{"id":88,"date":"2024-01-27T22:22:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T22:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-06-21T11:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T09:42:40","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/pl\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"O nas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/happy3-scaled.jpeg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0vw||209px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||-3px|262px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|60px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|60px|true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|40px|true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|30px|30px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;53c7a045-60db-4505-9989-9f90b73a5036&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; min_height=&#8221;81.4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">About Us<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;none&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_tabs active_tab_background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; inactive_tab_background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; active_tab_text_color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||30px||&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0) !important;||  border: none;||  background:none;&#8221; custom_css_tabs_controls=&#8221;  background:none;&#8221; custom_css_tab=&#8221;  border: none;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;History&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; tab_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; background_enable_pattern_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_pattern_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/playbackcentre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Logo_CPT-New-04-2048x2048-1-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Logo_CPT-New-04-2048x2048\" class=\"wp-image-224 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Playback Theatre originated in 1975, founded by Jonathan Fox and Jo Salas in New York. It was born out of the desire to create a form of theater that directly engages with the experiences of its audience members. The concept is simple yet powerful: audience members share personal stories or experiences, and actors then spontaneously reenact these stories on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Starting as a small experimental actor&#8217;s group, playback theater has evolved into an international network, uniting schools, theaters, and practitioners from different countries and continents. Now, almost 50 years since its inception, playback theater is represented in over 60 countries worldwide and continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Today, it is not only a form of entertainment but also a tool for healing, empathy-building, and personal growth, used in a variety of settings including education, social research, healing, business, and social change initiatives. Annual conferences, camps, and seminars bring people from around the world together, creating a space for sharing personal stories and experiences. By integrating these, we subtly change the world for the better.<\/p>\n<p>As a worldwide movement and a form of social activism and community building, playback theatre carries the ideas of development and strengthening of humanity, social justice and inclusion, the balance of coexistence of different people, ideas, cultures, values, and the freedom to be human.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Playback in Baltic&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; tab_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BPTPS-logo1-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"BPTPS logo(1)\" class=\"wp-image-218 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Playback in the Baltic States emerged in the 2010s. First in Estonia, then in Latvia and Lithuania. It has been almost 15 years since Baltic playback acquired its cultural and social characteristics, a style that we convey in our training programs. The Baltic School of Playback Theater and Psychodrama offers training programs for playback theater actors, master classes, organizes seminars and conferences on relevant social and cultural topics, erasing tension between different communities and groups.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic region countries, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are undergoing complex processes of forming a unified political nation after the Soviet occupation. Over time the Baltic region countries have been developing their unique identity, striving to strengthen democracy, and integrating into the European Union. These countries are characterized by multilingualism and a bi-communal structure, where Russian-speaking citizens reside alongside the indigenous population. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated the violation of human rights, increasing the need for people to be heard and feel like a significant part of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic Playback Theater School serve as a platform for uniting practitioners, strengthening the quality of education, and making Playback Theater more accessible to various groups, including refugees, by integrating them into the region&#8217;s socio-cultural environment.<\/p>\n<p>The Baltic Playback School contributes to strengthening the cultural identity of each country. Playback Theater, as a method of socio-cultural transformation, can facilitate integration, support people in challenging historical, political, economic, and cultural processes, and create a soft, respectful space for the unity and coexistence of people from different cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Playback Theater serves as a useful method for transforming social processes. The goal of establishing an official Playback Theater school in the Baltic region is to create a space where people have the opportunity to realize their creative potential, develop active citizenship, participate in community strengthening processes, and contribute to finding solutions to society&#8217;s social problems.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Our Trainers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;justify&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; tab_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>TT\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; height: 475px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-style: none; border: none;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; min-width: 20%; border-style: none; height: auto;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Marija-Bambulaka-300x300.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"Marija Bambulaka\" class=\"wp-image-316 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; border-style: none; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Marija Bambulaka (Latvia).<\/strong> Leader and Founder of the BPTPS, Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer, Playback Theatre practitioner (2018), Dr.psych. (2014) Psychodramatherapist (2013, children PD 2016). Marija has extensive experience in leading psychodrama groups with adults, teenagers, and children, as well as facilitating psychodrama workshops on different topics. She has also worked as a lecturer in several major Latvian universities. Since 2013, Marija has been running a private psychotherapy practice. She is a certified psychologist and supervisor in the field of counseling psychology.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; min-width: 20%; height: auto;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/endel.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"endel\" class=\"wp-image-315 alignnone size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/endel.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/endel-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/endel-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Endel Hango (Estonia)<\/strong> is an Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer, Psychodrama TEP, Founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaansus.ee\/\">Tartu Theatre of Spontaneity.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; min-width: 20%; height: auto;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/elena-kalashnikova-300x300.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"elena kalashnikova\" class=\"wp-image-313 alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80%; 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text-align: justify;\"><strong>Jelena Pankova (Latvia)<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; one of the first to bring playback theatre to Latvia in 2013, and a certified Playback Practitioner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/beata-berzina-300x300.jpg\" width=\"153\" height=\"153\" alt=\"beata berzina\" class=\"wp-image-518 alignnone size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/beata-berzina-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/beata-berzina-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/beata-berzina-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/beata-berzina-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/bptps.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/beata-berzina.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.8497%; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Beata Berzina (Latvia)<\/strong> &#8211; 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