TONYC has reimagined our public training model to integrate learnings from creating a workbook and facilitating during a pandemic. 

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LEVEL UP: Forum Facilitation Lab: Advanced Joker Training 

This workshop has been adapted from our historical Level Two training.

This 8-hour intensive workshop is designed for those looking to deepen their facilitation skills in Theatre of the Oppressed. In Forum Facilitation Lab: Advanced Joker Training, participants will practice leading parts of a Forum Theatre session, focusing on "Jokering" techniques to effectively engage with diverse spect-actors and navigate a range of interventions. Through hands-on exercises, role-playing, and real-time feedback, you'll gain confidence in guiding dynamic, unpredictable performances that explore and challenge social issues. By the end of the day, you'll leave with refined skills to handle different audience dynamics and drive meaningful dialogue and change through theatre.

At the end of this training, you'll walk away with enhanced confidence, new tools, and a deeper understanding of how to use theatre as a catalyst for change in your own community or organization.

Facilitators: Sulu LeoNimm & Marcela Artunduaga

Location: Midtown/Hell's Kitchen, NYC (Address and location details will be sent to confirmed participants) 

Dates: October 19th, 2024

Time: 10am-7pm (with 1-hour lunch break)

*Note: We strongly prefer that participants attend the entirety of the training. 

Participants will be required to submit proof of a negative COVID test to attend.

Rates will be offered on a sliding scale between $200-350. You can apply to pay based on your financial means, the value you wish to receive, and/or your desire to support TONYC.

Apply now.