2009 Programs
2009 Programs
Robbie McCauley
Award-winning actress Robbie McCauley returns to the Brecht Forum to lead
a series of workshops called "Diabetic Dramas" based on subject matter
from her performance piece, Sugar, which...
The American Dream
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher
In the context of economic collapse, regime change in the US, the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other political and social factors in play, this Forum Theater workshop will focus on the...
Robbie McCauley
Award-winning actress Robbie McCauley returns to the Brecht Forum to lead
a series of workshops called "Diabetic Dramas" based on subject matter
from her performance piece, Sugar, which...
Facilitated by Kira-Laura Ferrand
Our inability to adapt to stress causes hypertension, ulcers, gastric disorders, sleep and sexual dysfunction, anxiety, and both endocrine and general central nervous system overload.
Heal the Healer is...
A Workshop for People of Color
Facilitated by Gail Burton & Kayhan Irani
Cop-in-the-Head is a collection of Theater of the Oppressed techniques that uses games and exercises to recognize and confront internalized forms of oppression. This workshop will allow people of color to hear...
A Workshop in Healing through Storytelling
Facilitated by Potri Ranka Manis
Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
A practical workshop combining the Paulo Freire methodology and storytelling to look at how people are stereotyped, how such...
***POSTPONED***
Robbie McCauley
Award-winning actress Robbie McCauley returns to the Brecht Forum to lead
a series of workshops called "Diabetic Dramas" based on subject matter
from her performance piece, Sugar, which...
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher & Others TBA
Rainbow of Desire, an Image Theater technique, is a technique similar to Cop-in-the-Head. Where Cop uses games and exercises to recognize and confront internalized forms of oppression, Rainbow of Desire deals...
A Workshop Series for People of Color
Facilitated by Gail Burton & Kayhan Irani
Building on the explorations of the Cop-in-the-Head workshop on Internalized Racism in February 2009, we have started a new series for people of color to examine internalized racism using the tools from the...
Facilitators TBA
Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cop-in-the-Head is a collection of Theater of the Oppressed techniques that uses games and exercises to recognize and confront...
Robbie McCauley
Saturday, April 25
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Confronting Diabetes through Drama
Robbie McCauley
Calling actors, activists,...
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Carmelina Cartei, Kate Cavanagh, Sally Hyppolite, Esperanza Martell, Julie Novas & Others TBA
This is an introductory hands-on workshop in the use of popular education concepts and techniques based on the complementary approaches to Education for Liberation developed by two Brazilian cultural activists...
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Carmelina Cartei, Kate Cavanagh, Sally Hyppolite, Esperanza Martell, Julie Novas & Others TBA
This is an introductory hands-on workshop in the use of popular education concepts and techniques based on the complementary approaches to Education for Liberation developed by two Brazilian cultural activists...
Facilitated by Julian Boal & Members of the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Saturday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Monday evening: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (performance/demonstration at The Riverside Church)
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Facilitated by Julian Boal & Members of the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Tuesday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Thursday evening: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (performance/demonstration)
Rainbow of Desire is...
A Workshop Series for People of Color
Facilitated by Gail Burton & Kayhan Irani
Building on the explorations of the Cop-in-the-Head workshop on Internalized Racism in February 2009, we have started a new series for people of color to examine internalized racism using the tools from the...
A Workshop for LGBT People
Facilitated by Gail A. Burton
Expanding from our series on Internalized Racism, in February through May 2009, we have started a new series for LGBT people to examine internalized homophobia using tools from the Theater of the Oppressed...
A Workshop for LGBT People
Facilitated by Ellen Baxt & Gail A. Burton
Saturday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Following the workshop session on Saturday come to a special Pride Mixer at 6:00 pm, sponsored by members of the Theater of the...
A Workshop for LGBT People
Facilitated by Ellen Baxt & Gail A. Burton
Saturday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Following the workshop session on Saturday come to a special Pride Mixer at 6:00 pm, sponsored by members of the Theater of the...
Facilitated by Kayhan Irani & Christina Marin
In his book Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics, Augusto Boal explains how certain circumstances, both social and political, “signaled the necessity to create a new category of...
Facilitated by Kayhan Irani & Christina Marin
In his book Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics, Augusto Boal explains how certain circumstances, both social and political, “signaled the necessity to create a new category of popular...
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Carmelina Cartei, Kate Cavanagh, Sally Hyppolite, Esperanza Martell, Onaji Muid, Julie Novas, Javier Salamanca & Others TBA
This is an introductory hands-on workshop in the use of popular education concepts and techniques based on the complementary approaches to Education for Liberation developed by two Brazilian Marxist educators...
Facilitated by Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory Trainers TBA
Image Theater, part of the repertory of Theater of the Oppressed, created by Brasilian director and cultural activist Augusto Boal as organizing tools for communities in struggle, is designed to develop...
Emphasizing Gender Oppression
Facilitated by Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory Trainers TBA
This workshop will focus on gender oppression in all of its forms and manifestations.
Cop-in-the-Head is a collection of Theater of the Oppressed techniques that uses games and exercises to recognize...
Facilitated by <em>Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory Trainers</em> TBA
This weekend workshop focuses on exercises, games, and improvised scene work from the Theater of the Oppressed repertory developed by Brasilian director, popular educator and Workers Party...