Past Shows (continued)
Working to End Solitary Confinement
at
Student Activity Center
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Friday May 30, 2008 9:00am - Sunday June 1, 2008 1:00pm
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Afternoon Workshops - Session 2
(This Session will run 2:30 -4:30p.m.)
. ImaginAction - Hector Aristizabal will offer an introduction to the use of Image theatre, forum theatre, story-telling, consensus process and other tools in which a community can explore conflicts and seek ways to transform them through actions. This process could lead to the creation of images and short scenes related to the main topics of the conference
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Closing Session
ImaginAction- Hector Aristizabal will use story telling as a way to create a symbolic map for the work done. Using image theater to both process conference work as well as create images of the work that people feel inspired to do after the event. We will use some collective singing and dancing to send us back into life fully energized honoring those who are incarcerated and their families.
For detail information please visit
“A story is the shortest distance between people.”
Pat Speight
The Writing Studio & ImaginAction present:
Stories of War & Peace
A Workshop in Creative Writing
With Elana Golden; Co/facilitated by Vivien Sansour
In a home in Hollywood near La Brea and Melrose
Saturday: June 28th 2008
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Limited to 10 participants
Fee: $150 including a vegetarian lunch
$75 deposit upon pre-registration, non refundable after June 15th
50% of the proceeds will go to: The Green Olive Circus (project bringing beauty & joy to the Olive Harvest Campaign in Palestine using theatre & circus)
On the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Naqba and the birth of the state of Israel we invite you to write your stories and those of your families and ancestors. For Palestinian, Israeli, Christian, Jewish, Muslim and for anyone impacted by war and oppression. For 1st time & experienced writers.
“Attendees can expect to arrive at an epiphany or two while producing material that may surprise even themselves.” Jordan Elgrably, writer, editor, director of Levantine Cultural Center.
To register, please call Elana at: 323. 936. 2601; email: elanaji@earthlink.net or Vivien at: 626. 524. 0048: Vivien.sansour@gmail.com
Elana Golden MA, is a writer, director and founder of The Writing Studio. www.thewritingstudio.biz She grew up in Israel, is a peace and human rights activist, and held many workshops for Palestinians and Israelis, and for writers from warring nations.
Vivien Sansour is a writer and producer for ImaginAction: www.imaginaction.org Born and raised in Bethlehem, Palestine, she’s an activist through the arts with an emphasis on the power of theatre to heal and transform.
Vivien and Elana are part of a healing circle of Palestinian and Israeli women who live in Los Angeles.
Awakening the Imagination; Theatre Tools for Transformation
with Hector Aristizabal
Aeolian Hall
795 Dundas Street
London, Ontario.
Canada
Monday, May 5th. from 10a.m. - 4p.m.
This workshop will be of particular interest to social service providers and those interested in exploring the interconnection of personal stories, healing and social justice.
Workshoppresenter Hector Aristizabal originally of Colombia, is a psychologist, family therapist, actor, director andfacilitator of Theatre of the Oppressed techniques.
To ensure that workshop attendees have the best possible experience the group will be limited to 30 attendees, so call now to reserve your space! Note that a special Colombian lunch is included in the workshop fee.
The evening performance (8-10p.m.),
Nightwind, promises to captivate and inspire all who attend. This one hour performance will be followed by an hour of music and a cash bar. Reserve your spot for one or both and enjoy the advance booking discount.
Reservations may be made by contacting the Aeolian Hall directly 672-7950 and www.aeolianhall.ca
For more information please call Cary Meyer at My Sisters’ Place 519-679-9570 ext. 12 or Wendy Pol at 519-455-9000 ext. 560.
The Human Condition Series
Terror 2008
2nd Annual International Multidisciplinary Conference
May 2-3, 2008
Laurentian University @Georgian College
Barrie, Ontario
Plenary Session 1 (Alumni Hall) Featuring:
(11:30-12:15) Hector Aristizabal in “Nightwind”
From 1 to 2 p.m. “Theatre of the Oppressed” workshop
SUMMER SUITES @ GEORGIAN CAMPUS
Download Conference Flyer (PDF, 1.1MB)
http://www.humanconditionseries.com/conf08/program08. html
“A performance by all of us
– college, community, and Hector –
together”
What: Workshop
Host: Oberlin Street Law
When: Thursday, April 17 at 8:00am
Where: Oberlin High School (17th), tbd (18th and 19th)
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=10137204650
Internationally renowned performing artist, HECTOR ARISTIZABAL, uses Theater of the Oppressed to address human conflict. One of few survivors of torture by the Colombian government, Hector is an expert at transforming human rights abuse into cathartic, dynamic ACTION. He worked with groups in India, Germany, and Croatia in March 2008. We are very privileged that he will now visit Oberlin to work with us.
