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Develop your understanding of and appreciation for Forum Theatre–a UNESCO recognized tool for positive social change. Mixed Company Theatre’s Professional Development Workshops create a space for solving problems and practicing solutions. Learn how to take effective action, exploring choices and consequences by critically examining responses to real-life situations.
Spaces are limited, so contact us today to book our Summer Forum Theatre Workshop Series. This year's workshops include an Introduction to Forum Theatre, Masks of Manipulation, Joker/Facilitation Training, and Forum Theatre Play-Writing.
MCT's Forum Theatre training is easily transferrable to your workplace, as well as within community programming, as a source of conflict resolution, devising action plans, and creating a democratic environment for all voices to be heard. Forum Theatre creates a world in which there are multiple possibilities, and the result establishes an atmosphere for social change. Come and find out how you can begin to implement these techniques in your community, your workplace, and your life!
Forum Theatre is an interactive and experiential approach to education that involves the community in developing real-time strategies for dealing with social issues. Here’s how it works: stories are shared to create a universal scenario depicting social issues identified within the group, and then the scenario is presented to an audience. A facilitator trained in Forum Theatre, also known as a Joker, asks the audience to look at possible choices to change the outcome. The story is presented a second time – this time, audience members can intervene in the story as “spect-actors,” to change the story in a constructive way. The facilitator then guides the audience in a summary analysis and discussion of the issue.
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2016-04-20
Toronto: Mixed Company Theatre offers Summer Forum Workshops