PUBLIC SPEAKING AND WORKSHOPS
Peter Andrew Danzig (They/Them), LSW, MSS, MA has been pubic speaking since high school, often collaborating with local arts, civic, and mental health organizations to support and discuss the marginalization of queer people and creatives. His work is described as "energetic, glowingly invigorating and positive" when running workshops or consulting. Peter's passion is asking us all to think about our negative self-talk and to ask us, where it comes from, how it manifests and what we wish we could express without fear. Peter's work is about the consistent efforts to realize authenticity and growth. You'll often hear him say "it takes a village to raise a Unicorn", meaning that we are all unique but are the composites of a lifetime of interactions, attachments, and often pain and hardship. His background in the arts, both as an artist and professor, further contributes to then ways in which he hopes to inspire, support, and uplift his clients.
Some workshops Peter has recently created are:
Peter Andrew Danzig (They/Them), LSW, MSS, MA has been pubic speaking since high school, often collaborating with local arts, civic, and mental health organizations to support and discuss the marginalization of queer people and creatives. His work is described as "energetic, glowingly invigorating and positive" when running workshops or consulting. Peter's passion is asking us all to think about our negative self-talk and to ask us, where it comes from, how it manifests and what we wish we could express without fear. Peter's work is about the consistent efforts to realize authenticity and growth. You'll often hear him say "it takes a village to raise a Unicorn", meaning that we are all unique but are the composites of a lifetime of interactions, attachments, and often pain and hardship. His background in the arts, both as an artist and professor, further contributes to then ways in which he hopes to inspire, support, and uplift his clients.
Some workshops Peter has recently created are:
- Trauma Informed Care for Professional Artists: A BioPsychoSocial Perspective.- a workshop describing the effects of trauma and rejection on artists, their process, and their mental health.
- Adult Play & Nostalgia: A link to our Inner Child- a workshop exploring the ways in which toys, images, and items from our past give light to the unexpressed creative in all of us.
- Toxic Masculinity: Who's it For?- a worskhop exploring the ways in which toxic masculinity impacts our thoughts, actions, feelings, and gender identity.
- The Body Aesthetic- Philadelphia's first city-wide art narrative exploring body image, dysmorphia, and wellness through expressive arts.
Featured Podcast Interviews
OP-EDS AND CONFERENCES
- National Association of Social Workers PA Conference. “Trauma Informed Care for Professional Artists: A BioPsychoSocial Perspective.” Presenter. September 2020.
- William Way Annual Juried Exhibition Finalist and Discussion Panelist. Color Photograph Submission, “Sparkles, a Human, and a Harness.” Photo project discussing participant’s struggles through gender identity and expression within the genderqueer experience. November 2019-December 2019.
- Theatre Philadelphia. “Discussions of Excellence in Arts Adjudication.” Panel Participant. August 2017.
PANELS AND ADVOCACY PROJECTS ORGANIZED
The Body Aesthetic 2019
- Curation and panel discussion on Body Dysmorphia and Dysphoria in Philadelphia’s helping professionals. Organized through Theatrical Trainer and Unite Fitness, December 2019.
The Body Aesthetic Project
- Curation and panel discussion on Body Dysmorphia and Dysphoria in Philadelphia’s arts community. Organized by Theatrical Trainer and hosted by Plays & Players Theater. October 2017.
Commercial Work: A Panel Discussion with the Industry
- Moderated and project managed a professional development seminar with SAG-AFTRA to discuss audition technique, professionalism and diplomacy in the audition process and self-management (acting).
- Procured Heery Casting, Get-Kinetic, Red Tettemer and VoiceBox Voiceover for panel discussion.
- The event was the largest attended event in the SAG-AFTRA Philadelphia history of development events and was planned and organized in conjunction with the local chapter of Actors Equity. December 2015.
Poetry Out Loud, Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Judge and Panelist
- Panelist and judge for both the Poetry Out Loud
- competition and the Scholastic Inc. Art Panel.
- Judged a curated public showing of the work and a panel discussion. September 2014-September 2016.
POPULAR PUBLICATIONS and ANTHOLOGIES
- “How to Understand the Type of Loss We’re All Feeling During this Pandemic.” Author, Philadelphia Gay News, April 2020.
- “The Emotional Impacts of Social Distancing.” Author, Philadelphia Gay News, March 2020.
- “What this Photo Project Taught Me About Body Positivity”. TheMighty.com. Featured Author, November 2019.
- “Social Work, Trauma, and the Arts”. Contributing Writer. “Adult Play and Trauma.” Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work, August 2019.
- “Finding Balance in a World of Creativity and Destruction”. Philly Life and Culture, July 2019.
- “Staging Yourself for Success: Exercise Science and the Performing Arts”. PhillyFit Magazine, December 2016
- “Running Away to Join the Circus”. American Theatre Magazine, December 2016
The Body Aesthetic Project
The Body Aesthetic Project is a social commentary photo project produced by Peter A. Danzig, LSW, M.S.S., M.A., CPT and Founder of Theatrical Trainer. The Body Aesthetic is Philadelphia’s first city-wide art narrative exploring body image, dysmorphia and dysphoria within various occupational populations in the city.
Debuting in October, 2017, The Body Aesthetic Project focused on artists in Philadelphia struggling with Body Image. With over 100 participants, the project was able to distill the hardships and celebrations creative types face in relation to their bodies. “Having input from people in the Philadelphia community is an integral part of the Body Aesthetic development process. We want to create a piece that is universal yet personal and, in order to do that, we need to hear about experiences that go beyond those of the artists creating the piece.” states Theatrical Trainer founder, Peter Andrew Danzig.
Debuting in October, 2017, The Body Aesthetic Project focused on artists in Philadelphia struggling with Body Image. With over 100 participants, the project was able to distill the hardships and celebrations creative types face in relation to their bodies. “Having input from people in the Philadelphia community is an integral part of the Body Aesthetic development process. We want to create a piece that is universal yet personal and, in order to do that, we need to hear about experiences that go beyond those of the artists creating the piece.” states Theatrical Trainer founder, Peter Andrew Danzig.