Theatre For Social Change & Theatre Of The Oppressed Techniques

There are training Workshops developed from the work by Augusto Boal with International practitioners coming up In MARCH and APRIL in Melbourne.

This will be a joint venture between Stage Left Productions, Canada – one of the six world-wide centres for the Theatre of The Oppressed – and Third?Way Theatre, Australia, co?facilitated by Michele Decottignies and Xris Reardon.

1. THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE / AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF THIRD WAY THEATRE AND STAGE LEFT, PHILOSOPHIES AND PRACTICES PLUS THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED TECHNIQUES

WHO Anyone interested in understanding how theatre can be used as a tool for strengthening understandings, about hard to address social issues.

FOCUS History of TO, image making, sculpting, games, group building exercises, trust exercises, intro to FORUM theater and the role of “the joker”.

WHEN April, 2009 – Three days: 24, 25, 26, (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

(Note: There is an optional fourth day on Monday the 28th this day will focus on Rainbow of Desire and/or Cops in the Head methods and involves an additional payment)

TIMES 10am – 4pm
COSTS $170 Conc / $220 Full / $270 Not for Profit Organizations / $320 Institutions, Universities etc.

Special 10% if paid in full by April 1st.

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2. THE WORK OF THE ‘JOKER’ – FACILITATING THE WORK OF FORUM THEATRE (An Intensive)

WHO Engaged or emerging community theatre practitioners, community development workers, arts activist, educators, other individuals who have some knowledge or experience in the methods/work of Augusto BOAL).

FOCUS The intensive will focus on getting the workshop of the ground (ethical considerations, during the workshop) performance making, joking, post show considerations.

DATES May 2009 ? 1, 2, 3, 4 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)
TIMES 9:30 – 5:00/30 pm
VENUE Northcote Uniting Church, 251 High Street – hall at back of Church

COSTS (for four days): $220 Conc / $280 Full / $330 Not For Profit Organizations) $380 Institutions;

Special 10% if paid in FULL by April 1st.

(For Canadian Practitioners see Stage-Left for possible help with funding sources).

For information about location, what to bring, structure etc;
Contact inquiries@thirdwaytheatre.org or michele@stage-left.org
Phone: 61 3 93888014 or 61 3 9819 339

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3. ART FOR PEACE

Presented by Makhampon (Thailand) and Third-Way Theatre (Australia) a workshop aimed at exploring the role of theatre in peace building and restorative justice.

WHO OPEN TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST.

FOCUS Group building / Image works / Understanding and Mapping approaches to conflict / Building bridges in understandings / in both the local and International context.

FACILITATORS Xris Reardon Third Way Theatre and Richard Barber Makhampon Theatre, Thailand

DATES March 21, 22 (Saturday, Sunday)
COST $120 (Conc) $170 (Full) / $220 / Not For profit Organizations / $270 Insitutions

CONTACT inquires@thirdwaytheatre.org or 61 3 93888 014

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