Activities outside the Théâtre de l’Opprimé

The Théâtre de l’Opprimé company gives training sessions outside the Theatre, both in France and abroad. These training sessions are designed through close collaboration between the Théâtre de l’Opprimé and the organiser of the project.

Our working methods allow us to attain the following objectives:

- to promote a group dynamic
- to explore various from of non-verbal expression
- to give people a voice
- to confront the participants’ emotional responses to situations of conflict.
- to enable the participants to talk about conflicts
- to create an interactive Forum Theatre
- to develop an audience’s attitudes through a public Forum Theatre

Our made-to-measure training sessions help to raise awareness of high-risk behaviours and oppression. For example, we work regularly on these subjects:

- Addictions: alcoholism, sex, tobacco, drugs…
- Discrimination: racism, sexism, disability…
- High-risk behaviours: AIDS, suicide, depression…
- Violence: marital, parents/children, sexual…
- Bullying
- Parenting
- Conflicts at work
This list isn’t complete: the team works with themes brought up by the organisers.

The training programmes usually go as follows:

- Duration: most programmes involve ten days of group work, followed by a performance in cases where a Forum Theatre has been created, and then an evaluation day.
- Size: 10 to 20 participants (if there are more, we split the group).
- Participants: there’s no age limit, and no specific abilities or theatre experience are required.
- Period: sessions can be given at any time of the year according to the organiser’s schedule.
- Place: the training takes place where the participants work or live. Alternatively, it can take place at the Théâtre de l’Opprimé if necessary.

This framework can change according to the organizer’s expectations and constraints.