| International TO Organizations
1. Australia
Carnival
of the Oppressed
A link page of an organisation for political street
theatre for social change.
Address:
Carnival of the Oppressed
PO Box 103
Northgate
4013 QLD Australia
Contact: dhell@optusnet.com.au
Carnival of the Oppressed
Justin's
Drama and Theatre Links
The Theatre of the Oppressed section of a gigantic theatre-related
link page.
Address:
Contact: justin@theatrelinks.com
Justin Cash
Omniax
Omniax is a Brisbane based company that produces TO
work in a variety of contexts. Recent productions include
Fair Play:a schools touring program for young children
and Not Criminals Just youth: an exploration of youth
criminalisation. Director, Natasha Budd tutors in performance
studies at the Queensland University of Technology.
Address:
Omniax Drama and Performance
10 Ebrill St.
Jamboree Heights
4074 Brisbane
Queensland
Australia
Phone: +61 7 3279 6294
Contact: natasha@jwc.net.au
Natasha Budd
University
of West Sydney
I teach in the Social Ecology program at the University
of Western Sydney, which is an innovative program designed
to provide people with skills as well as knowledge.
It centres on 'ecological thinking' which embraces the
rich network of relationships we exist within... the
personal, social and environmental. I teach a subject
called 'Performing Social Action' in which I use and
discuss Boal's work, as I do also in subjects I teach
called 'Learning & Creativity' and 'Ecology of Learning'.
Address:
Lecturer in Social Ecology
School of Social Ecology and Lifelong Learning
Hawkesbury Campus
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC NSW 1797
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 (0)2 45701850 (wk)
Fax: 61 (0)2 45701531
E-mail: david.wright@uws.edu.au
Contact: Dr.David Wright
2. Austria
ARGE
Forumtheater Österreich
ARGE stands for Arbeitsgemeinschaft, or Association,
joining all Austrian groups in an organisation that
hosted the Forum Theatre Festival in 1999.
Address:
Neubaugasse 51/10
A-1070 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/525 4501
Mobil: 06763473701
Contact: office@lisa-kolb.at
Lisa Kolb
Forumthatergruppe im Treffpunkt Klinikpersonal
Theatre group of the Innsbruck hospital. Focuses on
the rights of nurses in the contemporary health systems.
Address:
Silbergasse 27
A-6173 Oberprfuss
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)5232/81482
Phone: +43 (0)5125/77929
Contact: Elisabeth Schatz
Forumtheatergruppe BRG Wien III
Forum Theatre project by schoolchildren
Address:
Ruckergasse 51/6
A-1120 Wien
AUSTRIA
Contact: Wolfgang Schweiger
Forumtheatergruppe WIEGL
Founded in 1982, it is one of the European troupes with
the longest tradition. Wiegl participated at the festivals
of Rio (1993) and Toronto (1997).
Address:
Neubaugasse 51/7
A-1070 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/525 4501
Contact: : office@lisa-kolb.at
Lisa Kolb
Gruppe Forumtheater/WUK
Long-standing Forum Theatre troupe, working at the cultural
centre WUK in Vienna.
Address:
Michael Thonhauser
Gutenbergstraße 21/4
A-1070 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/523 3954
or: c/o Matthias Thonhauser
Gatterholzgasse 6/8-10 A-1120 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/810 4469
or: c/o Silvia Bors
Hainburgerstraße 68/49 A-1030 Wien, AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/714 8623
E-mail: Silvia.Bors@gmx.at
Contact: Silvia Bors
InterACT
Born out of a theatre pedagogy project at the University
of Graz, InterACT develops Forum Theatre projects in
collaboration with organisations in the field. Since
2000, it focuses more and more on Legislative Theatre,
culminating in a conference in april 2001. InterACT
prepares its participation in the "European Cultural
Capital" event in Graz in 2003.
Address:
InterACT
Die Werkstatt für Theater und Soziokultur
Neubaugasse 94
A-8020 Graz
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 316 720935
Phone: +43 (0)316/380 2547
Fax: +43 (0)316/380 9710
E-mail: mwrent@interact-online.org
Contact: Michael Wrentschur
Kardinal-König-Haus
This Jesuit Education Centre is an important stage for
Theatre of the Oppressed workshops and performances
in Vienna.
Address:
Kardinal-König-Haus
Lainzer Straße 138
A-1130 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43-1-8047593-649
Fax: +43-1-8049743
E-mail: pfaffenwimmer@kardinal-koenig-haus.at
Contact: Barbara Pfaffenwimmer
Kollektivtheater
Kollektivtheater was founded 1994 in Vienna/Austria.
Our Theatre of the Oppressed pieces are about racism,
„arisierung”, globalisation and youth: Forumtheatre:
Hallo Taxi, piece about racism; A-be-bu-und draust bist
du, it is very easy to get unemployed; Von hängsten
und heinzelfrauen, mobbing at work; Glücksthals
rückkehr, „arisierung” in Vienna; Ist
sepp´s ofen aus?, 15 years old boy in crisis Newspaper
Theatre: Das märchen vom neoliberalismus (globalisation);
Land der menschen (racism) We do also workshops in schools
Address:
Kollektivtheater
Am Tabor 13/3/17
1020 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 699 10971183
Fax: +43 2532 81581855
Email: kollektivtheater@verweigert.at
(Christian)
v.steiner@utanet.at
(Vally)
Contact: Christian Mokricky
Seitenwexel
Seitenwexel focuses on power relationships in an economical,
gender and racial context.
Address:
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/408 7121
Fax: +43 (0)1/408 7121
E-mail: helneu@hotmail.com
Contact: Helga Neubauer
SOG.Theater/Vagabunt
Plays Forum Theatre, organizes workshops in Austria
and the Czech Republic, and is involved in international
exchange events.
Address:
Bahngasse 46
A-2700 Wr. Neustadt
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)2622/24832
Fax: +43 (0)2622/85321
E-mail: sog.theater@gmx.at
Contact: Margarethe Meixner
SpectACT-Association for political theatre
With the methods and techniques of Augusto Boal's "Liberation
Theatre" our troupe wants to present different
forms of creative conflict solution, to create a motivation
for political involvement and and offer a platform for
experiments in the field of the repertory of personal
action.
Address:
SpectACT
c/o Irmgard Bibermann
Innrain 73
A-6020 Innsbruck
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 512 579361
E-mail:
Irmgard.Bibermann@uibk.ac.at
Contact: Irmgard Bibermann
Spieler-ai
Founded by the Austrian branch of Amnesty International
late 2001. Produced Invisible Theatre and a Forum on
gay rights and Newspaper Theatre on the abuse of women.
Website in German
Address:
Amnesty International Austria
Aktionsgruppe Spielerai
Moeringgasse 10
A-1150 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 1 780080
Fax: +43 1 7800844
Contact: spielerai@amnesty.at
Aktionsgruppe Spielerai
TdU Wien
Forum Theatre and Community Projects
Address:
TdU Wien
c/o Birgit Fritz
Schlachthausgasse 36/2/20
1030 Wien
Phone: +43 1 9205926
Contact: fribi66@hotmail.com
Birgit Fritz
Theater SehnSucht
This organisation focuses on Forum Theatre for young
people aged 12-18, especially for those endangered in
any sense.
Address:
Linke Wienzeile 94/18
A-1060 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/585 4282
Fax: +43 (0)1/585 4433
Contact: Gudrun Neubauer
Theatergruppe Huglmupf
Works on the cusp of social work and theatre.
Address:
c/o Gertrud Unterasinger
Rüdigergasse 5/19+20
A-1050 Wien
AUSTRIA
Phone: +43 (0)1/5814853
E-mail: Gertrud-UA@aon.at
Contact: Gertrud Unterasinger
3. Bangladesh
TREE
Foundation
TREE, or Theatre for Research Education and Empowerment
intends to explore and exploit the potential of theatre
as an effective means of social mobilization. Our corporate
philosophy focuses on “Shaktimoy Manoosh”—a
strong-spirited, self-confident people, aware of and
active in various health and socio-cultural issues to
better their lives. From its very inception in 1999,
TREE has worked on numerous social and health-related
issues including HIV/AIDS, abortion and mother care,
adolescent reproductive health, intolerance, urban care,
pronunciation and perception, drug addiction, violence,
rape and sex abuse, child and female trafficking, poverty,
local government, human rights and so on. The focus
has always been on developing and maintaining cordial
rapport with marginalized and/or target communities;
the intention is to impact on the psychograph of the
target people with our general objective of leaving
the people, not simply educated or aware of, but also
active, and more importantly, empowered enough so that
the people - assert and express themselves, —
comprehend what other people say, — understand
and enjoy their rights and duties, and — continue
any social mobilization activities on themselves even
long after the programs cease to operate.
Address:
TREE Foundation
98 Park Road
Baridhara
Dhaka - 1212
BANGLADESH
Contact: info@treefoundation.net
Tree Foundation
4.Belgium
Brocoli Théâtre
A celebrity group in Belgium and France, using Forum
Theatre techniques in their shows.
