Two Action Methods for One Global Purpose:
Sociodrama & Theatre of the Oppressed for Advancing Human Rights
Didactic & Experiential Training Module
ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL IN DIGNITY AND RIGHTS.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Human rights are inherent in all human beings, whatever their nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status.
Every individual is entitled to enjoy human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent, and indivisible.
How Sociodrama and Theatre of the Oppressed can partner in promoting, exploring, understanding, and advancing human rights and living with dignity around the world?
How international practitioners can use these two methods together to address the global purpose of the humanity?
Join internationally renowned trainer and creator of Tele’Drama International, Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP, for a four-session series exploring how combining these two applied action methods can be an effective way to promote human rights.
- Sociodrama is an action method, created by Dr. J.L.Moreno. Group members enact spontaneously a social situation, acting out assigned roles for the purpose of studying and remedying problems in collective relationships or social issues.
- Theatre of the Oppressed is a method, created by the Brazilian practitioner, Augusto Boal. It describes theatrical forms that Augusto Boal first elaborated in the 1960s, initially in Brazil and later in Europe and North America. Boal's techniques use theatre as means of promoting social and political change. The audience becomes active, they explore, show, analyze and transform the reality in which they are living.
The major branches of Theatre of the Oppressed are Image theatre, Forum theatre, Invisible theatre, Newspaper theatre, Legislative theatre, Analytical theatre, Rainbow of Desire, Breaking repression, Photo romance, Rituals and masks
This training module is recommended to practitioners in the field of sociodrama, theatre of the oppressed, psychodrama, other psychotherapy fields, educators, activists, community organizers, team leaders, all members of the society.
No previous experience necessary.
For partial scholarship opportunities contact zoomroom.international@teledrama.org
Payment, in case of cancellation, will be credited to future workshops.