SO529 Theatre of the Oppressed

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MgA. Lenka Polánková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
MgA. Lenka Polánková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SO529/Prez01: Fri 13. 10. 8:00–12:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Thu 19. 10. 8:00–12:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 20. 10. 8:00–12:50 kancelář vyučujícího, L. Polánková
SO529/Prez02: Thu 2. 11. 8:00–12:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 3. 11. 8:00–12:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Thu 9. 11. 8:00–12:50 kancelář vyučujícího, L. Polánková
SO529/01: Fri 22. 9. 9:00–16:50 učebna 19, Sat 23. 9. 9:00–16:50 učebna 19, Sun 24. 9. 9:00–16:50 učebna 19, L. Polánková
Prerequisites
SO_DV Drama education projects
study of literature creation and realization of the forum theater project
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 17 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/17, only registered: 0/17
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject is conceived as a one-semester project finalized by the realization of a planned project of the oppressed theater. Students are acquainted with the various exercises, techniques and games used by this type of theater. Furthermore, using these techniques, the students work in smaller groups on the chosen problem topic. The theater of oppressed leads the audience to realize that everyone has the ability to influence and at least change slightly the events around us not only in the world on the stage but also in real life.
Learning outcomes
Define basic concepts of theater of the oppressed.
Describe theater objectives of the oppressed.
Compare the inland and foreign approaches to the theater of the oppressed.
Design the staging of the theater of the oppressed.
Plan theater workshop of the oppressed.
Apply theater performance and workshops of the oppressed in practice.
Syllabus
  • Theater of the oppressed. Augusto Boal. Newspaper theater. Legislative theater. Invisible Theater. Rainbow of desire. Direct action. Image Theater. Theater Forum. The aesthetics of the theaterof the oppressed. Pedagogy of the oppressed. Paulo Freire.
Literature
    required literature
  • SANTOS, Bárbara, Julian BOAL and Augusto BOAL. Divadlem ke změně : vybrané texty k divadlu utlačovaných. Translated by Tereza Schmoranz - Martina Čermáková. [Praha]: Antikomplex, 2016, 101 stran. ISBN 9788090619821. info
  • BOAL, Augusto. Theater of the oppressed. Translated by Charles A. Leal McBride - Maria-Odilia Leal McBride - Emily Fryer. London: Pluto Press, 2000, xxi, 208. ISBN 0745316573. info
    recommended literature
  • BOAL, Augusto. Games for actors and non-actors. Translated by Adrian Jackson. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2002, xxix, 301. ISBN 0415267080. info
  • BOAL, Augusto. Hamlet and the baker's son : my life in theatre and politics. Translated by Adrian Jackson - Candida Blaker. New York: Routledge, 2001, xv, 366. ISBN 0415229898. info
  • FREIRE, Paulo. Pedagogy of the oppressed. [Chicago, Illinois]: BookRags, 2000, 32 stran. ISBN 9781304556677. info
  • BOAL, Augusto. Legislative theatre : using performance to make politics. Translated by Adrian Jackson. New York: Routledge, 1998, xiv, 254. ISBN 0415182417. info
  • BOAL, Augusto. The rainbow of desire : the Boal method of theatre and therapy. Translated by Adrian Jackson. London: Routledge, 1995, xxvi, 188. ISBN 9780415103497. info
Teaching methods
excercise, lecture, discussion, observation
Assessment methods
oral examination, projekt participation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 dní.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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