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Work in Progress: An Evening of Theatre of the Oppressed Performance

This event will showcase the work of the participants of the Forum Project's Intro to Theatre of the Oppressed course and youth from the Performing Truth series. In this Forum Theatre performance we will present several scenes of that represent issues of oppression. We will play the scenes several times and invite the audience to stop the action and try to break the oppression. The event is engaging, enlightening, and lots of fun! Come for the performance, stay for the revolution!

Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM
At the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre in the Abingdon Arts Complex (info)
312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, just west of 8th Avenue (map)

$10 suggested donation. No one will be turned away.

There are only 56 seats in the theatre, so please RSVP by sending an email to leigh@theforumproject.org and come early!

The Forum Project (TFP) is a project of artist-advocates who work to offer methods through which individuals and communities can explore and understand the world, their community and their lives. TFP works through critical pedagogy and theatre of the oppressed techniques to offer opportunities for community dialogue. With nearly twenty years of combined experience, co-facilitators Alex Santiago-Jirau and S. Leigh Thompson design custom workshops, community projects, performances and trainings for a wide range of communities and social justice issues. Learn more about Alex and Leigh here.

We're quite busy right now!
Not only are Alex and Leigh working hard on individual projects involving social justice, theatre, and Theatre of the Oppressed, we're also working hard on two big projects with The Forum Project!

Introduction to Theatre of the Oppressed: A Facilitators Training

We began our first long-run faciliators training on June 7 and things are going really well! This is a 12-week program that runs through August and provides participants with tools and skills to begin facilitating using Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. Each week we meet for four hours and play games and dialogue and have tons of fun while exploring very serious issues.

This series was offered at a sliding-scale to not turn anyone down for their ability to pay. Check photos from the course at our Gallery.

Performing Truth

Performing Truth is a project with Youth Enrichment Services (Y.E.S.) of the New York LGBT Community Center, began on June 5 at 5:30 pm. In this ten-week program we work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth of the city to develop performances that reflect their true experiences of oppression. For more information about Y.E.S. call 212-620-7310.

Want the Forum Project to come to your oganization or community? Let us know how we can help you! We offer a wide variety of services from one-time workshops to many-session trainings and facilitation. Email us at info@theforumproject.org.

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