Theatre of the Oppressed: Mindfulness, Meditation, and Liberation
This workshop will explore the rich, deep, powerful practices of mindfulness, dishabituation, and embodiment within the corpus of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, focusing on practical techniques for transforming and finding liberation through somatic and energetic awareness in the personal, interpersonal, and political dimensions. We will use demechanization, dynamization, image theatre, forum theatre, and rainbow of desire while developing presence, focus, and a strong capacity for meditative awareness.
Open to anyone with a desire to use theatre, art, and meditation to explore a powerful approach to transforming self and society. Please dress comfortably to move.
Instructor: Jiwon Chung is the artistic director of Kairos Theater Ensemble, former visiting professor of art and social justice at Starr King School at the Graduate Theological Union, and past president of the national organization for Theatre of the Oppressed. The focus of his work is on the application of theatre as a tool for social and political change, using Theatre of the Oppressed to challenge, resist, and transform systemic oppression and structural violence, and to redress large scale historical atrocity and injustice. His approach to performance and social change is informed by his background as a veteran, martial artist, and four decades of Vipassana meditation.
- Sat 11am–2pm
12/5
$90
