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Workshop Dates Tues 8th July 2014 Session 1 - 5pm - 6.30pm Session 2 - 7pm - 8.30pm Weds 9th July 2014 Session 1 - 5pm - 6.30pm Session 2 - 7pm - 8.30pm Thurs 10th July 2014 Session 1 - 5pm - 6.30pm Session 2 - 7pm - 8.30pm Please register your intention to attend via sstephen@brit.croydon.sch.uk stating which date and time you plan to attend. Location The BRIT School, 60 The Crescent, Croydon, CR0 2HN What are the workshops? These workshops are for anyone who disinterested in being involved in a community play about Croydon and performed by people who live and work in the borough of Croydon. The summer workshops will be an opportunity to find out more about the project, contribute ideas about the content of the play and take part in a practical workshop as a taster for the project. The Community Play itself will rehearse weekly at the BRIT School throughout September and October 2014 with performances in November 2014 in one of the school's theatres. More information Twitter: @_CommunityPlay Email: sstephen@brit.croydon.sch.uk Telephone: 02086655242
Monday 9th June Forum Theatre In small groups experimenting with how forum theatre works. Task 1 - How to run a successful workshop Task 2 - Job Descriptions, write a job description including the Tasks, Attributes and Skills needed to undertake the following community arts jobs/roles:
Introduction to the project – Community Play: A Research & Development project for the school to put on its first
Community Play. Part of our work this term will be recruiting participants
and getting them to want to be involved
Introduce the assignment
Discussion – What is a Community Play?
Two strands
Finding Participants
Running workshops to get people involved
Introduction to Augusto Boal – fore-father of inclusive/community drama via his groundbreaking approaches Theatre of The Oppressed and the associated techniques including Forum Theatre