Training

FREE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR DRAMA TEACHERS!!!

TVO in association with the National Lottery Community Fund are offering a unique two day training opportunities to teachers of drama/theatre. The course combines concepts of Applied Theatre with awareness and understanding around Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Building. Places are limited and group sizes are kept to a maximum of 15 so all places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

Please email to confirm interest and receive the application form – theatreversusoppression@gmail.com


What?

2 day training which will cover:

- Applied drama/theatre techniques

- Adverse Childhood Techniques

- Resilience building

- Devising and reinterpreting

- Perspective building

- Critical thinking & problem solving skills


When?

Option 1: 4 & 5 November 2021 (930am to 430pm)

Option 2: 11 & 12 November 2021 (930am to 430pm)


Where?

Cornerstone, Charles St, Cardiff CF10 2SF


Who for?

Teachers of drama/theatre


Who?

Courses are run by TVO in association with the National Lottery. All courses are facilitated by Dr Jennifer Hartley.


Dr Jennifer Hartley is an award winning director, writer, educator and Applied Theatre Practitioner who has received global recognition for her work in Applied Theatre and as an international speaker and human rights activist. An international practitioner, Jennifer lectures in Applied Theatre therapeutic approaches at universities nationally and internationally. She specialised in Applied Theatre working extensively with Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed after years of training and working with Boal across three continents. Jennifer's work has led to a number of studies and publications. She regularly works on various Applied Theatre projects around the world tackling a variety of issues, and is the founder and director of the award winning charity Theatre versus Oppression (TVO) and co-founder and director of Multi Story Media Ltd. whose credits include a 13 part documentary series working with torture victims in South America using Applied Film and a docufilm set in the UK about human trafficking, as well as a various projects working with homelessness, mental health and addictions.


Cost

Cost of training is covered. All other costs incurred are at attendees’ expense.

TVO run a variety of training events and workshops for issue based groups and organisations. These include:

  • Applied Theatre

  • Theatre of the Oppressed (different workshops on Forum Theatre, Image Theatre, Rainbow of Desire, Acting & Directing techniques)

  • Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE)

  • Reflective Practise

  • Abuse – working with survivors or/and perpetrators

  • CBT Techniques

  • Stages of grief

  • Building a successful team

  • Bullying

  • Body Language

  • Trauma

If you are interested in the above or workshops tailored to your organisation's specific needs, then please contact us.

“ We didn’t think it would be so much fun”

‘I didn’t really know the others, even though we’re all in the same building. After the workshop we went upstairs and carried on chatting and had food’

‘I felt lighter, like I could see things differently’

“I had no idea my colleagues were coping with so much stuff. It’s changed how we do things."

Our workshop leaders and facilitators come from many different backgrounds and experiences. They are all trained in the techniques and bring their own additional skills.