Theater of the Oppressed Workshops

Posted by Gas & Electric Arts on April 27, 2015

Theater of the Oppressed 1: Forum Theatre
July 23-26, 2015
(NEW 4 day intensive)

Our 10th annual Forum Theatre Summer Intensive is geared towards individuals seeking facilitation skills and training in Theatre of the Oppressed techniques with a TO Trainer with over 25 years of experience! Forum Theatre is a participatory theatre technique originated by Augusto Boal that can be applied to all kinds of work committed to social action and transformation—educational, political, creative, cultural and beyond.

Theatre of the Oppressed 2: Theatre of the Oppressed Facilitation Intensive
June 10 – 13, 2015 (4 days)
Our T.O. 2 Facilitation Intensive is geared towards individuals who already have some Theatre of the Oppressed training and experience but want to hone their skills in T.O. facilitation, in jokering, and in productively leading dialogue about power dynamics & systematic oppression while strengthening group relations and understanding.

ALL WORKSHOPS will be held at: Summit Presbyterian Church
6757 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119

WORKSHOP FEES
T.O.1: FORUM THEATER INTENSIVE
$275 – Registration before June 1, 2015
$295 – Registration after June 1, 2015

Payment plans are available for those who express a need, please contact [email protected]

TO REGISTER VISIT: http://www.gasandelectricarts.org/
INFORMATION CALL: 215.290.9784 EMAIL: [email protected]

Workshops are led by Lisa Jo Epstein, Ph.D., Executive Director and Co-Founder of Gas & Electric Arts in Philadelphia. She is a theatre director, educator, teaching artist and certified citizen planner. Her socially-engaged, theatrical vision for community engagement started taking shape back in the early 1990s when she spent 3 years training in Paris France with Augusto Boal, creator of the Theatre of the Oppressed, and also at the world-renowned Théâtre du Soleil. For more than two decades, Lisa Jo has been a ‘multiplier’ and adapter of Theatre of the Oppressed, using participatory theatre as a vehicle for engaging communities in transformation.