scholarly journals BRATISLAVSKÁ THEATRE - PERFORMANCE "YOU NEVER KNOW": FORUM THEATRE ON THE TOPIC OF HOMELESSNESS - ACCORDING TO AUGUSTO BOAL AND HIS THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Markéta Zelená
Keyword(s):  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
Augusto Boal ◽  
Forum Theatre

scholarly journals Reimagining Parenting Possibilities: Towards Intimate Justice

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Ignagni ◽  
Ann Fudge Schormans
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Social Dilemmas ◽  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Forum Theatre ◽  
Transformative Potential

At the heart of this paper is a collaboratively created script representing a line of analysis from the Reimagining Parenting Possibilities Project. The script is performed as a forum theatre scene used to disseminate findings from this ongoing research project. Forum theatre, an exemplar of Augusto Boal’s “theatre of the oppressed,” invites audience members into a scene, inventing through embodied performance and improvisation analyses and interventions in shared social dilemmas (Boal, 2006). The project rests upon our joint investments in exploring how the denial and containment of parenthood for people labeled with intellectual and developmental disabilities stems from enduring ableist views as to who is deemed “fit” to raise future citizens, and related efforts to erase disability. We introduce this work with a prologue – offering context for the ableist dynamic and intimate injustices that unfold in the scene. We also provide some background on how we developed the scene, attending to the democratizing and transformative potential of our methodology. Finally, by way of an epilogue, we sketch a number of questions about the scene’s potential to promote intimate and disability justice.

scholarly journals Feeling real and rehearsal for reality: psychosocial aspects of ‘forum theatre’ in care settings and prisons

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Lynn Froggett ◽  
Laura Kelly-Corless ◽  
Julian Manley
Keyword(s):  
Third Space ◽  
Psychosocial Aspects ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Transitional Space ◽  
Augusto Boal ◽  
True Self ◽  
Forum Theatre ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
Reflective Capacity

This article discusses psychosocial aspects of a short drama module, drawing on observational research into the adaptation of ‘forum theatre’ by Odd Arts theatre company for people in educational, care and custodial settings. The course facilitated the enactment of life experiences and choices, enhancing self-awareness and reflective capacity. The drama space is considered as ‘third space’, and a transitional space, where participants play with creative illusion in what Augusto Boal called a ‘rehearsal for reality’. We argue that the use of third-space and third-position thinking is key to understanding forum theatre as a restorative practice both through rehearsal and in ‘playing for real’ before an audience ‐ a symbolic community that offers the opportunity for recognition. Problems attendant on the performance of ‘false self’ arise where there is collusive avoidance of difficult issues because the value of forum theatre lies in the achievement of authorship and authenticity ‐ or ‘true self’ ‐ publicly performed and owned. It is this that allows individuals to imagine the possibility of creative living in the future.

scholarly journals Theatre of the oppressed: linking research, political commitment and pedagogical perspectives

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Alessandro Tolomelli
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
The Political ◽  
European Research ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Augusto Boal ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Research Action

