan Dilworth.
- Wear comfortable clothing
- No experience with mindfulness or meditation is necessary.
- Welcome to all
- We will talk briefly and then sit together in silence and stillness for 15 minutes.
- We will have three sessions at 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.
The Stillness Room was founded in 2016 by Toronto theatre director, writer and teacher Alan Dilworth. A long-time meditation practitioner, Dilworth started The Stillness Room as a health and wellness offering for artists and theatre workers. The program was piloted at Soulpepper Theatre Company where it ran for two years and was then implemented at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Run time: 15-mins per session, three sessions: 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm.
“Sitting still, is a way of falling in love with the world and everything in it.”
— Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillness
About the Artist
Alan Dilworth is an award-winning theatre director, playwright and teacher. He has worked across Canada, in the United States and Europe. He was appointed Artistic Director of Necessary Angel Theatre Company in June 2019, assuming active leadership in September. Previous leadership includes the co-founding and co-artistic directorship of the award-winning Belltower Theatre (1999–2008) and Sheep No Wool (2009–2016).
In 2018, Alan was named Acting Artistic Director at Soulpepper Theatre Company. He met the challenge of keeping the theatre open during a period of crisis, and maintaining the confidence of artists, audiences and supporters. He delivered its scheduled programming; but also curated, and began to deliver 17 subsequent months of work. Notable works programmed by Alan include: Idomeneus, The Royale, Almighty Voice And His Wife, The Brothers Size, Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape (with Obsidian Theatre), and A Streetcar Named Desire, programmed for, and directed by Soulpepper Artistic Director Weyni Mengesha.
Alan has taught and mentored at schools and theatres across Canada. Alan has an MFA in Directing (York U), a BEd (York U), a BA in International Relations (UBC).
