Inside Out: Expression through Movement & Theatre by Preeti Agarwal Mehta

About the Workshop

Inside Out: Expression Through Theatre & Movement is a deeply experiential, playful, movement-based workshop designed to help participants explore emotions, identity, and self-expression through movement, voice, and theatre.

It’s about feeling honestly.

Listening to the body.

Letting expression move from inside to outside.

You need zero dance or acting experience.

Just curiosity.

Through theatre tools, somatic awareness, improvisation, and guided reflection, participants are invited to explore how emotions live in the body, and how shifting posture, breath, voice, and movement can transform inner experience.

The workshop unfolds in play mode, creating a safe, non-judgmental space where curiosity leads and perfection is not required.

What to Expect in Inside Out (Brief Flow)

 1. Grounding & Arrival

Gentle movement-based arrival to check in with the body, breath, emotions, and the shared space.

2. Creating Safety & Play

Ice-breakers and theatre principles that invite openness, trust, and a playful “yes-and” mindset.

3. Physical & Vocal Awakening

Simple body, breath, and voice practices to loosen tension and access different movement qualities.

4. Emotions in Motion

Exploring how emotions live in the body and how shifts in posture, gesture, and voice create inner change.

5. Identity & Expression

Theatre-led explorations of self, contrast, and aspiration through movement and improvisation.

6.Personal Expression Creation

Small-group or partner work to express inner truths, strengths, or personal transformations.

7. Reflection & Integration

Sharing insights, grounding through breathwork, and closing the experience with clarity and release.

About the Facilitator — Preeti Agarwal Mehta

Preeti Agarwal Mehta is an Actor, Performer, Trainer, Counselling Psychologist, Compere, and Educator.

She is also a mother to a son studying at Oxford University.

Her acting work includes:

• Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri

• Ghoomer by R. Balki

• Murder Mubarak (Netflix)

• TVF’s Aspirants

• Multiple short films, stage productions, and digital campaigns

She has worked with iconic directors like MK Raina and Avijit Dutt, and her latest play Shadowed received exceptional reviews.

Preeti is deeply passionate about building authentic, emotionally safe spaces for self-discovery, expression, and human connection.

Her facilitation blends:

• Improv theatre

• Somatic movement

• Mindfulness

• Psychodrama

• Dance & expressive arts therapy

She has facilitated programs with IGNCA, Prime Minister’s Museum, Kunj (Ministry of Textiles), and numerous NGOs and community organizations across India and London, where she lived for almost a decade.

She is also the Founding Ideator of Kitaabo — Children’s Literature Festival, Jodhpur.

Warm, intuitive, and deeply perceptive — Preeti brings presence, play, and psychological depth into every group she leads.

📌 FAQs

1. Do I need dance or theatre experience?

Not at all! This workshop is designed for absolute beginners.

2. Is this emotional or heavy?

It’s a mix — playful, light, creative, expressive — with gentle reflective moments.

3. Will I be put on the spot?

Never without consent. Preeti creates a safe, permission-based space.

4. Is there physical contact?

Only if you’re comfortable. Every exercise allows verbal or non-verbal opt-outs.

5. Will the activities be the same every time?

No — Preeti adapts based on the group’s energy and may add or modify exercises even if you attend the same workshop again.

6. What should I wear?

Comfortable clothing you can stretch and move in.

7. Can introverts join?

Absolutely. Many introverts find embodied work deeply freeing.