About this Event
About the Workshop
This workshop will offer an introduction to games and exercises from the arsenal of the Theater of the Oppressed and Teatro de las Oprimidas in addition to a discussion on how it has developed in Brazil and around the world. Perfect for artists, activists, educators and all those interested in instigating social change! Open to everyone. Offered in English.
About the Theater of the Oppressed Symposium:
The Center for the Theater of the Oppressed (CTO), in collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin, is set to host the Theater of the Oppressed Symposium from October 21 to 29 in Austin, the capital of Texas in the U.S. The program includes Theater of the Oppressed (TO) and Teatro de las Oprimidas (TA) workshops, presentations of stage productions, artistic performances, panel discussions, and the launch of the book Teatro de Las Oprimidas in English, by the methodology’s creator, Bárbara Santos. The event will present discussions on art and activism in Brazil from an intersectional perspective.
About the Center for the Theater of the Oppressed
The Center functions as a research and dissemination hub, actively developing the Theater of the Oppressed methodology through laboratories and dramaturgy seminars. This ongoing process involves the revision, experimentation, analysis and systematization of exercises, games, and theatrical techniques. The CTO was directed by Augusto Boal throughout the last 23 years of his life and, today, his team continues the work. The institution’s philosophy and actions are aimed at democratizing the means of cultural production, fostering intellectual growth among participants, and propagating the Theater of the Oppressed and Teatro de las Oprimidas as a means of activating and democratically strengthening a sense of citizenship. The CTO conducts projects that stimulate active and protagonistic participation of the oppressed segments of society and aims to transform reality through dialog and aesthetic means.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gordon-White Building, 210 West 24th Street, Austin, United States
USD 0.00
