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| − | {{Term|COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE THEATER|Group of theatre techniques and performances breaking the "fourth wall" that separates performers and audience physically as well as verbally. While | + | {{Term|COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE THEATER|Group of theatre techniques and performances breaking the "fourth wall" that separates performers and audience physically as well as verbally. While traditional theatre performance takes place in a designated stage area with the audience members passively observing the play, an 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). |
| + | The performance becomes a starting point for dialogue that often leads performers and audience to deal with difficult, complex topics. Interactivel 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 increase of community strength, creativity, knowledge and competence. <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>}} | The main outcome of an interactive theater performance is often the increase of community strength, creativity, knowledge and competence. <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>}} | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 23 September 2009
 COMMUNITY INTERACTIVE THEATER |
| Group of theatre techniques and performances breaking the "fourth wall" that separates performers and audience physically as well as verbally. While traditional theatre performance takes place in a designated stage area with the audience members passively observing the play, an 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).
The performance becomes a starting point for dialogue that often leads performers and audience to deal with difficult, complex topics. Interactivel 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 increase of community strength, creativity, knowledge and competence. [1] |
 Web Resources |
| Below you have a list of selected websites where you can find additional information and interesting examples of exercises: |
| Link | Content |
|---|---|
| www.theatreoftheoppressed.org | General information on Theatre of the Oppressed. |
| www.theatreoftheoppressed.com | Example of a workshop of Theatre of the Oppressed. |
| improvencyclopedia.org/games | Sample of exercises useful to improve improvisation skills. |
| improvencyclopedia.org/references | Reference section related to Improvisation Theatre. |
| improvencyclopedia.org/glossary | Glossary of terms related to Improvisation Theatre. |
References
- ↑ www.kstoolkit.org (27 May 2009), Wikipedia (27 May 2009)