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Theater Arts and CRE

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Theater Arts and CRE

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  1. Theater is a language through which humans can engage in active dialogue on what is important to them. It allows individuals to create a safe space that they may inhabit in groups and use to explore the interactions which make up their lives. It is a lab for problem solving, for seeking options, and for practicing solutions.” -Augusto Boal

  2. Theater Arts and CRE • The movement linking theater arts and CRE has been influenced strongly by the works of Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal • Paulo Friere – Pedagogy of the Oppressed – argued we learn by doing not by being told or shown. Information is useless without personal involvement, reflection and the power to act • Augusto Boal – Theater of the Oppressed – all art is political and should be used for political means and expression. Theater is one of the most powerful art forms for engaging people in their politics

  3. Boal’s Work • Began in the 1950s in Latin America • He educated lay people how to use the power of theater to address local and community conflicts and problems • He created forms whereby the audience could • Stop the production • Enter the action • Propose new points of view • Suggest alternative actions • Discuss the possibilities with those in the audience

  4. Theatre for Community, Conflict and Dialogue – Michael Rohd • Michael Rohd’s Hope is Vital organization operates on basic assumptions • Virtually anyone can participate in this kind of theater • The difficulties are not in the “theater” but in the oppressions the group, community or individual want to confront • There is a basic human need for dialogue. “We make each other through dialogue.” Thus, if dialogue is essential, it’s absence or denial to some is a profound violation of human rights

  5. Goals of Hope Is Vital • To create safe places • To have dialogue • To explore choices and the consequences they can bring • To practice for real life • To enhance communication and decision-making skills • To take risks in fictional worlds • To utilize the multiple perspectives people bring

  6. Types of Theater CRE • Youth Ensemble Training – intensive training of a youth ensemble (8-20 middle school, high school or college age students) who will use interactive theater as a resource to conduct performance workshops in their school or community around specific issues. A community adult is trained to work with them as a facilitator

  7. Types of Theater CRE • Adult Training – Training adults from the community to use this work with youths in school, social service agencies, etc. • Workshops – The facilitation of one time workshops with youth and/or adults around community issues.

  8. Groundrules for Theater CRE in the Classroom • Respect everyone’s ideas • Create a think tank/creative atmosphere • No cross-talk or analyzing other’s work • Focus on the subject at hand • No dominating of the activity or group by some individuals • Close with group sharing

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