Interdisciplinary Arts 0194 - Rehearsing Liberation: Applied Theatre for Revolutionary Change.

Rehearsing Liberation: Applied Theatre for Revolutionary Change. How can theatre serve as a rehearsal for liberation? What does it mean to make art in the midst of systemic violence, political unrest, or cultural transformation? In this course, we will explore applied theatre as a tool for social intervention, collective healing, and revolutionary imagination. Blending theory and practice, students will examine how performance has been used across the globe to resist oppression, foster community, and envision new worlds. Rooted in traditions of Theatre of the Oppressed, Black radical performance, ritual practices, and community-based storytelling, the course invites students to become both scholars and practitioners of liberation. Together, we will engage in embodied exercises, critical readings, and collaborative creation - rehearsing not only performance, but the very possibilities of justice, joy, and collective survival. Students will develop their own short performance projects in dialogue with urgent social issues, ancestral wisdoms, and local communities. No prior performance experience is required - just a willingness to experiment, listen, and transform.

Art and Politics Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time