Address:
6, rue du Canada
1190 Bruxelles
BELGIQUE
Phone: +32 (0)2- 539.36.87
Fax: +32 (0)2- 539.36.87
E-mail: brocoli@skynet.be
Contact: brocoli@skynet.be
Brocoli Théâtre
Théâtre du Public
Very active group, touring mostly schools with productions
on violence and bullying. Collaborates with Theatre
for Everybody (Palestine), organizing their Belgium
tour every few years.
Address:
4, rue du Roeulx
7190 Ecaussinnes
BELGIUM
Phone: +32.67.44.41.75
Fax: +32.67.44.41.75
Mobile: +32.495.48.94.92
E-mail: theatre.du.public.@skynet.be
Contact: theatre.du.public.@skynet.be
Philippe Dumoulin
5. Brazil
Augusto Boal
He is the inventor of the internationally renowned "Theater
of the Oppressed" method's: Image Theatre, Invisible
Theatre, Forum Theatre, Rainbow of Desire and Legislative
Theatre.
Address:
Rua Francisco Otaviano 185 - apt.41
22080-040 - Arpoador, Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro - RJ -
BRAZIL
Phone: 005521-2267 4809
Fax: 005521-2267 1869
E-mail: augustoboal@uol.com.br
E-mail: augustoboal@alternex.com.br
Contact: Augusto Boal
CTO
Rio de Janeiro
The Center of Theater of the Oppressed - CTO-Rio is
an organization dedicated to the research, diffusion
and development of the Theater of the Oppressed, through
the implementation of social and cultural projects for
formation of popular groups of Forum Theater and for
the Multipliers qualification, in all Brazil. With artistic
direction of Augusto Boal, creator of the Method, the
team of Curingas (Bárbara Santos, Claudete Felix,
Geo Britto, Helen Sarapeck and Olivar Bendelak) develops
the Legislative Theater Project, of which participates
eight groups guided for the CTO, already having obtained
the promulgation of 15 laws since 1993, when Boal was
elect legislator. In 2004, a new Project, the Aesthetic
Education of the Oppressed will be implemented, in its
new headquarters, the House of the Theater of the Oppressed,
historical center of Rio De Janeiro. The didactic activities
of the CTO include Theatre Laboratories, Dramaturgy
Seminaries and Courses of Forum Theater and Rainbow
of the Desire, for Brazilians and foreigners. Regularly,
CTO-Rio receives trainees from the entire world, also
through its partnership with UNESCO. The CTO team has
solid experience in the Multipliers formation of the
Theater of the Oppressed, being responsible for the
creation and implementation of Programs of Qualification
for Penitentiary and Imprisoned Agents, inside of the
Project of Theater in the prisons; for Educational Agents
and of It disciplines in the project Change of Scene
- for youngsters in conflict with the law; for Cultural
and Agent Entertainers of Popular Participation in partnership
with Militant Progressive City halls and for of the
MST - Movement of the Agricultural Workers without Land.
The artistic team of the CTO is formed for more than
a hundred of participants between Jokers, Assistant
Jokers, Artistic Team of Support and Popular Artists.
Annually the CTO carries through the FESTEL - Festival
of Legislative Theater - and publishes the Metaxis,
the bilingual magazine (Portuguese and English) about
T.O. in Brazil and the world.
Address:
Centro de Teatro do Oprimido
Av. Mem de Sá, 31
Lapa - Rio de Janeiro - RJ
CEP: 20.230-150
BRASIL
Phone: +55 21 2232-5826 / 2215-0503
Fax: +55 21 2232-5826 / 2215-0503
E-mail: ctorio@ctorio.com.br
Contact: Barbara Santos
FTO Londrina
Centro de multiplicação e difusâo
de Teatro do Oprimido no Sul do Brasil. Dirigida pelo
Teatrólogo Roberto Sales,Começou seu trabalho
em Abril de 2004, com o Projeto Teatro e Transformação
Socil, onde ministra oficinas de Teatro do oprimido
em instituiçôes de amparo social governamentais
e não governamentais. As tecnicas utilizadas
são Teatro-forum, Teatro-imagem e tearo-invisível.
Address:
Rua Itapicurus N 187
Vila Nova Londrina
Paraná. Brasil
Cep: 86025-410
Phone: +55 21 43 3337-9218
Email: fto.londrina@bol.com.br
Contact: Roberto Sales
GTO
Santo André
Armindo Rodrigues Pinto is the coordinator of the GTO
program - Grupo de theatro do oprimido, du secretariat
de Participation et de Citoyenneté de la prefecture
de Santo André. The GTO who is a part of the
departement for citizen rights, helps in five sections;
womenrights, black community, younsters, handicap and
elderly people. Armindo Rodrigues Pinto works with three
groups: Nunca é Tarde, Um passo a mais and Tempestade
dos sonhos.
Address:
Santo André
BRAZIL
Phone: 00 55 11 50 72 40 96
E-mail: arpinto@santoandre.sp.gov.br
Contact: Armindo Rodrigues Pinto
Helena A. Vieira
Helena A. Vieira is dancer/actress co-fundator of the
University project, in 1997, of Uni-Rio - Universidade
do Rio de Janeiro - and grant from FAPERJ (a grant estate
fundation for research). Practioner of TO, articles
in both editions of Metaxis, works with women prisoners
since 2000.
Address:
Rua Embaixador Carlos Taylor
90/102
22.451-080
Rio de Janeiro
BRAZIL
Phone: +55-21-2540-9259
E-mail: lelevieira@alternex.com.br
Contact: Helena A. Viera
Loucas
de Pedra Lilás
A non Government Organization made up of women and founded
in 1996. Specialized in using theatre and humour to
promote women's citizenship both in relations between
men and women, and in urgent and current issues such
as sexual and reproductive education and further in
the prevention and combat of violence, amongst other
issues. The group did a tour about sexist and domnestic
violence in 20 public schools in Recife with 3500 adolescent
and adults and their teachers.
Address:
Grupo de teatro Loucas de Pedra Lilás
Caixa postal 087 carmo
53.001-970 Olinda, PE
BRAZIL
Phone: 81 3429 6707
Phone: 81 99592457
E-mail: loucas@elogica.com.br
Contact: Gigi Bandler
Panela
de Opressao
We work in Rio de Janeiro toghether with CTO-RIO. We
have plays about racism, sex drugs, abortion, AIDS in
marriages, violence and homeless people.
Address:
Panela de Opressao
Av. Mém de Sá, 31
Lapa
Rio de Janeiro/RJ
CEP:20230150
BRAZIL
Phone: +55 21 22150503
Fax: +55 21 22325826
Contact: paneladeopressao@ctorio.com.br
Panela de Opressao
Popular Theater Group of the University
of Brasilia
This group was founded in 1999. It is made up of staff
and professors from various administrative and academic
departements from the Univercity.
Address:
Brasilia
BRAZIL
E-mail: Magno@unb.br
Contact: Magno Assis
Silvia Balestreri Nunes
I work with t.o. since 1986, when I took part at the
Popular Theater Factory Project led by Boal in Rio.
I'm also one of the founders of CTO-Rio. Since 1994,
I am assistant professor at the Department of Social
Psychology of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
(UFRJ), where I teach theater of the oppressed techniques
in a subject called Group Animation Laboratory. At the
moment I prepare my doctorship thesis, trying a "dialog"
between t.o. and some contemporaneous theater experiences,
using mainly the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari.
Address:
Silvia Balestreri Nunes
Departamento de Psicologia Social
Instituto de Psicologia
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Av Pasteur 250 fundos 22 290-240
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Brasil
Contact: silvia@bnunes.com.br
Silvia Balestreri Nunes
6. Burkina
Faso
Atelier Théatre
Bourkinabé
Information about the work of ATB: projects, festivals,
policy. In French.
Address:
Atelier Théatre Bourkinabé
01 BP 2121 Ouagadougou 01
BURKINA FASO
Phone: (226) 34 03 09
Fax: (226) 34 36 66
E-mail: proskom@fasonet.bf
Contact: Prosper Kampaoré
7. Canada
All
Nations Theatre Society
All Nations Theatre Society focuses on consciously educative
theatre. Our current work includes plays on violence,
racism and bullying. We specialize in Forum Theatre,
an interactive form which allows the participant audience
to try out strategies for confronting and changing the
dynamics of an oppressive situation. Our Actor-facilitators
work in schools, youth, community and adult groups,
using theatre as a means to articulate the difficult
situations encountered by the group, and to foster understanding
and strategies for change.
Address:
223 12 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta,
CANADA
T2R 0G9
Phone: (403) 261-5877
Fax: (403) 234-9532
E-mail: allnationstheatre@shaw.ca
Contact: All Nations Theatre Society
Centre
St. Pierre
Formation sur les jeux-exercices, le théâtre-image
et le théâtre-forum dans les milieux communautaires
et syndicaux
Address:
Centre St. Pierre
1212, rue Panet
Montréal
Québec
H2L 2Y7
CANADA
Phone: 514-524-3561
Fax: 514-524-5663
Contact: csp@cam.org
Vivian Wiseman
Headlines
Theatre
Headlines celebrated its 20th birthday in 2001 and is
still very much alive. David Diamond's method "Theatre
for Living" is well known around the world. The
website shows you around the many important, awarded
and succesful projects that were carried out. You can
subscribe to its regular newsletter.
