1 / 33

Khulumani Forum Theatre Group: Empowering Through Performance

Established in May 2012, the Khulumani Forum Theatre Group, a part of the Khulumani Support Group Victim Empowerment Programme, showcases a repertoire of four productions. Comprised of young individuals from Soweto, the group skillfully presents societal issues and encourages audience interaction, with strong female figures, emotional releases, and public discussions. Through realistic portrayals and humor, the group addresses uncomfortable topics like xenophobia and societal acceptance of outsiders. Performances are held in informal settings like Emdeni Bus Terminal, Zola, and Pimville, using local language and participatory elements to engage "spectactors."

pakuna
Download Presentation

Khulumani Forum Theatre Group: Empowering Through Performance

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Khulumani Forum Theatre Group

  2. Formed in May 2012 • Part of Khulumani Support Group Victim Empowerment Programme • Participants are young people from Soweto • Repertoire of four productions • Skilled and ready to make a difference in their community

  3. Always includes conflicting views, differing opinions, so the audience must take sides

  4. Always presents instances of oppression

  5. Audiences are encouraged to make up their own minds, and talk about their views.

  6. Moral quandary? Trying to be persuaded. Audience is encouraged to join in, and take sides.

  7. Showing different reactions. The crowd is asked to come on stage and replace an actor

  8. Resolution comes from the audience. We learn the lesson from the audience.

  9. Realistic, local language, idioms, audience sees their life reflected in the action

  10. Use of strong emotion, dramatic moments

  11. Use of humour to get message across.

  12. A moment of public humiliation…

  13. … a moment of defiance! Uses modelling; shows reality as it could be. Strong female figures.

  14. Psychological and emotional release. Impactful way of presenting messages

  15. Touch on the unthinkable. Theatre is the open licence to show the uncomfortable topics

  16. Safe environment to say anything.

  17. Forum Theatre on xenophobic attacks

  18. Violence can be shocking to see.

  19. The Forum Aspect of Forum Theatre

  20. Public discussion on the acceptance of outsiders and their contributions

  21. The Joker acts as facilitator, getting the audience to participate

  22. Our joker playing with the audience, the “spectactors”

  23. Played in informal settings; where people congregate - thorough-fares, parks.

  24. Emdeni Bus Terminal

  25. Setting up the stage outside Shoprite in Zola, Soweto

  26. Impromptu performance catching school children on the way home from school

  27. Environments we can work in

  28. Audience at informal settlement of Pimville

  29. Home made props, exaggerated for theatrical effects

  30. Artistic outlets

  31. Three months of training exercises with instructor, Mouhamadou Diol

  32. Theatre craft exercises. Training included over 90 different exercises

  33. Facebook. Khulumani Forum Theatre Group. Please “friend” us!

More Related