Against this passivity, he pitches forum theatre. In brief – a problem is presented theatrically, where a protagonist fails to achieve his desires, and suffers an oppression – the negative impact of power applied by an oppressor.
“SEEING THIS MAKES ME WANT TO BURN DOWN THE ROMANIAN SYSTEM AND START AGAIN.” … Report from Bucharest, 2015
Augusto Boal is credited with formulating one of the most radical forms of theatre ever devised. In his Theatre of the Oppressed, members of the audience are invited to “invade” the stage and become protagonists in drama – and their.
In light of the ban on marches in public spaces at the COP21, new and innovative ways of protest need to be considered as tactics for mobilising, inspiring and promoting citizen’s voices in the streets, through the media and beyond.
Reboot the Roots has organised and delivered workshops in theatre of the oppressed across the UK, Europe and beyond since 2010, touring the UK nationally with weekend workshops from Totnes to Edinburgh, running week-long residential training courses in Cataluyna and.
Reboot the Roots is a partner organisation of the ULEX Project, situated in a tiny village in the foothills of the Catalan Pyrenees, not far from where the final shots of the Spanish Revolution were fired …
The seeds of what was to become Reboot the Roots date back 16 years to a little village in the jungles of Malaysia and what was the Fallen Leaves Theatre Company …
10 Years of Rebooting … Back in 2008, the embryo of Reboot the Roots toured Malaysia as the Fallen Leaves Community Theatre, performing TO workshops and forum theatre on drug addiction, prison, oppression and sexual health. Our 10-person team of.
