Cardboard Citizens is the UK's leading practitioner of Forum Theatre: a suite of interactive theatre techniques that actively engage an audience and encourage their participation.
We are hosting specialist training courses in aspects of the Theatre of the Oppressed, which includes Forum theatre and other techniques.
The courses are led Adrian Jackson with the participation of members of Cardboard Citizens, the UK's only homeless people's professional theatre company. The courses, all held in London, offer an ensemble of techniques and approaches and are suitable for anyone interested in using theatre to encourage social change.
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JOKER TRAINING COURSE IN LONDON, led by Adrian Jackson
This year we will be running two Joker Training Days in London, choose between...
* 11-12 October '08, Toynbee Studios, London, 10am-6pm
* 20-21 November '08, Toynbee Studios, London, 10am-6pm
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.
Participants will have the opportunity to 'joker' a section of a ready-made Cardboard Citizens show or a 'blank' Forum Theatre piece generated by the group.
This course is for people already familiar with Forum Theatre, and/or facilitators from other disciplines.
Cost for each course...
* Full Price £275 + VAT (£323)
* Voluntary Organisations/Individuals £225 + VAT (£264)
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FORUM THEATRE TRAINING WEEK IN LONDON
* 3-7 November 2008, London; Monday- Friday,10am- 6pm
Led by Adrian Jackson, the artistic director of Cardboard Citizens and featuring a demonstration performance from Cardboard Citizens.
Throughout this intensive weeklong course, 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. Cardboard Citizens will present one or two finished pieced as models of development. The week will culminate with a performance of the Forum Theatre pieces devised by the group to an invited audience of friends.
Reference will also be made to Legislative Theatre practice. Legislative Theatre is 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.
This course is suitable for anyone interested in using theatre as a tool to encourage social change ; theatre practitioners, social activists, teachers, community workers, youth works. No experience necessary.
Cost...
* Full Price £600 + VAT (£705)
* Voluntary Organisations/Individuals £450 + VAT (£528.75)
A limited number of reduced rate places are available by application for people working with small organisations engaged with social inclusion.
To book your place or for more information please email too@cardboardcitizens.org.uk or call us on 020 7247 7747.
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SANJOY GANGULY WORKSHOP THIS MONTH IN LONDON
This October Sanjoy Ganguly, founder of the Indian Theatre of the Oppressed company Jana Sanskriti will be visiting London.
A radical activist organization with real roots in the community, Jana Sanskriti is as much a political movement as a Forum Theatre Company. They work predominantly in rural villages, using Augusto Boal's 'Theatre of the Oppressed' techniques to address major issues within the community.
In this exclusive workshop, introduced by Adrian Jackson, Sanjoy will discuss his work and illustrate his working methodologies. This is an exclusive opportunity to encounter the work of an important practitioner and to express solidarity with a grassroots organization making a real difference. This is an exciting chance for people involved in theatre of the oppressed, activism or development.
Dates...
* 23 - 24 October 2008, Tara Arts, London.
Cost...
* £150 + VAT (£176.25)
To reserve a place please email too@cardboardcitizens.org.uk or telephone Stuart on 020 7247 7747. Please note that places are limited to a strictly first come, first served basis and places must be secured with a £50 deposit.
We hope you can join us for what should be a rewarding and inspirational course!