The Queens of the Theatre of the Oppressed is a 15-day training on the Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) methodology with a focus on the method of Forum Theatre. The target group are LGBTQI activists, human rights educators and youth workers. 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 24 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 LGBT+ people. The Queens of the Oppressed training offers unique and rare opportunity to attend 60+ hours of classes on Theatre of the Oppressed concentrated in the two weeks with international group of participants working on LGBT+ issues.
This training activity is funded by: The Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme.