Theatre of the Oppressed

Building on the theory and praxis of Augusto Boal’s Theater of the Oppressed, students will engage deeply with the main components including Teatro Foro, Image Theater, and Invisible Theater. Students will share their own stories, listen to the stories of others, and co-create theater pieces based on these stories. They will study the profound coercive nature of tragedy as it pertains to contemporary forms of art and also “rehearse” many possible responses and resistance to oppression and try out practices in freedom. Students will apply the concepts of coercive tragedy, poetics, virtue, and catharsis.

This course builds upon the studies in Evergreen Tacoma’s Early Childhood Education program during the 2022/23 academic year