Evening wTheater of the Oppressed Laboratory, 1021 NYC

An Evening with the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory

Friday, October 21, 2005 at 7:30 pm

As part of the Brecht Forum's 30th anniversary Brecht Fest, the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory invites you to join us in celebrating theater as martial art--a fightback tool for decolonizing the mind and empowering oppressed communities in struggle.

If you've been wondering what this work is all about, but haven't been able to commit to a full weekend workshop, now is the time to find out. Come for an evening of performance-demonstrations of Image Theater and Forum Theater. Actively take part, or just sit and watch.

Participatory games facilitated by Carmelina Cartei, Kayhan Irani, Esperanza Martell and Marie-Claire Picher. Performance by Filipino indigeneous dance, music and martial arts ensemble Kinding Sindaw, directed by Potri Ranka Manis.

This event is part of a ten-day celebration of the Brecht Forum's Thirtieth Anniversary and the Grand Opening of its new home at 451 West Street.

2005 also marks TOPLAB's fifteenth anniversary year and our ongoing collaboration with the Brecht Forum. We salute the Brecht Forum and look forward to many more years of comradeship and solidarity!

Suggested donation: sliding scale--$10, $15, $25, more if you can, less if you can't!

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Travel directions

The Brecht Forum and TOPLAB are at 451 West Street, between Bank and Bethune Streets, one-and-a-half blocks north of West 11 Street. West Street is the same as the West Side Highway.

Subway: IND Eighth Avenue A, C or E to 14 Street; BMT Canarsie L to 8 Avenue. Walk down (against the traffic) Eighth Avenue to Bethune Street (at Abingdon Square). Go right (west) on Bethune to West Street, turn left for 1-2 block to 451. IRT Seventh Avenue 1, 2 or 3 to 14 Street. Exit at the south (12 Street) end of the station. Walk west (against the traffic) on 12 Street to West Street. Turn left, walk 1-1-2 blocks to 451.

New Jersey PATH train to Christopher Street. Walk north on Greenwich Street to Bank Street. Turn left, walk west on Bank Street to West Street. Turn right, walk 1-4 block to 451.

Bus: #8 to Christopher and West Streets, walk north on West to 451. #11 and #14A to Abingdon Square. Walk west on Bethune Street to West Street, turn left for 1-2 block to 451. #20: From downtown--to Abingdon Square. Walk west on Bethune Street to West Street, turn left for 1-2 block to 451. From uptown--to 12 Street. Walk west (against the traffic) on 12 Street to West Street. Turn left, walk 1-1-2 blocks to 451.

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