Address:
323-350 East 2nd Ave.
Vancouver, BC
CANADA V5T 4R8
Phone: (604)871-0508
Fax: (604)871-0209
E-mail: info@headlinestheatre.com
Contact: Sheelagh Davis
Mixed
Company
Mixed Company is a not for profit theatrical company,
with Simon Malbogat as Art Director, that specializes
in "Forum Theatre" techniques. We offer workshops
and services to corporations, community organizations
and educational institutions as well as individuals
and groups. Mixed Company Theatre has been a centre
of T.O. since 1991 and has produced over 300 forum shows
and the 8th Int.festival of T.O. called Ripple Effect
Address:
157 Carlton Street, Suite 201
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
Phone: + (416) 515-8080
Fax: + (416) 515-1832
M5A 2K3
E-mail: mixedco@echo-on.net
Contact: Simon Malbogat
Stage
Left Productions
Stage Left Productions uses socio-political drama to
affect personal and social transformation in marginalized
communities. We offer a highly specialized practice
in Theater of the Oppressed techniques, coupled with
Performance & Collective Creation methods, to integrate
marginalized people into the creative, artistic, and
social life of our community by providing a safe and
accessible space in which they can explore, define,
and celebrate their culture; develop confidence, imagination,
and artistic expression; contribute to the culture of
our community in meaningful ways; and express both individual
and collective identity. We work extensively with people
with physical and developmental disabilities, street-involved
youth, culturally diverse youth, immigrants, the elderly,
the homeless, and lesbian/gay/bi/transgendered youth.
Address:
PO Box 35022
Sarcee Post Office
Calgary, AB T3E 7C7
CANADA
Phone: (403) 242.3108 (ext. 523)
Fax: (403) 543-6855
403.543-6855 (f)
Contact: michele@stage-left.org
Michele Decottignies
Street
Spirits
Street Spirits Theatre Company presents audience interactive
theatre with a social message. A Street Spirits show
provides a high impact experience for audiences to address
the social and educational concerns of their community.
Street Spirits will craft a performance to meet your
needs. Communities are invited to join the schedule
for our upcoming tour. Our company members create forum
theatre plays to perform in public venues and in schools
addressing social issues such as peer pressure, substance
misuse, family violence, criminal involvement, and making
choices about sexuality, among others.
Address:
1160 7th Avenue Prince George
B.C.
CANADA V21 5G6
Phone: (250) 565-6332
Fax: (250) 565-4209
E-mail: us@streetspirits.com
Contact: Street Spirits
Target
Theatre
Forumtheatre by Seniors Founded in 1986, Target Theatre
has evolved as an advocate for the elderly. Using drama
as a teaching tool, this troupe has grown from a group
of senior citizens interested in the performing arts
into an active theatre company of mature actors. Backed
by a volunteer board of directors, and with the help
of a general manager, the company is continually developing
new material as it finds its services more and more
in demand. The company frequently uses "forum theatre"
to dramatize common problems associated with the aging
process.
Address:
4 Centennial Square
Victoria, BC
CANADA V8W 1P7
Phone: 250-477-6054
E-mail: Target@islandnet.com
Contact: TARGET THEATRE
Victor Porter
Facilitated TO workshops and Forum Theatre events for
the last 15 years, worked with a wide variety of communities
in Canada and Hong Kong including: unions, human rights
and development organizations, social workers , AIDS
educators, teachers, latin american,south asian, somali,
chinese, vietnamese,and korean immigrant and refugees.Explored
and developed in collaboration with the vietmamese community
a series of Radio Forum Theatre events.
Address:
Victor Porter
2447 Cambridge st.
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada V5K 1L1
Phone: +1 604 255 3155 or 604 254 9626
Fax: +1 604 254 3932
Contact: vporter@mosaicbc.com
Victor Porter
Yolisa Dalamba
Ms Dalamba has been specialising in the area of Theatre
for Development for more than 10 years in the international
arena. Her work includes teacher training, community
development and mobilisation, as well as addressing
a host of social justice issues like: HIV/AIDS, violence
against women, street-children, substance abuse, racism,
sexism and many others. She first trained with Augusto
in London and returned to Canada to train many marginalised
communities. She then met Boal again in the late 90's
in South Afrika where she implemented many of his techniques
at the university she was lecturing at, specializing
in Community Theatre, Drama & Theatre in Education.
She developed the tehcniques further along with other
colleagues in South Afrika to incorporate Afrikan social
activist and community transformation strategies and
ideologies to make it more relevant to the Afrikan experience.
Address:
265 Balliol St. Suite 1108
Toronto
CANADA
M5S 1C9
Phone: + 416-932-2589
Phone: + 416- 978-0831
E-mail: realblak@yahoo.com
Contact: Yolisa Dalamba
8. Croatia
Aleksandar Bancic
"Working as a drama teacher in the Drama studio
of the Istrian national theatre in Pula with a special
interest in Theatre of the Oppressed. In his work uses
Forum theatre, The Rainbow of Desire and the TO Arsenal.
As a post-graduate student of pedagogy he is interested
in the effect of the Theatre of the Oppressed on education."
Address:
Aleksandar Bancic
Busolerska 82,
52 100 Pula
CROATIA
GSM: 00385915098605
E-Mail: abancic@vip.hr
Contact: Aleksandar Bancic
Ivana Marijancic
Leading workshops of TO with youth, children, and specific
groups (prisoners, war veterans) all aruound Croatia.
Address:
Poljana Z. Drazica 2
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Phone: +385 915369431
Contact: marijancic@yahoo.com
Ivana Marijancic
9. Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Atelier-Theatr'Actions
Cette troupe est crée à Kinshasa le 25
août 1989. par un groupe des jeunes artistes sous
la direction de José BAU DIYABANZA, licencié
en Animation de développement. Cette troupe de
théâtre est une ONG de jeunes volontaires
spécialisés dans l'éducation communautaire
par le théâtre. Ses domaines d'intervention
sont la santé, l'environnement, les droits de
l'homme et l'éducation. La troupe est composée
d'artistes diplômés de l'Institut National
des Arts (INA). Notre action est dirigée plus
vers les milieux ruraux, les communautés économiquement
défavorisées, les zones enclavées.
See also http://www.cooperation.net/prince
Address:
Atelier-theatr'actions
178, Av. Commerciale Q.7
Commune de N’djili
Kinshasa
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Tél: + 243 81819149
E-mail: Prince@cooperation.net
Contact: Jose Bau Diyabanza
10. England
Cardboard
Citizens
Cardboard Citizens is the UK's only homeless people's
professional theatre company. The company specialises
in making Forum Theatre, but has broadened into the
provision of a range of performance-based cultural actions
with, for and by homeless and ex-homeless people; in
the past three years, this has also included asylum-seekers
and refugees. The company produces three national tours
a year, as well as special projects which are often
site-specific; past productions have included Gorki’s
Lower Depths and Mincemeat, a WW2 epic (see website
for details). From September 2002, the company will
run an cultural activity centre, where homeless and
ex-homeless people will be able to experiment with everything
from samba to film. Many of these projects are delivered
in collaboration: key current collaborators at home
include CRISIS (national charity for homeless people)
and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The company is led
by Augusto Boal’s English translator, Adrian Jackson,
who has taught TO in many countries, in Europe, Africa
and Asia. Cardboard Citizens offers annual training
workshops in Forum, Rainbow and Legislative Theatre,
led by Adrian Jackson and Augusto Boal.
Address:
Cardboard Citizens
26 Hanburystreet
London E1 6GR
ENGLAND
Phone: +44 20 7247 7747
Fax: + 44 20 7650 0002
E-mail: mail@cardboardcitizens.org.uk
Contact: Adrian Jackson
Centre
for Applied Theatre Research (CATR
(in the index, click further through "research
centres") The CATR is one of the leading research
institutes on applied drama worldwide. It is specialised
in theatre with offenders (incl. prison theatre), theatre
in development, women and theatre in education. The
site contains a link to the ARTPAD project, carried
out in Brazil and Peru, and the Maama Nalukalala Ne'zzadde
Lye project in Uganda.
Address:
James Thompson, CATR,
Drama Department, Manchester University,
Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL
ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 3357
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 3349
E-mail: james.thompson@man.ac.uk
Contact: James Thompson
Creative
Exchange
An international partnership learning resource involving
people and organisations working with arts and culture
to achieve sustainable social change. Creative Exchange
is a new international alliance for culture and development.
It was launched in May 1997. It is a UK-based, international
NGO serving people working with Culture and Development.
We are bringing people together who use culture and
creativity in development, empowerment and many different
agendas for change - from governance and democracy to
environmental awareness and human rights.
Address:
Creative Exchange
Business Office 1
Broadman House
64 Broadway, Starford
London E15 1NT
Phone: + 44 (0) 208 432 0550
Fax: + 44 (0) 208 432 0059
E-mail: info@creativexchange.org
Contact: Ana Laura Lopez de la Torre
Figment
Theatre Company
Uses Theatre of the Oppressed in Educational and Community
settings. Work includes Forum Theatre with elderly people
and Rainbow of Desire Techniques with young people.
