The Clinic and my Journey

For over twenty years, I’ve worked as a director and writer in theatre and film, crafting stories, shaping performances, and exploring the depth of human expression. My artistic journey has taken me across borders, genres, cinemas and stages, but one principle has remained constant: drama is not just for the stage or screen. It’s a living language, one that belongs to everyone.

 

Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of teaching, mentoring, and coaching actors, writers, directors, and artists. But over time, I began to feel a growing discomfort with how the tools of drama were confined to professional spaces. It was as if we were saying swimming is only for Olympians, or that yoga should remain in temples. Drama, with all its expressive, emotional, and transformative power, was being held back from those who could benefit from it most: everyday people seeking to learn, to heal, or to find their voice.

 

So I began to shift my approach. In parallel to my own artistic career, I committed myself to developing methods that would democratise the tools of drama-making methods that could be used in classrooms, therapy rooms, refugee shelters, language courses, companies and community centres.

 

It began with Drama Lingua, a method that merges theatre and language learning. Using improvisation, embodiment, and storytelling, I helped learners not only understand German, Arabic, or English, but inhabit them. This method brought language alive, transforming dry grammar into lived experience, and turning fear of mistakes into joyful play.

 

From there, I deepened my exploration into Drama and Voice Therapy, blending my artistic background with therapeutic principles. Voice, for me, is not only a medium of communication, it’s a vessel of identity, memory, and healing. I developed sessions where participants could reconnect with their bodies and breath, release trauma, and reclaim narratives that were once silenced.

 

At the heart of all this lies Storytelling, not just as performance, but as a tool of empowerment. I’ve used storytelling in integration work, in education, in trauma recovery, and in leadership coaching. Whether it’s helping a young refugee share their journey, or supporting a teacher to craft a powerful message, storytelling becomes a bridge between experience and understanding, between isolation and connection.

 

These methods are not separate from my work as a director and writer, they are rooted in the same philosophy: that creativity is a fundamental human right. That stories are not only meant to entertain, but to liberate, to teach, and to heal. And that drama, in all its forms, can be a tool for transformation, whether you're on stage or simply finding your place in the world.