What if the moment you finally laugh at something that once broke you is actually proof that healing has already arrived? That's the quiet power at the center of this conversation between Dr. Sandra Dreisbach and Barbara Ann Michaels — performance artist, interfaith minister, and the self-described Jester of the Peace. Barbara has spent decades using humor not as a distraction from pain but as a precise instrument for releasing it. She founded Humorville, an immersive pop-up

Read the article in City Voices here: https://cityvoicesonline.org/humorville-a-collective-journey-into-joy/

I’m honored to be shortlisted by the World Experience Organization as Experientialist of the Year. I have so much respect and share much camaraderie with the members of the WXO. This community deeply values creating good work, those great experiences that are memorable, that can change a person, that bring delight, connection and more. HumorVille is a 200 square foot storefront in Brooklyn, NY, that brings people closer to themselves and each other through meaningful fun. I’s