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The Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) was developed by Brazilian theatre director Augusto Boal during the 1950′s and 1960′s. In an effort to transform theatre from the “monologue” of traditional performance into a “dialogue” between audience and stage, Boal experimented with many kinds of interactive theatre. His explorations were based on the assumption that dialogue is the common, healthy dynamic between all humans, that all human beings desire and are capable of dialogue, and that when a dialogue becomes a monologue, oppression ensues. Theatre then becomes an extraordinary tool for transforming monologue into dialogue. “While some people make theatre,” says Boal, “we all are theatre.”
From his work Boal evolved various forms of theatre workshops and performances which aimed to meet the needs of all people for interaction, dialogue, critical thinking, action, and fun. While the performance modes of Forum Theatre, Image Theatre, Cop-In-The-Head, and the vast array of the Rainbow of Desire are designed to bring the audience into active relationship with the performed event, the workshops are virtually a training ground for action not only in these performance forms, but for action in life.
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Before
“Stickers are a great way to make something nice that can go almost anywhere instantly. This one was a test to see how different techniques held up through our beautiful summer climate. It was really quickly done. The guy was printed onto sticker paper with an inkjet printer and then stuck ontop of another sticker that was drawn by hand with permenent marker and coloured with water colour paint.
After
Here is how it looks two or three weeks later:
The printer ink has washed into a cool purpley green meld. Suprisingly the water colours have endured, but the two layers of sticker was a bad idea, causing a lot of ripples and bubbeling.
This is near the canal/leeson street.
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Your darling OPW officers broke the Royal Dublin Society barracks this evening to bring us the scoop on what is likely one of the dullest events on the Irish art-wanker’s calender, the Dublin Art Fair.
Ireland’s plumpest aristocrats, bridging the autumnal gap between the Dublin Horse Show and the Spring Flower Gala, were out and about, in search of a prize cut of culture to brighten their draughty Wicklow estates.
Perched like an island of wonder in a sea of twitching Avoca shawls is the exhibition’s most exciting endeavor. Aimed to showcase future art stars, “Platform” indicates a promising departure from the bland landscape painting, ikea prints and token big names all around it. Each of the four chosen artists created an expression of their unique world (one features a bleeding horses head). Our beloved Oisin Byrne is there and has his dreamy mind all spilled out for us and as allways illuminating the venue with positive vibes.
