The courses usually take place in London and are led by Adrian Jackson, Augusto Boal's translator and the founder of Cardboard Citizens. Since its creation in 1991, the company has been applying Theatre of the Oppressed techniques in homeless hostels, community centres, schools and theatres – using Boal’s techniques to engage and inspire the most marginalised. Adrian has taught Theatre of the Oppressed techniques alongside Augusto Boal and independently for over 15 years.

RAINBOW OF DESIRES - An introduction to Boal’s “Theatre and Therapy”
Friday 5th August - Sunday 7th August 2011
Venue in London to be confirmed soon

The personal is political, and the political is personal. Rainbow of Desires is the over-arching name given by Augusto Boal to a range of exercises, games and techniques on using the power of theatre to identify, analyse and respond to “internalised oppression” and to seek to understand its origins.

These three days will give participants an understanding of Rainbow of Desire techniques, their relation to Augusto Boal’s other tools such as Forum Theatre, and their practical applications, from the operation of a therapeutic group to the rehearsal of a play.

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FORUM THEATRE TRAINING WEEK
Monday 21st November - Friday 25th November 2011
Arts Admin, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB

Throughout this intensive weeklong course featuring a demonstration performance from Cardboard Citizens, participants will investigate the theory and practice of Forum Theatre.

A number of simple games and exercises centred on trust, confidence and group integration will be introduced, enabling participants to lead workshop sessions within their own group or communities.Participants will look at how to devise a Forum Theatre piece and how to conduct a public Forum session. The course also includes an introduction to Legislative Theatre, a
method in which Forum Theatre is used as a basis for the formulation of policy, rules
or legislation, in any body from school to government.

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FORUM THEATRE FACILITATOR (“JOKER”) MASTERCLASS WEEKEND
Saturday 26th - Sunday 27th November 2011
Arts Admin, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB

THIS COURSE IS NOW SOLD OUT - We will be announcing further dates in the near future. If you are interested please email Stuart.

This intensive two-day course will focus on the skills of the joker (facilitator/
‘difficultator’) and the dramaturgy of Forum Theatre plays. The workshops will be
led by experiences of participants and will include sessions about: generating
participation, stimulating nervous audiences, ‘difficult’ interventions, working with
particular constituencies, and how and when to end a Forum show.

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