This class focuses on examining the function and facilitation skills of the 'Joker' (the facilitator role in Theatre of the Oppressed) across a diversity of contexts and communities as well as examining the history and practice of Invisible Theatre, Rainbow of Desire, and Legislative Theatre techniques. These components of Theatre of the Oppressed are at the heart of the intersection between theory, theatre, civic and political engagement, and personal and social change. These techniques allow us to more introspectively examine the ways in which we interact as human beings in an ever-changing society. The course focuses on both the theoretical foundations of the work, as well as the application of these techniques in practice.
