USE AND ABUSE PARTICIPATORY THEATER IN THE ERA OF MANDATORY PARTICIPATION
Roger BernatAbout
Theater is the collective elaboration of a working hypothesis that only happens when, after leaving the show, the awareness of not having fully played the audience's role blends with the intuitive sense of the many ways it could have been done better. In a world where participation is a fact but is almost never real, theater faces the difficult task of deploying a participation that manages to become real without necessarily being a fact—or precisely because it is not. The workshop is therefore conceived as a laboratory of social fictions, where participants can explore different hypotheses of false participation. Photo by Blenda Brasilia. >>>>> Attendance is free of charge. For registrations & inquiries please contact info@maqamat.org
SHIFT
SHIFT, which stands for ‘Shaping Harmony, Innovating Forms & Thought’, questions the forms of space organization in people’s lives culturally, politically and socially. The project seeks to explore new formats of artistic expression, community engagement, and audience interaction, involving artists, experts, and citizens from multiple EU and Mediterranean countries. By fostering a shift from mere observation to active participation and immersion, SHIFT focuses on investigating new spatial relationships, and shifting the emphasis from 'visual aesthetics' in conventional venues to dynamic 'aesthetics of action' in adaptable, non-dedicated performance spaces The project is led by Cie Omar Rajeh & Maqamat (France), Fondazione Fabbrica Europa per le arti contemporanee (Italy), Albania Dance Meeting (Albania). In association with France Travail Scènes et Images- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France), Beit El Raqs (Lebanon), Teatri Kombetar Eksperimental Kujtim Spahivogli (Albania)
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