About the methodology:
TO: Theater of the Oppressed (TO) has essential principles specified in the symbol of a tree, which represents its structure. The method is practiced on five continents by groups facing oppression related to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and many other forms of injustice and their specificities.
TA: Teatro das Oprimidas (TA) results from the necessity of developing dramatic productions in which women are not blamed for the sexist violence they face, as well as the necessity of augmenting the participation of women artist-activists as facilitators of these productions and in the dialogue with the public during Forum Theater sessions.
In addition to facilitating workshops, they will also perform three pieces:
The group Cor do Brasil (The Color of Brazil), will present a Forum Theater piece called “Suspect”. “Suspect” addresses institutional and diffuse racism, which, despite being present in the daily lives of Black men and women, produces concrete consequences for racial inequality in the country. This racial inequality often remains imperceptible because it is camouflaged in a mixture of discourses of camaraderie and meritocracy.
Collective Madalena Anastácia. Among its Forum Theater pieces, the Collective’s most recent is entitled “What is Her Place?” This question sets the tone of the play in which social positions of power, which are pre-established and ratified by socio-cultural dynamics, are questioned by Black women. The piece works through the contradictory nature of the social advancement of Black women, who, while climbing the social ladder, are forced to get rid of their attachment to Black identity.
“Gêneres” is a Forum Theater production that presents a series of conflicts faced by protagonists who dare to challenge the binary structure of a hetero-patriarchal system that limits their existence. After the presentation, the audience is invited to reflect on what they watched and to collectively imagine which strategies could be used in the face of the problem being staged. Individuals and groups are encouraged to improvise their proposals on stage together with the cast.
