19/06-20/09/2017 - Training Course: Drama Queens (Τσεχία)

Drama Queens is a 14 day training on the Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) with a focus on the method of Forum Theatre. The target group are LGBTQI activists and educators. This method offers empowerment to disadvantaged groups through the innovative cooperative artistic expression. It facilitates communication of dividing topics and resolution of fueled conflicts. TO allows transformation of audience's understanding of the topics by active involvement of spectators into the process. It is an effective tool for a social change.

The goal of the training is to provide 25 participants with knowledge, skills and experience that will allow them to build and conduct a Forum on their own and independently practice it afterwards.

Even when the TO has it's roots in the 1970's it is not widespread and used around Europe. It has been rarely used to communicate issues of LGBTIQ people. The Drama Queens training offers unique and rare opportunity to attend 59 hours of classes on Theatre of the Oppressed concentrated in the two weeks with international group of participants working on LGBTIQ issues.

The training is mostly build around practical exercises. Participants will learn through the experience of building Forum together during the training. They will examine various essential techniques and roles under the professional supervision. They will also gain historical and theoretical background of the method and it's relation to wider human rights education methods and tools. The participants will be encouraged to build their own Forum and supervised during the preparation process. They will get reflection of their work and tools to improve their performance.

The training will consist of two 7 day-long phases with compulsory practice between the phases.

Food and accommodation are covered by the organiser and participants will receive a grant to cover their travel up to 180€ for participants from Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and up to 275€ for participants from Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and Romania (per each phase).
Participants will be asked for a fee in the amount of 50€.

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