For Hector, THEATER GAMES are the best way to democratize a space. Once a group learns to laugh together, then they can begin to cry. In other words, the antidote to conflict paves the way to opening wounds.
With Hector, we will use the “language of the image” and storytelling to inspire our IMAGINATION — to experience the world through metaphor rather than definition. The theater space will become a laboratory where we can research what is happening in our wider community by examining the personal experiences of individuals in our group.
No doubt some of the following themes will appear in our image-making and storytelling: POVERTY, RACE, PRIVILEGE, CLASS, EDUCATION, POWER, FAMILY, COMMUNITY SPACE, SEXUALITY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, VIOLENCE, LAWS, LAW ENFORCEMENT …
… Then we will be ready for TRANSFORMATION. Hector specializes in Theater of the Oppressed — the improvisational techniques designed by Augusto Boal to help us understand what is preventing us from acting out our ideals. Through Boal’s exercises, such as Forum Theater, Rainbow of Desire, Cop in the Head, and Legislative Theater, we will REHEARSE the steps we must take to get from where we are to where we want to be.
We encourage COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE to come together for these events! Please invite anyone and everyone you know in Oberlin!
The Oberlin High School workshop on W 4/17 (8 a.m.-12:20 p.m.) is a limited space event. Please RSVP to awu610@yahoo.com.
Oberlin College Latin American Activists are hosting the Friday evening performance, “Nightwind” (First Church, 8-10 p.m.),
and Saturday workshop (First Church, 1-5 p.m.),
which are absolutely FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT RSVP. It was through the hard work of students Allison Swaim and Cecilia Galarraga that Hector is able to visit us in Oberlin.
Funding for all events comes generously from LAA, Oberlin College Dean of Students - Typecast Theater Troupe, Oberlin College Student Labor Action Committee, and the Nordson Foundation with special thanks to Director Cecilia Render.
Please join Macalester College in welcoming acclaimed actor and human rights activist
Hector Aristizabal
For a performance of “Nightwind” and a Theater of the Oppressed-based workshop
Tuesday, April 22
4:30-6:00
Weyerhauser Boardroom
Free and open to the public
Hector Aristizabal will perform his original piece “Nightwind,” a one-man show based on his experience of being arrested and tortured in Colombia, and hold a workshop afterward. A native of Colombia forced to leave his country because of death threats, Aristizabal is an actor and human rights activist who runs ImaginAction, a Theater of the Oppressed- based theater company. He travels throughout the world doing performances and workshops using Theater of the Oppressed techniques designed to engage in difficult dialogue and promote human rights.
Sponsored by Latin American Studies, International Studies, Theater and Dance, the African Studies Concentration, and the Provost’s office
Questions? Contact Nicole at Nkligerman@macalester.edu
The Ojai Foundation is pleased to offer:
Theater Of The Oppressed
A Workshop with Hector Aristizabal
April 26 & 27 10:30Am - 5:00PM
at New Roads School in Santa Monica, CA
$250 - (Bring Lunch) .
To Register call : (805) 646-8343 ext.111
This dynamic experiential workshop is for those who see drama and the creative arts as ways to help students embody personal and social transformation. We will reawaken our own imaginative capacities using the tools of the Theater of the Oppressed developed by Brazilian dramatic activist Augusto Boal. This form of popular community based education uses theater as a tool for transformation. Originally developed out of work with peasant and worker populations, it is now used all over the world for social and political activism, conflict resolution, community building, therapy, and government legislation.
This workshop will combine Theater of the Oppressed techniques with traditional storytelling, drumming, improvisational drama and creative ritual, to explore our relationship with power and our ability to influence change. Through the use of the council circle, we will interpret our experiences and build capacity for transformational education in our schools and communities.
