RAT FW: Theatre of the Oppressed workshops in NYC

["Adam Gertsacov" <kafclown@well.com>]

This looks super interesting!  Hope somebody goes and reports back about it!

> Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory (TOPLAB)
> 122 West 27 Street 10 floor
> New York, New York 10001
> (212) 924-1858
> toplab@toplab.org <mailto:toplab@toplab.org>
>  http://www.toplab.org
>
>
> The Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory (TOPLAB) with co-sponsorship by the
> Brecht Forum
>
> presents
>
> a series of seven Intensive Training Workshops in the techniques of The
> Theater of the Oppressed: Image Theater and Lightning Forum Theater
>
>
> When:
>
> Friday/Saturday October 27-28, 2000
> Friday/Saturday November 17-18, 2000
> Friday/Saturday January 26-27, 2001
> Friday/Saturday February 23-24, 2001
> Friday/Saturday March 23-24, 2001
> Friday/Saturday April 27-28, 2001
> Friday/Saturday June 1-2, 2001
> (Fridays 6 - 10 pm; Saturdays 10 am - 6 pm)
>
>
> Where:
>
> The Brecht Forum 122 West 27 Street 10 floor (between 6 and 7 Avenues)
>  New York City
>
>
> This workshop series is a component of a year-long Internship Program
> presented by the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory, but workshop
> participants are not required to enroll in the full Internship Program. The
> workshops are open to the general activist community. (For information on
> the full Internship Program go to http://www.toplab.org or write to
> toplab@toplab.org <mailto:toplab@toplab.org>  for details.) Although each
> workshop can "stand alone" and be taken individually, each will be
> influenced by what has come before.Therefore, participants are urged to
> enroll in all seven workshops to ensure continuity in both the group
> training and individual skill development. Workshops are limited to 20
> people.
>
> Pre-registration is required. To register, contact
> the Brecht Forum, 122 West 27 Street, 10 floor, New York, New York 10001
> (212 242-4201) or email  brecht@people-link.com
> <mailto:brecht@people-link.com>
>
> Tuition for each weekend is on a sliding scale: $60-$75. Please make checks
> payable to the Brecht Forum (Visa and Mastercard accepted).
>
>
> Other upcoming Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory events:
>
> Thursday, October 5 to Sunday, October 8
>
> The Rainbow of Desire a workshop facilitated by Augusto Boal at the Brecht
> Forum Note: this workshop is now filled. A limited number of of slots will
> be held for people enrolled in the full Internship Program. To register for
> the Internship Program contact  toplab@toplab.org <mailto:toplab@toplab.org>
> . There is a waiting list for the workshop with Augusto Boal. To be added to
> this list contact the Brecht Forum at 212 242-4201 or email
> brecht@people-link.com  <mailto:brecht@people-link.com>  . In the event that
> registered participants  drop out prior to its start, new registrants will
> be selected from the list.
>
>
> Saturday. October 7 at 7 pm a public performance/demonstration in the
> techniques of the Rainbow of Desire, facilitated by Augusto Boal with
> participants from the October 5 - 8 workshop at the Martin Luther King Labor
> Center Auditorium 310 West 43 Street (between 8 and 9 Avenues) New York City
> Admission: sliding scale--$6, $8, $10 (free to union members, unemployed
> workers, and workers on strike). No preregistration is necessary.