Forum Theatre Workshop

What is Forum Theatre?
It is one of the main techniques of Theatre of the Oppressed, a world known methodology of art for social change that comes from Brazilian author Augusto Boal. In a Forum Theatre, a small scene of conflict is enacted and then the audience has the possibility to come on stage and replace one of the characters to suggest an alternative to the
situation.

Registration at: https://forms.gle/ZMANXbAvWSmcJipSA

Who can participate?
Theatre enthusiasts, educators, social workers, students, community leaders and/or everyone curious to learn more regardless of involvement with theatre, education or community engagement. No need to have previous experience.

When?
May 14th till May 16th
Tuesday 14th, 10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 15th, 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday 16th, 10:00 - 16:30 and final performance and closing from 19:00 till 21:00

Where?
Aluna (gen. Stolipn 58, Varna)/ Зала Алуна (ген. Столипин 58, Варна)

The workshop will be lead in English!

The facilitator

Nadia Cicurel learnt Theatre of Oppressed (TO) at the Center of Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009 and continued her training in a few TO gatherings. Since then she has given several workshops in South America and France before going back to live in Montreal, Canada. Since 2012 she works with a group of elders using Forum Theatre to raise awareness on elder abuse. In 2018 she co-founded La Collective, Théâtre de l’Opprimé with who she now works in a variety of contexts and themes (prejudices on poverty, mental health, issues of racism, discrimination, polarisation, etc…). Nadia is also a Playback Theatre practitioner (graduate from the Center of Playback Theatre) and graduate from Theatre and Development of Concordia University, Montréal. She has been trained and performed in puppetry and has a wide
interest for theatre and creation of all kinds. www.nadiacicurel.com

More information: 0898667344 Stefka Dimitrova