orensanz summer museum ACTIVITIES

August 29th - 30th - 2pm to 6pmPERFORMANCE-WORKSHOP

Theatre of the Oppressed

TIMETABLE:
2-2:45pm Introduction to Theater of the Oppressed:
cooperation-building workshop

3-3:45pm Introduction to Theater of the Oppressed:
cooperation-building workshop

4-5pm Performance of Forum Theater:
problem posing interactive theater 1

5-6pm Performance of Forum Theater:
problem posing interactive theater 2

Theatre of the Oppressed, founded in 1971 in Brazil, under the very young form of Newspaper Theatre, with the specific goal of dealing with local problems – soon, it was used all over the country. Forum Theatre came into being in Peru, in 1973, as part of a Literacy Program; we thought it would be good only for South America– now it is practiced in more than 70 countries. Growing up, TO developed Invisible Theatre in Argentina, as political activity, and Image Theatre to establish dialogue among Indigenous Nations and Spanish descendants, in Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico... Now these forms are being used in all kinds of dialogues.

In Europe, it too expanded and the Rainbow of Desire came into being –first to understand psychological problems, later even to create characters in any play. Back in Brazil, the Legislative Theatre was born to help the Desire of the population to become Law – which it did at least 13 times. Right now, the Subjunctive Theatre is coming slowly into being.