Guido Kleene
Action theatre / Théâtre de l’Opprimé

Can a theatre play pacify a bloody conflict that killed hundreds? Can a theatre performance reaching 150,000 people prevent the accusation of witchcraft aimed at children? Action theatre is a practise that aims to provide social change. How does this theatre look? What kind of strategies are used? Why doesn’t the art world embrace this theatre of the oppressed – and why is this theatre often seen as artistically poor?

Action theatre performs for huge audiences in big parts of the world – often in the most difficult circumstances. Several artists from all over the world who practice, analyse or critisise this kind of art, take part in the panel discussion.

One of them is Don Tshibanda, who coordinates nine theatre groups that work on preventing violence against women, educating soldiers in Eastern Congo and pacifying a bloody conflict that has killed hundreds in a region without electricity and roads.

Mitwirkende / Mitwirkender: Guido Kleene
Mitwirkende / Mitwirkender: Mouhamadou Diol
Mitwirkende / Mitwirkender: Kaddu Yaraax
Mitwirkende / Mitwirkender: Salam Yousry