Visiting lecturer at Leeds University in applications
of TO.
Address:
7 Bank Buildings
Meltham
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 4BA
England
Phone: +44 (0) 1484 359249
E-mail: info@figmenttheatre.co.uk
Contact: Michael Addison
Garth Allen
Garth Allen is a researcher into applied drama and is
specialised in TIE and Theatre of the Oppressed.
Address:
University College of St. Mark and St. John
Derriford Road
Plymouth PL6 8BH
ENGLAND
E-mail: gallen@marjon.ac.uk
Contact: Garth Allen
Greenwich and Lewisham's Young peoples
Theatre
Greenwich and Lewisham's Young Peoples Theatre uses
participatory theatre techniques with young people in
schools to entertain, educate and empower. Our schools
work includes work with young people with learning difficulties
and young people who are refugees, asylum seekers or
new arrivals. We run youth theatre and peer education
groups for young people from 8 - 21.
Address:
The TIE team
Greenwich and Lewisham's Young peoples Theatre.
Burrage Road
Plumstead
London
SE18 7JZ
ENGLAND
Phone:+ 020 8854 1316
Phone: + 020 8855 4911
E-mail: adam@gypt.co.uk
Contact: The TIE team
Mind
the...Gap
Works solely with actors and actresses with learning
disabilities, plays at theatres and schools, is engaged
in Legislative Theatre to enhance the position of people
with learning disabilities, and gives a good example
by offering drama training facilities.
Address:
Queens House
Queens Road
Bradford BD8 7BS
ENGLAND
Phone: +44 (0)1274 544683
Fax: +44 (0) 1274 544501
E-mail:arts@mind-the-gap.org.uk
Contact: Tim Wheeler
People
Palace Projects
People's Palace Projects (PPP) puts theatre research
into action. Based in the School of English and Drama
at Queen Mary, University of London, PPP manages a wide
range of projects that find practical application for
academic scholarship. PPP aims to: *creative active
dialogue between development issues and theatre practioners.
We have produced seminars and workshops which concentrate
on enhancing the understanding of development issues
for theatre practioners, companies and institutions.
We aime to raise awerness of the possibilities of using
Theatre for development agencies *Work in partnership
with a range of organisations and individuals to advocate
the use of theatre within international development
projects *Research and develop appropriate theatrical
methodologies for use in such projects. *Train organisations
and individuals in participatory theatre techniques
related to issues in development work. * Publish discussion
documents, manuals and handbooks of good practice and
case studies focusing on: partnership, planning, implementation,
sustainability
Address:
School of English & Drama
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
London E1 4NS
ENGLAND
Phone: +44 (0) 270 882 7823
Fax: +44 (0) 270 882 7823
E-mail: P.Heritage@qmul.ac.uk
E-mail: james.thompson@man.ac.uk
Contact: Paul Heritage & James Thompson
So Many Words
Disability arts organisation based in Salford, England.
Supporting young people with learning disabilities in
Salford using Theatre of The Oppressed technique as
a tool for exploring issues. Forum Theatre tours regional,
national, international. Currently developing as a centre
for Theatre of The Oppressed specialising in consultative
issue based work for young disabled people.
Address:
So Many Words
Oakwood High Special School
Park Lane,
Salford
M6 7RQ
ENGLAND
Phone: +44 161 925 0143
Contact: Lztylrs@aol.com
Liz Taylor
TiPP-Center
Theatre in Prison and Probation is a spin-off from the
Drama Department of the University of Manchester. Has
developed several programmes for prisoners in the Greater
Manchester area, which have lead to several publications.
Works with Image Theatre and Rainbow of Desire techniques,
along with specially designed Prison Theatre techniques.
Offers trainings for people working in Prison and Probation.
Address:
Drama Department
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
ENGLAND
Phone: +44 (0)161 275 3047
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 3877
E-mail: tipp@man.ac.uk
Contact: Kate McCoy
Turning
Point Theatre
Policy statement: -tour new theatre as a high profile
medium to raise awareness on health and social issues
of public concern. -work in partnership with the voluntary,
statutory and corporate sectors -facilitate Forum Theatre
workshops as an innovative training resource
Address:
Turning Point Theatre Company
The Hayloft, Highfield Farm
Clyst Road
Topsham, Exeter
Devon EX30BY
ENGLAND
Phone: +44 1392 877629
Fax: +44 1392 877935
Mobile: +44 7971 847217
E-mail: turningpoint@eclipse.co.uk
Contact: Lyn Ferrand
West
Sussex Forum Theatre Project
Forum Theatre delivered by young people between the
ages of 11 & 25,with health & social care needs
e.g. care leavers, substance misuse, young offenders,
young carers etc. Commissioned by health & social
care agencies from the voluntary & statutory sector
in West Sussex and Nationally, the aim of this particular
project is to allow young people to voice their views
and opinions, which have a significant impact on the
way services are developed, in both the voluntary and
statutory sector. Through Forum Theatre young people
are able to develop their skills in many ways: - effective
communication, a clearer understanding of health and
social care issues, mediation and the ability to negotiate.
By raising their self-esteem and self-confidence through
appropriate training, young people are able to have
a voice and ensure that their opinions and views are
heard. Some of the young people have been trained by
Adrian Jackson, Cardboard Citizens. Website is still
to be launched!
Address:
Children & Youth Project
West Sussex VOLG
Ground Floor, Parbrook House
Natts Lane
Billingshurst
West Sussex RH14 9EY
ENGLAND
Phone: + 44 1403 787946
Fax: + 44 1403 787941
Contact: chyp@volg.org.uk
Carol Fullick
11. Estonia
VAT Teater
VAT is a professional theatre company, founded in 1987
and has toured the world since. The repertoire is various:
Shakespeare, fairytales, documentary performances and
Forum Theatre. VAT produces classics in its own way
and co-devises work with young Estonian playwrights.
Address:
P.O. Box 3242
10505 Tallinn
ESTONIA
Phone: +372 645 09 59
Fax: +372 630 72 72
E-mail: vat@vatteater.ee
Contact: Vat Teater
12. France
Association OXO
OXO makes forumtheater in French schools.They have a
program around violence in school.
Address:
association OXO
18 rue Jean Descas
33800 Bordeaux
FRANCE
Phone: +33 6 65 04 52 83
E-mail: assooxo@mac.com
Contact: Alain Chasseuil
Centre du Théâtre de l'Opprimé
Address:
Centre du Théâtre de l'Opprimé
78, rue du Charolais
75012 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: +33 (0) 1 43 45 81 20
Fax: +33 (0) 1 43 46 54 72
E-mail: tdopp@club-internet.fr
E-mail: joel.anderson@wanadoo.fr
Contact: Joel Anderson
Compagnie Entrées de Jeu -Direction
Bernard Grosjean
Formaly Augusto Boal's assistant, from 1979 to 1986
at the Theatre de l'Opprimé, Bernard Grosjean
has created the Compagny "Entrées de jeu"
to carry out research on interactive theater. With its
20 actors, "Entrées de jeu" conducts
different kinds of theatrical projects dealing with
educative and social theater, as well as health-oriented
theater performances.
Address:
Compagnie Entrées de Jeu -Direction Bernard Grosjean
35 villa d'Alésia
75014 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: + 33 (0) 1 45 41 03 43
Fax: + 33 (0) 1 45 41 04 88
E-mail: entreesdejeu@wanadoo.fr
Contact: Manuelle Finon
Compagnie
Proscenium
This compagny started its activity's in 1993. Specialised
in the work of Forum Theatre in schools with the objectif
of prevention and health education. Subjects in there
forums are AIDS, violence and drugs.
Address:
Compagnie Proscenium
12, rue d’Enghien
75010 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: + 33 1 48 00 97 90
Fax: +33 1 48009790
Mobile: 06 07 18 61 88
E-mail: adulamb@infonie.fr
Contact: André DULAMB
En Vie
En Vie works in the region of North-Picardie sins 1984.
JF Martel was trained as TO practioner in the CTO Paris.
En Vie makes Forum Theatre with a great diversity of
groups. They offer a training course in Theatre of the
Oppressed. A new Forum is produced by its actors/actresses
every year.
Address:
En Vie Théâtre de l'Opprimé
22 rue Durnerin
59000 Lille
FRANCE
Phone: + 33 3 20 54 16 33
E-mail: jf.martel@free.fr
Contact: JF Martel
Julian Boal
Julian Boal is a free-lance workshop leader. He has
led workshops, alone or as Augusto Boal’s assistant,
in several countries : Brazil, France, India, Switzerland,
Bosnia, Italy, Spain. He is also the translator of The
Rainbow of Desire in French, and the coordinator of
the new French edition of Games For Actors And Non-Actors.
He’s the author of Imagens of a Popular Theatre.
Address:
11, rue de l'orillon
75011 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: +33 (1) 49234090
E-mail: julian.boal@libertysurf.fr
Contact: Julian Boal
NAJ
Professional TO company. "NAJE" (Nous n'Abandonnerons
Jamais l'Espoir)makes forum theatre in neighbourhoods
around social and political aspects. “NAJE”
was founded by Jean-paul Ramat and Fabienne Brugel in
1997. Before that time Jean-paul et Fabiene worked at
CTO Paris.
