Hard to hear very long- for the passionate.
Leaves out the intervention by audience member but gives background- see "Jana Sanskriti". The play was born of the experience of 25 rural women in West Bengal who created it at a workshop. It depicts a woman who is treated as a commodity at the time of marriage. Later she faces violence and oppression by her husband.
Great example and description of theatre of the oppressed
Indian Theatre of the Oppressed- short and powerful piece on woman's rights and a young girl bravely takes a role.
Doesn't strike me as trully theatre of the oppressed in style but very powerful peice on gay rights and oppression.
Background to Theatre of Oppressed. 2.33 mins
Fantastic excerpt of homeless people from New York doing Theatre of the Oppressed.
Great intro to ideas of Brecht and Mother Courage
Meryl Streep talks about Mother Courage and we see exerpts
BBC 2 documentary explaining Brecht. Black and white footage and interviews with Brechts wife.
Sophisticated for Yr 10 but some interesting background you could use. Exam material and other resources to help you succeed in your HSC. A Charles Sturt University (CSU) initiative developed in collaboration with the NSW Department of Education, Science and Training.
It's one of the activities we use on the Developing Directing Skills course and can also be found in Learning Through Drama - which includes a useful example for the story of Theseus and the Minotaur.
Teaching Macbeth Invented by Lloyd Trott for teaching text analysis to Acting students at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Exploring character, can be used in schools.
In our step by step guide, we explain how to use this creative approach, adapted for schools, to explore the world and characters of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It offers a unique way of approaching controlled assessment tasks.