Difference between revisions of "Community Interactive Theater"

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{{Term|COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE THEATER|Group of theatre techniques and perfomances breaking the "fourth wall" that separates performers and audience physically as well as verbally. While in traditional theatre performance takes place in a designated stage area, the audience members passively observing the play; in interactive theatre, performance often involves the audience actively. They may be invited to provide performance suggestions (as in improvisational theatre) or take part in the play as characters (as in Augusto Boal's forum theatre). Interactional theatre is also helpful for therapeutic and educational purposes: in these cases, the audience may be asked to discuss pertinent issues with the performers.
 
{{Term|COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE THEATER|Group of theatre techniques and perfomances breaking the "fourth wall" that separates performers and audience physically as well as verbally. While in traditional theatre performance takes place in a designated stage area, the audience members passively observing the play; in interactive theatre, performance often involves the audience actively. They may be invited to provide performance suggestions (as in improvisational theatre) or take part in the play as characters (as in Augusto Boal's forum theatre). Interactional theatre is also helpful for therapeutic and educational purposes: in these cases, the audience may be asked to discuss pertinent issues with the performers.
The main outcome of interactive theater is often to strengthen the feeling of belonging among a community or team, since the performance becomes a springboard for dialogue among the characters, facilitator and the audience. This conversation often allows groups to explore difficult, complex issues and contributes to greater community strength, creativity and competence.
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The main outcome of an interactive theater performance is often the strengthening of community strength, creativity, knowledge and competence. The performance becomes a starting point for dialogue that often leads perfomers and audience to deal with difficult, complex topics.  
 
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  <ref> [http://www.kstoolkit.org/Community+Interactive+Theater www.kstoolkit.org] (27 May 2009), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_theater Wikipedia] (27 May 2009) </ref>}}
increase the theater performances are designed to engage community, faculty, staff and students, about social justice. The performance becomes a springboard for dialogue among the characters, facilitator and the audience. This conversation often allows groups to explore difficult, complex issues and contributes to greater community strength, creativity and competence.
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<ref> [http://www.kstoolkit.org/Community+Interactive+Theater www.kstoolkit.org] (27 May 2009), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_theater Wikipedia] (27 May 2009) </ref>}}
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Revision as of 16:04, 28 May 2009

Term2.png COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE THEATER
Group of theatre techniques and perfomances breaking the "fourth wall" that separates performers and audience physically as well as verbally. While in traditional theatre performance takes place in a designated stage area, the audience members passively observing the play; in interactive theatre, performance often involves the audience actively. They may be invited to provide performance suggestions (as in improvisational theatre) or take part in the play as characters (as in Augusto Boal's forum theatre). Interactional theatre is also helpful for therapeutic and educational purposes: in these cases, the audience may be asked to discuss pertinent issues with the performers.

The main outcome of an interactive theater performance is often the strengthening of community strength, creativity, knowledge and competence. The performance becomes a starting point for dialogue that often leads perfomers and audience to deal with difficult, complex topics.

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References

  1. www.kstoolkit.org (27 May 2009), Wikipedia (27 May 2009)