Address:
NAJE
57 rue Roger Salengro
92160 Antony
FRANCE
Phone: + 01 46 74 51 69
Mobile: + 06 82 03 60 83
e-mail: philippe.merlant@wanadoo.fr
Contact: Fabienne BRUGEL
Panamako
Elle a été créée en avril
1997 par un groupe d'étudiants sensibles aux
nouvelles formes d'échanges franco-africains
et aux rencontres de la culture et de l'action sociale.
Depuis, une quinzaine de personnes, étudiantes
et salariées, sont venues compléter l'équipe
de bénévoles. Le Festival a été
la première réalisation de Panamako.
Address:
15 rue Saint Sébastien
75011 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: 01 43 38 29 19
Fax: 01 43 14 49 10
E-mail: contact@panamako.org
Contact: Anna Diarra
Theatre
du chaos
“Theatre du chaos” is a professional Forum
theatre company who works with adolescent en adult publics
in Colleges, Cultural centers and theaters. All forums
of Theatre du choas are written by Georges de Cagliari.
“Theatre du chaos” makes forums around violence,
AIDS, drugs, racism,...
Address:
Theatre du chaos
5-7 rue Henri Poincaré
75020 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: + 33 1 43619005
Fax: + 33 1 43619006
E-mail: thduchaos@aol.com
Contact: Sara Veyron
13. Germany
Andreas Baumgärtner
Praxis für Supervision, Beratung und Weiterbildung
Address:
Klippenbrede 13
D-32756 Detmold
GERMANY
Phone: +49 5231-870551
Fax: +49 5231-870668
E-mail: info@andreas-baumgaertner.org
Contact: Andreas Baumgärtner
DOMINO
/ Netzwerk TheaterDialog
During its two years of existence (2002/2003) the project
DOMINO – Zivilcourage im Rampenlicht practiced
and developed emancipatory theatre approaches in Eastern
Germany. DOMINO offered theatre trainings for teachers,
social workers, students and other multipliers. DOMINO
invited theatre practitioners from India, Brazil, Italy,
England, Austria and from the Philippines (among them
Augusto Boal) who presented their approaches in workshops
and conferences. The DOMINO Aktionstheatergruppe performed
in schools, trains and other public places. During the
project two training concepts were developed: TheaterDialog.
Zivilcourage – Becoming protagonist of your own
life and Theatre of Tolerance which combines the antiracist
training concept “Achtung (+) Toleranz”
with emancipatory theatre practice. In January 2004,
Netzwerk TheaterDialog – a network of former DOMINO
practitioners Katharina Lammers, Katrin Wolf and Till
Baumann – was founded and continues training activities
for multipliers and theatre projects with youth.
Address:
Netzwerk TheaterDialog
Halle (Saale)
GERMANY
Phone: +49 (0) 345 / 6 84 62 07
Fax: +49 (0) 345 / 6 84 62 09
E-mail: theaterdialog@domino-x.de
Contact: Till Baumann / Katharina Lammers / Katrin Wolf
Fair Share e.V.
Fair Share is involved in development projects in Africa,
using TO as a tool.
Address:
GERMANY
E-mail: cfra0001@rz.uni-hildesheim.de
Contact: Fair Share e.V.
Fratz
Since 1994 "FRATZ - Freie Theaterpädagogische
Werkstatt Freiburg, e.V." organizes thematic Workshops
with Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed elements,
performs experimental street and action theater, and
produced a series of plays. One of the most important
themes for FRATZ is the oppression of women in all its
factets.
Address:
GERMANY
E-mail: m.tamme@blauhaus.org
Contact: Marion Tamme
Paulo-Freire-Gesellschaft
Organizes workshops, exchange programmes, participates
in international projects and featured renown experiments
in Legislative Theatre.
Address:
Schellingstr. 91
80799 München
Germany
Phone: +49 89 45 222 668
Mobile: +49 171 9976231
E-mail: fritz@joker-netz.de
Contact: Fritz Letsch
Prof. Dr. Henry Thorau
Henry Thorau is German Translator of Boals books. He
is a Practicioner of the TdO (Invisible Theatre) and
Psychodrama.
Address:
Chair of Portuguese an Brazilian Studies
Universität Trier
D-54 286 Trier
GERMANY
DM-Gebäude, PF 32
E-mail: thorau@uni-trier.de
Contact: Prof. Dr. Henry Thorau
RAAbenschwarz
The group mainly is consisting of refugees (Romani People
from former YU) and is playing about oppression of refugees
in Germany, about racism and war.
Address:
RAA Berlin
Chausseestr. 29, 10115 Berlin
GERMANY
Phone: +49 30 24045 250
Fax: +49 30 24045 509
E-mail: christophleucht@web.de
Contact: RAAbenschwarz
Sabisa
-performing change
Sabisa – performing change is a non-profit organisation
based in Berlin which employs creative media and the
performing arts in social transformation and community
cultural development. In our current activities we collaborate
with partner organisations both within and outside Germany,
focusing on an emancipatory praxis in cultural development
work: in constructively dealing with conflicts, in combating
racism and social exclusion, in facilitating critical
and fruitful communication and exchange between the
North and the South. We organise international exchange
programmes, offer training in Theatre of the Oppressed
and other approaches and are actively involved locally
in educational, community and anti-bias projects.
Address:
sabisa – performing change e.V.
Lychener Str. 28
10437 Berlin
Germany
phone: +49 (0) 30 48625338
mail: mail@sabisa.de
Contact: Sabisa-performing change
Till
Baumann
Till Baumann is a freelance practioner of Theatre of
the Oppressed and other emancipatory theatre approaches.
He has worked with DOMINO – Zivilcourage im Rampenlicht
and is a member of the post-DOMINO network TheaterDialog.
He works regularly for sabisa – performing change
and the Paulo-Freire-Institute and has been involved
in workshops, trainings, studies and theatre projects
in Germany, Malawi, Bosnia and Italy. He has been researching
extensively at CTO-Rio in Brazil and about theatre in
HIV/AIDS prevention in Southern Africa.
Address:
Till Baumann
Berlin / Germany
phone: +49 (0) 30 39825272
mail: post@tillbaumann.de
Contact: Till Baumann
14. India
Ashok Gladston Xavier
Works with refugees, Dalits (a discrminated ethnic group)
and women living with HIV/AIDS. Uses theatre in trauma
healing, community organization and peace building.
Address:
Department of Social Work
Loyola College
Chennai 600 034
INDIA
Phone: +91 44 28292384
Contact: gladston_xavier@hotmail.com
Ashok Gladston Xavier
Darpana
Academy of Performing Arts
Under the direction of Mallika Sarabhai, this is Darpana’s
fastest growing department. It has launched several
successful projects to spread social awareness and empowerment
through the media of performing arts.
Address:
Usmanpura, Ahmedabad 380 013
Gujarat
INDIA
Phone: +91-79-7551389
Fax: +91-79-7550955
E-mail: darpana@jcenet.net
Contact: Darpana Academy of Performing Arts
Jana Sanskriti Centre for Theatre of
the Oppressed
Jana Sanskriti, a cultural organization based in Calcutta,
supports 32 community theater groups in West Bengal
that are using T.O. to write and present plays about
alcoholism, dowry deaths and the accountability of panchayats,
or village councils. Sanjoy Ganguly, Jana Sanskriti's
artistic director, has trained with Boal in Paris, Rio
and Calcutta.
Address:
Jana Sanskriti Centre for Theatre of the Oppressed
'Girish Bhavan',
42A Thakurhat Road,
PO Badu, North 24 Parganas,
West Bengal, Pin 700 128
INDIA
Phone: +91 33-5384540
Phone: +91 33-5381768
E-mail: theatre@vsnl.com
Contact: Sanjoy Ganguly
Pravah
We have a group - a training team, performance team
but our main focus is training other groups. Pravah
is a non governmental onrganisation working with young
people in and Delhi. We are working in the area of self
development and social responsibility. We work with
schools and colleges, train teachers and other community
workers. BEsides theatre we alos ues a lot of other
methodologies- like music, art, simulation games, exposure
trips etc. Within theatre we focus theatre of the oppressed
as a whole building capacities the teams to use it's
various forms. But the most popular and frequently used
one is Forum . The teams we have trained are varied-groups
working with the homeless, with rural women, domestic
violence victims, street children, youth groups, labour
forums, tribal adolecsents and others.
Address:
PRAVAH
15/10,Kalkaji
New Delhi
INDIA
Phone: 91-11-621 3918
Phone: 91-11-6420776
Phone: 91-11-6440619
E-mail: Pravah@ndf.vsnl.net.in
www.indev.nic.in/pravah
www.younginfluencers.com.
Contact: Jaya Jaimala Iyer
15. Ireland
Calypso
Productions
We are a professional theatre company in Ireland, Europe
that is committed to producing theatre on human rights
and social justice. Our work to date has looked at women
in prisons, refugees, racism, the experiences of psychiatric
patients. We employ theatre of the oppressed techniques
in our workshops with young asylum seekers in Ireland.
