2012 Programs
2012 Programs
Kayhan Irani and 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...
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...
Kayhan Irani & 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...
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...
Julia Lee Barclay
In this beginning workshop, we will break down both the basic elements of how we communicate with each other and the (mostly unspoken/hidden) rules which govern that communication. Working with verbal and...
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...
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...
Julia Lee Barclay
In this beginning workshop, we will break down both the basic elements of how we communicate with each other and the (mostly unspoken/hidden) rules which govern that communication. Working with verbal and...
A One Day Workshop
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...
Kayhan Irani & Marie-Claire Picher
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 does not realize that a performance is...
Julia Lee Barclay
In this beginning workshop, we will break down both the basic elements of how we communicate with each other and the (mostly unspoken/hidden) rules which govern that communication. Working with verbal and...
Forum Theater in Movement Building & Creating Community
Julian Boal & Marie-Claire Picher
Looking at the Occupy movement that captured the collective imagination last year, this extended workshop will examine the many ways Forum Theater can be used in our political and organizing work to help...
An Interactive Educational Tool Exploring Freedom in the Prison Nation
How do we measure freedom in an era of mass incarceration and the new Jim Crow?
Bay Area artist/educator Evan Bissell will facilitate a discussion and interactive presentation of The...
A Training Course for Facilitators in Dealing with Resistance
Facilitated by Tony Cealy
This highly practical hands-on course is particularly suited to facilitators who want to acquaint themselves with the challenges involved in working with “hard” groups within institutions such as prisons,...
Facilitated by Tony Cealy
A hot-peppered inspirational workshop for facilitators working with “difficult”, troubled or reluctant individuals and groups, and all those who seem intent on saying “no”—regardless of what the exercises...
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher
Friday: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
A Workshop on How to Create and Present Performances for Social Change at Marches, Rallies, Demonstrations & Other Outdoor Events
Facilitated by Sr. Clare Marie Therese, ICM
Friday: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm;
Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; and
Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Street Theater, as conceived and presented in India, is a theater form that was evolved by...
A Holistic Workshop
Faciliated by Kira-Laura Ferrand
Because of flooding in the Westbeth complex, this workshop will take place at:
The Drilling Company
236 West 78 Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue)
Third floor
New...
Facilitated by Marie-Claire Picher
This one-day 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...