NYC: Theater of the Oppressed Mini-Festival, 6/8 Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit The Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory (TOPLAB) presents A Theater of the Oppressed Mini-Festival Saturday, June 8, 2002, 7 to 10 pm at The Brecht Forum 122 West 27 St 10 floor (between 6 & 7 Avenues) Manhattan The Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory invites you to a special performance/demonstration of Forum Theater, one of the techniques in the repertory of the Theater of the Oppressed. If you have been wondering what this is all about, now is the time to find out. This Mini-Festival will be hosted by TOPLAB facilitators and interns, and is the culmination of the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory's year-long Internship Program. Interns will discuss how they have used the techniques in their ongoing political and social action work with their various constituencies and give live-skit presentations that illustrate how Forum Theater has been applied within their respective groups and constituencies. Audience members are encouraged to participate in the dramatic action. Wear loose and comfortable clothing. Sliding scale: $6/$8/$10. No reservations needed. ***** Other upcoming TOPLAB workshops: * Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8: Forum Theater (workshop filled) * Monday, June 17, 2:15 to 4:45 pm (TOPLAB workshop at the Fellowship of Reconciliation's USA Conference: The Power of Nonviolence--Exploring Alternatives; at Manhattan College, Bronx, NY; contact Fellowship of Reconciliation, (845) 358-4601 http://www.forusa.org for more info) * Friday, June 21, Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23: Image Theater (at the Brecht Forum; application and pre-registration required; contact toplab@toplab.org for details and further information) * Friday, June 28, Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30: Cop-in-the-Head (at the Brecht Forum; application and pre-registration required; contact toplab@toplab.org for details and further information) * Fall 2002: TOPLAB's 2002-2003 Internship Program; dates and details to be announced * Fall 2002: Workshops with Augusto Boal; dates and details to be announced For more information about TOPLAB and the Theater of the Oppressed go to http://www.toplab.org ********************************************************************* "The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated." --José Martí ********************************************************************* The Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory http://www.toplab.org ********************************************************************* ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytrad-06.03.02-04:36:22-12985