Address:
Calypso Productions
7 South great Georges Street
Dublin 2
IRELAND
Phone: + (353 1) 6704539
Fax: + (353 1) 6704275
E-mail: calypso@eircom.net
Contact: MARGUERITE BOURKE
Crooked
House Theatre
Crooked House Theatre Company promotes the viewpoint
that community theatre is an independent artform that
is rooted by a specific, politically active focus. Our
work is inspired by the methods and teachings of Augusto
Boal and Edward Bond. It aims to galvanise participants
into exercising control of our own imaginations, by
which means we may create, and be creative in, our society
- rather than consume, and be consumed by, our society.
We work with a wide variety of groups in Ireland.
Address:
Crooked House Theatre Company Ltd
Riverbank Arts Centre
Newbridge
County Kildare
IRELAND
Tel: 00353 (0)45 448309
Fax: 00353 (0)45 432490
Mobile: 00353 (0)87 2759420
Contact: crookedhouse@riverbank.ie
Peter Hussey
Mojisola Adebayo
I use TO techniques extensively in my work as a freelance
workshop leader, trainer, joker, director and performer.
I have had the pleasure of working with inspirational
groups and theatre companies all over the world including
Brazil, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, Ireland,
India, Israel, Palestine and South Africa.
Address:
Apartment 38
30 Noth Great Georges Street
Dublin 1
IRELAND
Phone: 00353 1 874 8615
E-mail: mojisolaadebayo@hotmail.com
Contact: Mojisola Adebayo
16. Italy
Ass.
Il Camaleonte nel Rusco
Alessandro Tolomelli is an actor and pedagogue. He leads
groups of T.O. for social workers, teachers and students.
He is a PhD student of University of Florence and Bologna
and as a teacher supervises some graduate thesis about
T.O.
Address:
Ass. Il Camaleonte nel Rusco
Via Usodimare 12
Bologna (BO) 40131
ITALY
Phone: +39 033 93076210
Contact: tolo50@yahoo.it
Alessandro Tolomelli
Giolli
Both education in TO and projects with several target
groups: youth, teachers and parents, drug addicts, psychiatric
patients, prisoners, trade-union delegates, prostitutes,
etc. Two year-course in TO for practitioners. European
projects and collaborations in Bolivia, Albania, Austria,
Germany, etc. All techniques of TO in a framework of
Freirian pedagogy, Community approach and Non-Violence.
Address:
Giolli - Centro ricerche su Teatro dell'Oppresso e Coscientizzazione
Viale G. Carducci, 113
Livorno, LI 57121
ITALY
Phone: +39 0586-424311
Fax: +39 0586-424311
E-mail: Chiara Goldoni (Italian, French): giolli.tdo@tin.it
Roberto Mazzini (Italian, French, English, Spanish):
paulofreire@virgilio.it
Contact: paulofreire@virgilio.it
Roberto Mazzini
Livres
Como O Vento
Image Theatre, Forum Theatre and Invisible Theatre are
regularly practiced. Experimentation with Newspaper
Theatre, flìc-dans-la-tete and other forms. Also
courses and interships (e.g. at schools).
Address:
Ass. Livres Como O Vento
c/o Centro Studi "Sereno Regis"
via Garibaldi, 13
10122 Torino
ITALY
Phone: +39 011 5158000 (Tue and Thu from 2.45 pm till
6.45 pm)
Fax: +39 011 5158000
email: tdo@livres.it
Contact: Paolo Senor
Teatro
Studio
Mario Fraschetti and Daniela Marretti are artistic responsable
for the work of Teatro Studio sinds 1988. Site is in
Italian.
Address:
Teatro Studio
Via Mameli 15
58100 Grosseto
ITALY
Phone: 056-428110
Fax: 056-428110
E-mail: mariofraschetti@madrenatura.net
Contact: Mario Fraschetti
17. Kenya
Amani
People's Theatre
APT is specialised in peace and conflict transformation
theatre. It is currently involved in Amnesty International's
Forum Theatre campaign for human, especially women's,
rights. Website currently under construction.
Address:
Amani People's Theatre
PO Box 13909
Nairobi
KENYA
Phone: +254 2 577 892
Mobile: +254 727 10912
Fax: +254 2 576 175
E-mail: apt@aptkenya.org
Contact: Michael Owiso
18. Korea
CTO Korea/Arts for Living
CTO-Korea was founded in 1997 when Augusto Boal planted
a seed with his spirit and heart in this country. We
have been working with various groups throughout the
country doing workshops and performances ever since.
We are dealing with many social and politicial issues
using TO-techniques. We strongly believe in peaceful
revolution to change and to make it a little bit better.
Address:
107-69#301 Seho-Ku
Banpo-Dong
Seoul
KOREA
Phone: +82 11890 7912
E-mail: shinlee@shinbiro.com
Contact: Shin Lee
19. Kosova
Qendra Multimedia
Qendra focuses primarily on the development of Children's
Theatre in Kosova, which is regarded as an important
means for education on the basis of democracy and civil
society.
Contact: qavmm@yahoo.com
Jeton Neziraj
20. Macedonia
MEDIA ARTES
MEDIA ARTES has been involved in the implementation
of the Art for Social Change-Play Against Violence programme
(program of European Cultural Foundation; for more details
about the program please visit www.artforsocialchange.org
) for 5 years now. Since November 2002 artists-facilitators
from MEDIA ARTES have been involved in series of trainings
in Forum Theatre that were organized by Arttrain from
Denmark in partnership with Theatre Forum Cymru from
Wales. Their aim in this context is to make FT practice
known locally and in the rest of the country and to
spread the FT skills /techniques to other people.
Address:
MEDIA ARTES
"Dame Gruev" K-3/34
6000 Ohrid, MACEDONIA
tel: +389 46 231 570
fax: +389 46 231 572
mob: +389 70 250 500
Contact: mediaartes@mt.net.mk
Jasmina Bilalovik
PAC
Multimedia
Among the goals of the Performing Arts Centre in Ohrid
are: - Realization of a citizens' initiative for formation
of a strategy for cultural development of Macedonia
and its implementation; - Organization (initiation)
of actions where, above all, the young population could
coordinately express its attitudes towards the political
- cultural - social events in Macedonia and abroad in
a creative form; - Through implementation of a new strategy
of the Art for Social Change program; - Finding and
implementation of cultural models of action, compatible
with European and global tendencies - Promotion of tolerance
and cooperation among different ethnic groups - Cooperation
with subcultural and marginalized groups (gay, lesbian,
junkie, feminist, punk...) Through the Arts for Social
Change program, PAC Multimedia is involved in the training
of emerging Theatre of the Oppressed practitioners.
Address:
PAC MULTIMEDIA
Mihail Cokov 4
1000 Skopje
MACEDONIA
tel.+ 389 2 311 1570
fax.+ 389 2 310 9303
e-mail:info@multimedia.org.mk
Contact: Violeta Simjanovska
21. Mozambique
GTO Maputo
Alvim Cossa, coordinator of GTO Maputo is mozambican
and went for a period of 3 months with a UNESCO scholarship
to CTO-Rio and learnt there to work with Theatre of
the Oppressed techniques.
Address:
GTO Maputo
Angulo da Ho Chi Min e Albert Lithuli 1719
MOZAMBIQUE
Phone: +258 82 432533
E-mail: gtomaputo@bol.com.br
Contact: Alvim Cossa
22. Nepal
Aarohan
Aarohan, a group of Nepali theater workers, has been
active in many kinds of performing arts since 1982.
We have worked with forum theater for the past two years,
training groups from indigenous and “untouchable”
communities to work with issues such as caste discrimination,
oppression of women, landlessness, corruption, and disability.
Our group also performs forum and invisible theater
itself. We have recently started Nepal’s first
school of theater, where we also teach forum techniques.
Address:
Aarohan
Sunil Pokharel
Artistic Director
G.P.O Box 12819
Kathamndu, NEPAL
Tel: (977) 1 44 66 956
Email: aarohan@ccsl.com.np
Contact: Sunil Pokharel
23. Netherlands
Formaat
The mission of Formaat is to transform the spectator
into an acting protagonist. We do this using all kinds
of participatory drama techniques, most of them based
upon Theatre of the Oppressed. Formaat plays around
120 Forums a year in schools and soccer canteens, does
Legislative Theatre projects in local communities, runs
a project with homeless people, works in prisons, offers
training and workshops around the country and publicizes
about Theatre of the Oppressed. Formaat also co-initiated
the International Theatre of the Oppressed Organisation,
ITO and put a great effort into the development of the
theatreoftheoppressed.org website. Artistic director
Luc Opdebeeck also offers international workshops.
Address:
Stichting Formaat
Nystadstraat 72
3067 DT Rotterdam
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone: +31 (0)10 4524045
Phone: +31 (0) 597 594492
Fax: +31 (0)10 4525465
Fax: +31 (0)597 594435
E-mail: info@formaat.org
Contact: Luc Opdebeeck en Ronald Matthijssen
Try-out-theater
Theatregroup which plays Forum in the health care sector.
