siobhan clancy

Theatre of the Oppressed

2012

‘The Educated Choice’ Forum Theatre Production

In February 2012, I joined a group of over 30 theatre and visual artists, facilitators, youth and community development workers to complete ‘Theatre of the Oppressed Facilitation Skills’.

Theatre of the Oppressed is a powerful tool for tackling social and personal oppressions and exploring possible solutions by empowering the audience to become spect-actors in the journey to resolution.  Theatre of the Oppressed is a genre developed by Brazilian director, performer and social activist, Agusto Boal and now practiced world wide.

Forum Theatre is a participatory theatre technique within the Theatre of the Oppressed genre in which the audience take an active part in problem solving dilemmas experienced by characters on stage.

This training course was accredited at FETAC Level 5 by City of Galway VEC and supported by the National University of Galway and Alá Community Theatre, Galway.  The Course Coordinator was Sarah O’Toole.  Seminal guest tutors included Julian Boal, Adrian Jackson, Gavin Crichton and Annette Tierney.

More information on the course and tutors can be found here.

Body Weather

2009

An Cailleach Bhear, Inis Oirr

Body Weather Performance developed during a 4 day intensive residential training with Body Weather Amsterdam.

Research into local seawood harvesting and legends of the Cailleach Bheara on the island informed a culminating in a performance work and nightwalk.

Butoh

Kendachime

2004

Butoh Performance Training with Torifune Butoh-Sha Company, Trinity College Dublin.

A month long intensive dance training course culminated in this 3 night performance at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin.

The artist also created a series of ink sketches of dancers in rehearsal.

Tango II

2003

Tango II, Performance at ‘ENSO’, Black Box Theatre, Galway

Collaborative improvised performance exploring common purpose in the presence of opposing energies.

Performed in collaboration with Roisín Ní Flaithearta.

Tango I

2003

Tango I, Videowork (0.57 mins)

Collaborative improvised performance exploring common purpose in the presence of opposing energies

Featuring Kevin Ryan.

WAREHOUSElive

2002

Series of Interventions in a store window on a principal street during Kilkenny Arts Festival exploring voyeurism, the spectacle, private experience and public ownership by the artist at Kilkenny Arts Festival 2002

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