Communication in Conflicts 2005


Theatre and conflict transformation in an international context
Information and Training Programme in Berlin, Germany

 


27 August - 18 September 2005

For the fourth consecutive year, we are inviting experts working with theatre in the field of conflict transformation from Brazil, Eritrea, India, Colombia and Uzbekistan (tbc). During their three week long stay in Berlin, they will give workshops for local facilitators to pass on their expertise in employing creative media for transforming conflict. They will further participate in an international process of exchange and reflection of methodology.
All events and workshops will be in English, with translation into German if needed.
Guests

Programme

Venues

Registration

The project is funded by InWent gGmbH (with BMZ funds), the Church Development Service (EED) and the Development Fund of Berlin (LEZ). We would further like to express our gratitude to Stiftung Umverteilen!


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Our guests:

Esaias Tseggai (Sewit Children’s Theatre - Asmara, Eritrea)
Flávio Sanctum (Centro de Teatro do Oprimido - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Galina Bokova (Uzbekistan)
Jessica Kaahwa (Makarere University, Uganda)
Sanjoy Ganguly (Jana Sanskriti, India)

Adriana Diosa and Oscar Uribe (Arlequín y los Juglares - Medellín, Colombia)


Programme:

Theatre in the Process of Conflict Resolution - Seminar for Practitioners
Date: Mon. 29.8. - Wed. 31.8.2005, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Venue: Haus der Demokratie, Berlin


Facilitator: Barbara Müller (IFGK - Institute for Peace Work and non-violent Conflict Resolution, Germany)
The seminar provides an introduction to central concepts and ideas of working with conflict. By exchanging and reflecting their own working approaches and practical experience, participants will together gain insight about potentials and limits of theatre approaches in conflict transformation work.

Details and registration procedures



Panel discussion: "Theatre and Conflict Resolution in the Global South" (project presentations of our international guests)

Date: Thurs. 01.09.2005, 7 p.m.
Venue: Werkstatt der Kulturen (free of charge)



Forum Theatre Training with Sanjoy Ganguly (Jana Sanskriti, India)
Dates: Mon. 5.9.2005 - Fri. 9.9.2005 in Werftpfuhl (close to Berlin)
Workshop starts on Monday at 3 p.m. and ends on Friday at 2 p.m.
Venue: Werkstatt der Kulturen Berlin

An introduction to forum theatre techniques as adapted and developed by the grassroots theatre collective Jana Sanskriti in West Bengal in India, founded in 1985. There will be a public presentation of the workshop outcomes on Friday, 9.9.2005 at 7:30 p.m.

Workshop Costs: 195 € (175 €), includes costs for overnight stay and meals.

Register by sending an e-mail to anmeldung@sabisa.de


One-day workshops with international trainers

Theatre with young people in Eritrea
Facilitator: Esaias Tseggai (Sewit Children's Theatre - Asmara, Eritrea)
Date: Sat. 3.9.2005, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Venue: Werkstatt der Kulturen

 

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Young People's Theatre in Uzbekistan (in german with translation)
Facilitator: Galina Bokova

Date: Sun. 4.9.2005, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m
Venue: Werkstatt der Kulturen

 

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Confronting conflicts with theatre (in spanish with translation)

 

Facilitators: Adriana Diosa and Oscar Uribe (Arlequín y los Juglares - Medellín, Colombia)

Date: Sun. 11.9.2005, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m
Venue: Werkstatt der Kulturen

 

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From Member to Joker - Forum Theatre in Rio
Facilitator: Flávio Sanctum (CTO - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Date: Wed. 14.9.2005, 2 p.m. - 9 p.m.,
Venue: Werkstatt der Kulturen

 

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Using Theatre for Personal Meaning in Peace Initiatives
Facilitator: Jessica Kaahwa (Makerere University, Uganda)
Date: Thu 15.9.2005, 10 am - 5 pm
Venue: Haus der Demokratie

Costs for each Workshop: 35 € (28 €), includes Lunch or Dinner


Seminar: Performance, Practice and Potentials of Theatre in Conflict
Opening: Fri. 9.9.2005, 7:30 p.m., Forum Theatre Performance (Free of Charge)
Seminar: Sat. 10.9.2005, 9.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Venue: Werkstatt der Kulturen, Berlin

Costs: 25 € (20 €), includes lunch

Detailed programme



Venues:

Werkstatt der Kulturen
Wissmanstraße 32
12049 Berlin
U-Bhf Hermannplatz U7, U8
Busse: M 29, M 41, 171, 194, 344

Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte
Robert Havemann Saal
Greifswalder Str. 4, 10405 Berlin
Straßenbahn Am Friedrichshain (Linien 2, 3 und 4)

Jugendbildungsstätte Kurt Löwenstein
Freienwalder Allee 8-10
16356 Werneuchen / Werftpfuhl


Registration :
Please send us your registration (with name and address) for the Forum Theatre Training, the Workshops and the one-day seminar to anmeldung@sabisa.de. You will be able to pay the participation fees at the workshop directly. The registrations will be considered on a first-cum-first-serve basis and confirmed by the 11th of August 2005. You will receive an email confirming your participation.

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