Address:
Try-out-theater
Prof.Lorentzlaan 45
3701 CB Zeist
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone: +31 30 6932941
E-mail: galini@wxs.nl
Contact: Kees van Rooijen
24. Northern
Ireland
Sole Purpose Productions
Plays Forum Theatre and organizes workshop, focusing
on the effects of war and the chances for peace in Northern
Ireland.
Address:
NORTHERN IRELAND
E-mail: sole.purpose@virgin.net
Contact: David Duggan
Tom
Magill
Tom Magill has been using TO methods for the past 12
years. Working as a freelance workshop leader, Joker,
trainer, director, writer, performer and lecturer in
Belfast and beyond with diverse groups including Loyalist
and Republican political prisoners in Long Kesh. The
website link is to an interview he did with Augusto
Boal and includes a video.
Address:
Tom Magill
Belfast
NORTHERN IRELAND
Phone: +44 2890 806831
Fax: +44 2890 806902
E-mail: tom_magill@yahoo.com
Contact: Tom Magill
25. Norway
Arne Engelstad
Well-known workshop facilitator in Scandinavia, also
published an elusive book on Forum Theatre in Norwegian.
Address:
NORWAY
E-mail: arn-en@online.no
Contact: Arne Engelstad
26. Pakistan
Interactive
Resource Centre
IRC is an initiative to explore new avenues for community
mobilization and dialogue through interactive theatre
in order to assist people in their struggle to regain
their collective power and strength. The prime aim of
IRC is, therefore, to employ interactive theatre technique
for development and human rights struggle of marginalized
communities in Pakistan. In a period of almost three
years since its inception, the organization has formed
a network of 50 theatre activist groups and performed
in more than 87 districts of Pakistan. IRC theatre activists
are continually learning and developing new interactive
theatre skills. In a field that is just beginning to
define itself, IRC has emerged as the pioneer of non-commercial
interactive theatre in Pakistan. The organization believes
that it has only scratched the surface of what is possible
when audiences are empowered through theatre.
Address:
Interactive Resource Centre
48-N, Model Town Extension
Lahore
PAKISTAN
Phone: +92 42 5162874
Fax: +92 42 5173765
E-mail: interactivetheatre@hotmail.com
Web: www.interactivetheatre.org.pk
Contact: Mohammad Waseem
27. Palestine
Ashtar
Theatre
Ashtar develops a project every year about themes that
concern the Palestinians on the West Bank. The 2000
project was about the position of women in rural areas.
Address:
POB 17179, East Jerusalem, 91171
or: POB 2127, Ramallah
PALESTINE
Phone: 972-2-2980037
Fax: 972-2-2960326
E-mail: ashtar@p-ol.com
Contact: Ashtar Theatre
Theater for Everybody
Gaza
Address:
PALESTINE
E-mail: jhtheater@hotmail.com
Contact: Theater for Everybody
28. Peru
Facultad
de Ciencias y artes de la communication
University deparement which co-ordinates academic courses
in communication for development
Address:
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Facultad de Ciencias y artes de la communication
Av. Universitaria Cda. 18
San Miguel, Lima 32
PERU
Phone: 2618904
Phone: 460 2870
E-mail: pterrer@pucp.edu.pe
Contact: Pontificia Universidad Católica del
Perú
29. Phillipines
PETA
Philippine Theatre Company renowed for its theatre and
social development work.
Address:
Philippine Educational Theatre Association
61 Lantana Street
Barangay Immaculate Conception
Cubao
Quezon City
1111 PO Box 463 Manila
PHILIPPINES
Contact: peta@drama.com.ph
PETA
30. Portugal
GTO
Coimbra
This group started recently (in the beginning of 2004),
after some members' participation in a workshop with
2 brasilian "curingas". We´re doing
a workshop with the prisional population in a high security
prison in Coimbra; at the same time, we've done some
drama plays, concerning themes like family relationships
or saving the planet's eco-system. Our goal is to work,
using the Theatre of the Opressed tools, with several
lairs of the society, trying to pass on messages in
social areas, like HIV prevention, eco-defense, family
and so on. The group has 8 members and our working area
has been in Coimbra.
Address:
Grupe de Teatro de Oprimido Coimbra
Rua Fernandes Tomás, nº. 17,
2º DTO,
3000-168 Coimbra
PORTUGAL
Phone: +35 1918434453
Contact: Luísa
Conceição gtocoimbra@sapo.pt
GTO
Lisboa
The GTO Lisboa works in "Amadora", an outskirts
borough of Lisbon with an 80% of afro-portuguese population.
We work with local themes such as HIV-prevention, discrimination,
young pregnancy, domestic violence and sexuality under
many other topics that are currently been developed.
The group rehearses in the local organisation Moinho
da Juventude, which has opened its rehearsing room for
the GTO.
Address:
Grupo de Teatro de Oprimido de Lisboa
c/o Moinho da Juventude
Travessa do Outeiro Nr. 1
Alto Cova da Moura
2720 575 Amadora
Lisboa
PORTUGAL
Phone: +35 1 96 847 46 13
Contact: gtolisboa@sapo.pt
Gisella Mendoza
31. Serbia &
Montenegro
InterArt - Centre for Creative Development
An emerging organisation that uses TO techniques for
the stimulation of individual and society development.
InterArt is currently preparing a Forum theatre project
for highschool students.
Address:
InterArt
Centre for Creative Development
Belgrade
Serbia & Montenegro
tel: +381 11 2621 619,
mobile: + 381 64 175 77 37
Contact: maricat@yubc.net
Marija Gajic
32. Singapore
Drama
Box
Drama Box is a full-time Mandarin Theatre Company in
Singapore. It has three main scope of work: Main Stage,
Private Rooms, and Cell Projects. In Singapore, Forum
Theatre is not funded by the State Government since
1993. It was not used in public performances since then.
But in 2001, Drama Box started using the technique again
in public performances. Private Rooms is our series
of Community Theatre production which we tour round
Singapore’s housing estate, and performed at open
space. Forum Theatre technique is used in most of these
productions. In December 2002, the Company will be collaborating
with two groups of youth and elderly to explore issues
on inter-generational gap. The project will culminate
to a forum theatre production to tour 7 housing estates
in Singapore. Cell Projects are our initiatives in schools,
which not only includes performances, but also workshops.
Techniques of Cops-In-The Heads, Rainbow Desire, and
Forum Theatre are used. In Oct 2002 to June 2003, Drama
Box initiated a radio forum theatre programme. Aired
on one of Singapore’s most popular Mandarin radio
station over prime time for one hour every weekday,
listeners listened to a short anti-model, and then called
in to forum the piece. Issues touched on include domestic
violence, price hikes, union and workers relationship,
education system, etc.
Address:
DRAMA BOX
14 A-C Trengganu Street
Singapore 058468
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
Phone: +65 6 3245435
Fax: +65 6 2241032
Contact: feedback@dramabox.org
Kok Heng Leun
33. South Africa
Change Moves
We are using TO / Active Action Learning as a learning
methodology for group therapy/ healing, building leadership
, conflict resolution, industrial disputes and organisational
+ management development. We offer services to all citizens/
organisations in South Africa but our main focus is
working with oppressed / working class people to deepen
and fundamentalise change in South Africa. We have as
a specific focus in working with communities affected
by crime and gangsterism. In our organisational development
work we have integrated systems management tools with
TO making a unique left wing mixture for building the
management / organisational capacity of oppressed peoples
Address:
Change Moves
10 Merrick Street
Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA
7925
tel / fax : 021 4472851
Contact: changemoves@mindspring.co.za
Mike Abrams
Lynn Dalrymple
Prof. Dalrymple works at the University of Johannesburg
and has, among others, conducted research on the effectiveness
of interactive theatre. She has also been involved in
AIDS prevention projects through theatre.
Address:
SOUTH AFRICA
Contact: lynndal@iafrica.com
Lynn Dalrymple
Themba HIV/AIDS Project
The Project uses Forum Theatre and TO techniques among
other interactive and theatre and drama techniques with
a group of young performers, in schools and community
based organisations in townships in Gauteng Province
South Africa.
Address:
Kim Hope, Project Manager, and Theresa Lynne, Lead Trainer
P.O. Box 468
THEMBA HIV/AIDS PROJECT
Trevor Huddleston CR Memorial Centre
(Reg. No. 2000/006377/08)
P.O. Box 468 Westhoven 2142, Johannesburg
SOUTH AFRIKA
Tel: 011 673 7238 (direct line) Or: 011 673 1271
Fax: 011 477 3490
Contact: thembahiv@mweb.co.za
Themba HIV/AIDS Project
TTEDA
TSOGANG Theatre Education Development Association derrives
from Theatre of the Oppressed. It has worked to establisch
and develop the practice of this user-oriented theatre
for education and development methods in the democratic
reconstruction of South-Africa.
Address:
Manya Gittel
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel:(27 11) 885-1211
Contact: tteda@mweb.co.za
TTEDA
Yolisa Dalamba
Ms Dalamba has been specialising in the area of Theatre
for Development for more than 10 years in the international
arena. Her work includes teacher training, community
development and mobilisation, as well as addressing
a host of social justice issues like: HIV/AIDS, violence
against women, street-children, substance abuse, racism,
sexism and many others. She first trained with Augusto
in London and returned to Canada to train many marginalised
communities. She then met Boal again in the late 90's
in South Afrika where she implemented many of his techniques
at the university she was lecturing at, specializing
in Community Theatre, Drama & Theatre in Education.
