2011 Programs
2011 Programs
Approaches to Community Building
Marie-Claire Picher
Image Theater, part of the repertory of Theater of the Oppressed, was created by the late Brazilian director and cultural activist Augusto Boal (1931-2009).
Drawing on the theories of popular education...
Marie-Claire Picher
This weekend workshop focuses on exercises, games, and improvised scene work from the Theater of the Oppressed repertory developed by Brazilian director, popular educator and Workers Party activist Augusto...
Kayhan Irani & Marie-Claire Picher
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, and explore power relations and collective...
Marie-Claire Picher
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...
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Facilitated by: Carmelina Cartei, Shoshana Brown, Julie Novas, Kate Cavanagh, Esperanza Martell, Ruben Mina, Onaje Muid, Sally Hyppolite, Javier Salamanca & others
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...
Marie-Claire Picher
Saturday, May 28, - Monday, May 30
Invisible Theater is one of the techniques of the Theater of the Oppressed, in which "actors" create "theatrical" situations in public places, but where the public...
Theater of the Oppressed as a Means to Foster High-level Consciousness & Effective Practice in Political Action
Julian Boal & Marie-Claire Picher
Due to a sudden family emergency, Julian Boal has been compelled to cancel the workshop scheduled for this weekend, June 11 and 12, 2011, and fly back to Paris immediately.
We wish Julian and his...
Gregory Landess
Training teaches harmony necessary for personal and community development. A fitness lifestyle will make you feel better while increasing your ability to perform at a higher level, helping yourself and...
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher
This mini-workshop, designed for people who have been curious about the Theater of the Oppressed (TO) but have not been able to commit to a full weekend workshop, will present an overview of the basic...
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Facilitated by: Shoshana Brown, Carmelina Cartei, Kate Cavanagh, Sally Hyppolite, Julie Novas, Esperanza Martell, Ruben Mina, Onaje Muid, 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...
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher
This workshop is an outgrowth of a collaboration and some recent conversations that took place between Julian Boal, TOPLAB facilitator Marie-Claire Picher and other members of TOPLAB. When it first...
Sabrina Lastman
In these structured movement lessons, the teacher uses a combination of pleasant, purposeful movement and guided attention. This emphasis on sensory learning results in movement that is more flexible,...
The Musical
Falconworks Artists Group
Youth and student advocates from a Brooklyn community are working to change the education system with an inter-active theatrical event—Pedagogy of the Oppressed: The Musical! Based on the famous work by...
The Musical
Falconworks Artists Group
Youth and student advocates from a Brooklyn community are working to change the education system with an inter-active theatrical event—Pedagogy of the Oppressed: The Musical! Based on the famous work by...
Facilitated by Elia Gurna & Marie-Claire Picher
Organized in collaboration with OWS Education and Empowerment Committee and OWS Performance Guild
Theater of the Oppressed is a tool for building groups and communities, challenging power and...
Gregory Landess
Training teaches harmony necessary for personal and community development. A fitness lifestyle will make you feel better while increasing your ability to perform at a higher level, helping yourself and...
Maritza Arrastia
Yoga practices for body, breath and mind can help to fight stress, sustain energy, and combat alienation. It is a flexible practice adaptable to any physical condition...
Facilitated by Elia Gurna & Marie-Claire Picher
Organized in collaboration with OWS Education and Empowerment Committee and OWS Performance Guild
Theater of the Oppressed is a tool for building groups and communities, challenging power and...
A Holistic workshop
Facilitated by Kira Laura Ferrand
The Heal the Healer PLaYlab offers a grab bag of time-efficient techniques that emphasize self-care, particularly around stress management and burnout. The PLaYlab means just that--an opportunity to spend a...
Sabrina Lastman
In these structured movement lessons, the teacher uses a combination of pleasant, purposeful movement and guided attention. This emphasis on sensory learning results in movement that is more flexible,...
Gregory Landess
Training teaches harmony necessary for personal and community development. A fitness lifestyle will make you feel better while increasing your ability to perform at a higher level, helping yourself and...
Maritza Arrastia
Yoga practices for body, breath and mind can help to fight stress, sustain energy, and combat alienation. It is a flexible practice adaptable to any physical condition...
Facilitated by Elia Gurna & Marie-Claire Picher
Organized in collaboration with OWS Education and Empowerment Committee and OWS Performance Guild
Theater of the Oppressed is a tool for building groups and communities, challenging power and...
"We must emphasize: What Brecht does not want is that the spectators continue to leave their brains with their hats upon entering the theater, as do bourgeois spectators." —Augusto Boal
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Facilitated by Elia Gurna & Marie-Claire Picher
Organized in collaboration with OWS Education and Empowerment Committee and OWS Performance Guild
Theater of the Oppressed is a tool for building groups and communities, challenging power and...
Facilitated by Kayhan Irani & Marie-Claire Picher
"We must emphasize: What Brecht does not want is that the spectators continue to leave their brains with their hats upon entering the theater, as do bourgeois spectators." —Augusto Boal
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