THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED ON YouTube

Gotta Love YouTube. I thought it would be a shot in the dark trying to find TO techniques online in video form, but apparently i'm not up with the times.

Regarding these clips:

TO is practiced internationally and known for its cross-cultural applicability. I chose these two clips because they represent exercises/techniques I've done before, they depict participants from different countries, and also because they don't require much explanation.

The first clip is a warmup, the second is of Image Theatre:

• In pairs, alternately, count back and forth “1, 2, 3” several times.
• Person A now creates a movement and sound and teaches it to B. This replaces #1. Count back and forth again, but always replace #1 with the sound movement.
• In round 3, person B creates a different sound/movement. This replaces #2. The count becomes sound/movement 1, sound/movement 2, #3 – back and forth.
• In the last stage, A creates a third sound/movement. All the numbers are replaced by the three sound/movement routines and passed back and forth in order.
  
  

This video is an example of Image Theatre:

In Image Theatre, the aim is to gradually transform the image of oppression until the oppression is 'broken'. The audience (also 'spect-actors' when they are invited to explore on stage) offers ways the oppression may begin to be broken. In Image Theatre Forum, the image is brought to life with dialogue and action, and the suggestions from the audience are put to the test through exploration and reflection.