She developed the tehcniques further along with other
colleagues in South Afrika to incorporate Afrikan social
activist and community transformation strategies and
ideologies to make it more relevant to the Afrikan experience.
Address:
Postnet Suite 89
Private bag X23
Gallo Manor 2052
Johannesburg
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: 011-802-4699
Contact: realblak@yahoo.com
Yolisa Dalamba
34. Spain
Pa'Tothom
Pa'Tothom is a Theatre Group in Barcelona (Spain) and
we are working with Theatre of the Oppressed (subjects:
immigration at schools -with parents and teachers) some
years ago. The project is called Teatrentorn. We hope
to do extensive work in the future. Now we start with
an european project: DRAMA WAY with Finland, Portugal
and Estonia.
Address:
Forn de Teatre Pa'Tothom
Carrer Lluna 5
08001 Barcelona
SPAIN
Phone: +34 93 4429282
Contact: pa_tothom@yahoo.es
Anna Caube
35. Sri
Lanka
Big
Circle
‘Big Circle’ is a Network of Applied Theatre
practitioners of Sri Lanka consists of a diverse multidisciplinary
group from trainers, teachers, therapists, social workers,
field workers, psychologists, professional actors to
peace workers. ‘Big Circle’ was formed after
a series of workshops in Anuradhapura, Jaffna, Vavuniya,
Bandarawela, Colombo and Trincomalee, between the period
of January 2000 and June 2001. Members of ‘Big
Circle’ used Applied Theatre tools and techniques
to address social, political and psychological issues
such as displacement, exploitation, violence and abuse.
By May 2001 ‘Big Circle’ had 60 members
from five regional groups namely Southern Group, Central
Group, Eastern Group, Northern Group and Western Group.
Address:
Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies
No. 10, Kynsey Terrace,
Colombo 08,
SRI LANKA
Third Eye Local Knowledge Activist
Group
Address:
30,Old Rest Housr Road,
Batticaloa,
SRI LANKA
Phone: 065.25130
Contact: sjeyasankar@yahoo.com
S.Jeyasankar
36. Sudan
Kwoto
Popular Theatre
Kwoto offers the war-ridden Southern Sudanese population
a mix of theatre, music, song and dance, based upon
their cultural heritage. During the performance, educational
themes in the areas of health, environment, income generation,
human rights, home economics, and changing bad attitudes
are addressed. Kwoto is very much interested in international
exchange!
Address:
Kwoto Popular Theatre
P.O. Box 11452
Khartoum
SUDAN
Phone: +249 11 781410
Fax: +249 11 781411
Contact: kwoto@catcomm.org
Derik Alfred
37. Sweden
DRIMB
Our Forumtheatregroup are a part of a gender equality
project in the Gotland County Administration and the
Swedish National Labour Market Administration. The head
part of the project are to find methods to change the
gender segregation in the Swedish labour market. We
use forumtheatre and dramamethods in our work with gender
equality. To discuss and try to change the traditional
patterns about femininity and masculinity. We are five
persons in the group; Anna Olofsdotter Engström,
Ylva Wahlén, Micke Grönros, Åsa Davidsson
and Jenny Lindley.
Address:
DRIMB
Länsstyrelsen Gotlands län
621 85 Visby
SWEDEN
Tel: +46 498 29 23 69
Mobil: 0707 34 27 59
Fax: +46 498 29 23 59
Contact: anna.olofsdotter.engstrom@i.lst.se
Anna Olofsdotter Engstöm
R
F T S
Riksföreningen de Förtrycktas Teater i Sverige
This website contains information in Swedish and English
Address:
SWEDEN
Contact: bosse.johansson@asn.landskrona.se
Bosse Johansson
Teater
Piazza
Address:
SWEDEN
Contact: Teater Piazza
38. Switzerland
Forum
Theater Zentrum Zürich
Address:
Wyttenbachstr. 13, 3013 Bern
SWITZERLAND
Phone: 079 375 95 25
Contact: forumtheater.z@bluemail.ch
Bettina Tissi
SILEX,
théâtre-forum
We are a small group of TO in Switzerland. We play TO
since 1995 in the french part of Switzerland, for schools
and non-governemental organisations. our themes are
AIDS, integration of foreigners, violence at school,
death and self-confidence for youngsters.
Address:
Silex, Théâtre-Forum
Fabien moulin, directeur artistique
Rue de l'Eglise 10
CH-1975 St-Séverin
SWITSERLAND
tel: +41/(0)79 695 5744
Contact: fabien.moulin@tvs2net.ch.
Fabien Moulin
TheaterFalle
Basel
Theaterfalle plays Forum Theatre at schools, for pupils
as well as teachers. Amazing website in German.
Address:
TheaterFalle Basel
Ruth Widmer
St. Johanns-Parkweg 12
CH-4057 Basel
SWITSERLAND
Tel.: +41 (0)61 383 05 20
Contact: theaterfalle@magnet.ch
Ruth Widmer
39. Turkey
Anadolu Universitesi :
My name is Ebru Gokdag. I live in Eskisehir, Turkey
and will be teaching Theatre of the Oppressed methods
at Anadolu University, State conservatory theatre department
this October. I worked with Augusto Boal in the USA
and topic of my doctorate dissertation was "Theatre
of the Oppressed and it's application in Turkey."
In November 2002, with my students I will be working
with the community, practicing TO methods with them
in my hometown Eskisehir,
Address:
Anadolu Universitesi
Devlet Konservatuvary
Tiyatro Bolumu
26470 Eskisehir
TURKEY
Contact: egokdag_1999@yahoo.com
Ebru Gokdag
Tiyatro
Boyali Kus
Theatre group in istanbul doing feminist theatre,focusing
on women's issues. Also organizing TO workshops for
women in Turkey. Website is in Turkish
Address:
Cihangir Oba sok.
13/6, Beyoglu, Istanbul
TURKEY
email: boyalikus_2000@yahoo.com
Contact: Jale Karabekir
41. Uganda
Ndere Troupe
Very active theatre group, involved in Theatre in Development.
Address:
UGANDA
Contact: ntroupe@starcom.co.ug
Ndere Troupe
42. Uruguay
TUTE - Troupe Uruguaya de Teatro Espontáneo
The work of TUTE is based on Multiplication Theatre
techniques developed by Hernán Kesselman and
Eduardo Pavlovsky, which involves the recreation of
scenes by the spect-actors. Recently they have worked
with trade unions, cooperatives, students, elderly people
and drug addicts. TUTE is interested in collaboration
with practitioners and groups from other Latin American
countries. Correspondence preferably in Spanish.
Address:
TUTE
c/o Dr. Raúl Sintes
Julio Herrera y Obes 1141
Montevideo
URUGUAY
C.P. 11100
Phone: + 598 2 9033122 Contact: raulsintes18@hotmail.com
Raúl Sintes
43. Vanuatu
Wan
SmolBag Theatre
A theatre and development company based in Vanuatu in
th Solomon Islands working with communities through
drama to provide a greater understanding of development
issues in the Pacific
Address:
P.O. Box 1024
Port Vila,
VANUATU
Tel: + (678) 24397
Tel: + (678) 27119
Fax: + (678) 25308
Contact: smolbag@vanuatu.com.vu
Wan SmolBag Theatre
44. Wales
Small
World Theatre
Participatory Theatre, Culture for Development, Performances,
Workshops, Training, Puppet and Mask Making, Intergenerational
Projects, Processions, Carnivals, Consultantcies, Cabaret,
Giants and Giant Shadow Puppets, Multi Media Events,
Installations "The journey of a thousand miles
starts with the first step."
Address:
FERN VILLA
LLANDYGWYDD
CARDIGAN
CEREDIGION, SA43 2QX
WALES
Tel or Fax +44 (0)1239 682 785
Contact: smallworld@enterprise.net
Bill Hamblett
Theatr
Fforwm Cymru
Projects, workshops, training and conferences using
TO with a wide variety of groups and issues, with a
focus on emotional intelligence. Legislative theatre
projects including annual event, the Agora (a festival
of creative democracy). Community development work,
schools work, development of international joker handbook.
Work in English and Welsh, throughout Wales and Europe.
Address:
Goodwick CE Centre
New Hill
Goodwick
Pembs
SA64 0DR
WALES
Tel: + 44 (0)1348 873805
Fax: +44 (0) 1348 873805
Contact: fforwm@aol.com
Iwan Brioc, Gill Dowset, Anna Gifford
45. West
Indies
Arts-in-Action
A very active and successful branch of the University
of the West Indies. Highly appraised Forum "Jus'
Once" about HIV/AIDS prevention toured the world.
Address:
Centre for the Creative and Festival Arts
The University of the West Indies
Trinidad
WEST INDIES
Tel: + (868) 663-2222; 645-3232
Fax: + (868)663-9684
email: artsinaction@tstt.net.tt
also: festival@tstt.net.tt
Contact: artsinaction@tstt.net.tt
Arts-in-Action
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