http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1807-1384.2016v13n3p43The intellectual path of Augusto Boal ran parallel with his own life. “A path made by walking”, we can say using Machado’s words. In my personal experience, working as an educator I discovered the necessity of a pedagogical framework to sustain the practice; thinking as educationalist I realized the importance of the political meanings of education; acting as a Theatre of the Oppressed professional I understood the importance of keeping links between theory and praxis, personal and academic research. To summarize, in this paper I try to connect some points between pedagogy, politics and research using the method of the Theatre of the Oppressed as a framework. The first part described the reasons of my interest in the Pedagogy of the Oppressed (P. Freire) and then on the Theatre of the Oppressed (A. Boal). Later on, the focus is on the meaning of the words ‘theatre’ and ‘oppression’ to explain the aims and the roots of the Theatre of the Oppressed. At the end of the paper the project is presented: “TOgether”, a European research-action path aimed at constructing a curriculum for the Theatre of the Oppressed trainer as well as experimenting with the aesthetic potential of the method.Teatro do oprimido: pesquisa da ligação, compromisso político e perspectivas pedagógicasA trajetória intelectual de Augusto Boal correu em paralelo com sua própria vida. "Um caminho feito a pé", usando as palavras de Machado. Na minha experiência pessoal trabalhando como educador, eu descobri a necessidade de uma estrutura pedagógica para sustentar a prática. Pensando como educador, eu percebi a importância do significado político da educação. Agindo como um profissional do Teatro do Oprimido, eu compreendi a importância de manter ligações entre teoria e prática, a vida pessoal e a pesquisa acadêmica. Para resumir, neste artigo eu tento conectar alguns pontos entre a pedagogia, política e pesquisa utilizando o método do Teatro do Oprimido como estrutura. Na primeira parte descrevi as razões de meu interesse na Pedagogia do Oprimido (Paulo Freire), e em seguida, no Teatro do Oprimido (Augusto Boal). Posteriormente, o foco é no significado das palavras "teatro" e "opressão" para explicar os objetivos e as raízes do Teatro do Oprimido. No final do artigo o projeto "TOgether" é apresentado: a trajetória de uma pesquisa-ação europeia destinada à construção de um currículo para o formador do Teatro do Oprimido, bem como experiências com o potencial estético do método. 

Theatre of the Oppressed Workshops with Women: An Interview with Augusto Boal

1990 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augusto Boal ◽  
Jan Cohen-Cruz ◽  
Mady Schutzman
Keyword(s):  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
Augusto Boal

scholarly journals Where is My Sweet Potato? Creating Change through Forum Theatre with Street Children in Burundi

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Street Children ◽  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
Collective Consciousness ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Forum Theatre ◽  
Interactive Theatre ◽  
Opening Up

ABSTRACT This paper examines the innovative use of Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed (Forum Theatre) with a group of 30 street children and young people in East Africa. Drawing upon a project in Burundi, this paper reveals how participants utilized the process of performance making through Forum Theatre as a platform to make visible problems in their lives, and a vehicle to challenge inequalities, abuse and violence. The authors demonstrate how the adoption of this methodology raised questions about interactive theatre as creative activism and a tool for opening up possibilities for dialogue with a community-based audience. This paper illuminates ways in which street children, explored, examined and problematized their lived experience, through the creative lens of Forum Theatre. It argues that this methodology generated a sense of collective consciousness, through which the children and young people created personal and social change, which extended beyond the life of the project.

Between popular traditions and forum theatre: Playing on the borders of Theatre of the Oppressed

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-195
Author(s):  
Marcia Pompeo Nogueira ◽  
Reonaldo Manoel Gonçalves ◽  
Tim Prentki
Keyword(s):  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
Forum Theatre

scholarly journals Applied Theatre in Peacebuilding and Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
Jeff Aguiar
Keyword(s):  
Peace Education ◽  
Social Ontology ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
Peace Studies ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Augusto Boal ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Conflict Settings ◽  
Applied Theatre

Blending autoethnographic approaches with critical analysis, this article explores the intersection of arts-based praxis in peacebuilding and development in peace studies and conflict resolution (PS/CR). In recent decades, arts-based approaches have emerged across the globe in post-conflict settings. Applied, or process, theatre constitutes a social ontology, analysing and digesting experiences and an acceptance of multiple methods that inform research, theory, and practice. Similar to experiential education, applied theatre methodology connects research, theory, and practice in an integrative setting, but how does it resonate with PS/CR in practice? How can peace practitioners access arts-based praxis in development efforts? What benefits do such approaches provide? The author proposes that applied theatre principles, inspired by Augusto Boal and his system called Theatre of the Oppressed, can strengthen existing connections between peace education and peacebuilding practice, whilst also providing opportunities to enhance leader and learner benefit through active engagement in various settings.

Three Stories from the Trenches: The Theatre of the Oppressed in the Midst of War

2008 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug Paterson
Keyword(s):  
Theatre Of The Oppressed ◽  
Forum Theatre

From Israel, Liberia, and Iraq, where conflict and war are the rule, come stories about performances and workshops in the tradition of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. The author found both strengths and limitations in Forum Theatre.

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