Theater workshop: “Rehearsing Change: Finding, Telling and Transforming the Development Story in Amazonia” –an interactive theater workshop that explores issues of diversity, identity and intercultural communication.
Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute and CLAS Working Group Continuity and Change in the Andes and Amazonia, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and Honors and Scholars.
“Make a Difference.” “Change the World.” “Save the Planet.” More than ever before, college students are participating in service learning, community engagement and study abroad. We look for ways to affect global change, but in such a complex world, what does “making a difference” actually mean?
This presentation/workshop asks participants to consider the importance of “rehearsing change” before we try to enact change. Setting the stage in the Ecuadorian Amazon, we explore the conflict between local and global interests. Then, using Participatory Theatre exercises, we will engage a creative dialogue, exploring Development as story.
OSU has partnered with Pachaysana Institute for a unique study abroad experience that pairs arts-based instructional methodologies with an exploration of sustainable development, human creativity, diversity, and the critical role of leadership. Learn more about this program and consider registering for this coming Spring semester! http://www.pachaysana.org/
An educator, activist and artist, Daniel Bryan specializes in the use of participatory theatre as a means of education, empowerment and development. Originally from the United States, he has lived for the last 15 years in Ecuador, where he serves as Executive Director of the Pachaysana Institute, working with indigenous and marginalized communities in the Amazon Rainforest. He is also Instructor of Theatre at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and coordinates the community-based study abroad program, Rehearsing Change: Empowering Locally, Educating Globally.