For more details
http://www.ojaifoundation.org/Images/Flyers/TO_042608.jpg
Theater Workshop in Vukovar Croatia
From March 3 to March 6
Please contact:
DR. Charles Tauber at
KOALICIJAZARADSAPSIHOTRAUMOMIMIROM
MarinaDržića
32000Vukovar
Tel + fax: 034441975 ; Tel: 032450991
Website: www.cwwwpp.org
STOP TORTURE
Theater Performance with Colombian human rights activist Hector
Aristizabal at the TOP21 Weltladen
Sunday, March 30
6pm
Hector Aristizabal, a human rights activist from Colombia, has dedicated
his life to end torture, and to work for the closing of the School of
the Americas (SOA). The SOA is a military training camp for Latin
American soldiers. It’s graduates are consistently cited for human
rights abuses. Hectors theatrical play “Nightwind” depicts the night his
life was forever changed… After his performance, Hector will be
speaking of his experiences in human rights work in Colombia and the
United States.
Top21 Weltladen in the Public Library Elmshorn
Königstrasse 56, Elmshorn
STOPPT FOLTER
Theater Vorführung mit dem kolumbianischen Menschenrechtsaktivisten
Hector Aristizabal im TOP21 Weltladen
Sonntag, 30. März
18:00 Uhr
Hector Aristizábal, ein kolumbianischer Menschenrechtsaktivist, hat es
sich zur Lebensaufgabe gemacht, Folter zu ächten und für die Schließung
der “School of the Americas” (SOA) in den USA zu arbeiten. Die SOA ist
eine Trainingsschule für lateinamerikanische Elitesoldaten. Ihre
Absolventen finden sich in fast jedem Bericht über
Menschenrechtsverbrechen in Lateinamerika. Mit seinem Solotheaterstück
“Nightwind” erzählt Hector von der Nacht, die sein Leben für immer
veränderte… Nach der Aufführung wird Hector über seine
Menschenrechtsarbeit in Kolumbien und den USA sprechen.
Top21 Weltladen in der Stadtbücherei Elmshorn
Königstrasse 56, Elmshorn
FLYER:
Deutsch: http://www.soaw.org/poster.pdf
Englisch: http://soaw.org/postereng.pdf
Monday March 24th to Friday March 28th 2008 in Bremen/Germany
Ways to interact using
Forum Theatre and Rainbow of Desire
How techniques from Rainbow of Desire and Forum Theatre can be combined during the process of producing a forum theatre play?
An international workshop with HECTOR ARISTIZABAL
(Theatre of The Oppressed Practitioner from Colombia/USA)
Organised by The forum theatre group Bremen and the action theatre group Halle
Workshop Description
During this workshop we will work on combining the two techniques of the Rainbow of Desire and Forum Theatre. The workshop is focused on personal situations of oppression as a springboard to develop the Forum pieces.We regard this as one of the most important points of theatre of the oppressed. During the workshop participants will explore their own internalized oppressions and through the work with the group discover ways of transformation.Image theatre, story telling, personal mythology and other ways to explore oneself and create characters are all part of this dynamic workshop.
The scenes that will be developed will be used to learn about jokering in forum situations. A few of the scenes will be used for a public performance in Bremen, in agreement with the participants.
In this workshop we would like to contribute to the possibility that “Forumtheatre Activists” can educate themselves in a self-organised and non profit way. Furthermore we want to offer the opportunity to share our experiences with theatre work, to connect several international forum theatre groups and activists and to develop common future ideas.
Conditions for participating
you shall have practical experiences in forum theatre
the working language will be English
the workshop fee is 50 €
maximum 30 people can participate in the workshop
the workshop will take place: Nook/Zucker, Friedrich-Rauer-Str. 10, Bremen, Germany
daily working time: 10 a.m. till 4/5 p.m. in agreement with the participants
accommodation will be organised in Bremen; maybe at the house where the workshop takes place
things to bring with you are sleeping bag and sleeping pad
food supply will be arranged (possibly vegan food), approximately 40 € extra
how to get to Bremen - there is an international Ryan Air Airport in Bremen, detailed journey description will be provided later
Registration and information: Anke (ankezimpel@freenet.de) and Elif (GoekN@gmx.de). Please send your mails always to both of us!
A few information’s on the workshop leader - HECTOR ARISTIZABAL
Hector Aristizabal is a native from Medellin Colombia and currently lives in Pasadena CA. Hector’s commitment to the human rights work forced him to leave his country in 1989 due to death threats. Hector holds an MA degree in Psychology from Colombia and a degree as a Marriage Family Therapist from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena. He is also a theater director and actor and a practitioner of the techniques known as Theater of the Oppressed, developed by Brazilian Augusto Boal. Hector has worked with “youth at risk” in several capacities as a therapist, as an artist and as a community organizer. As an artist Hector has been the recipient of several grants from Los Angeles’ Cultural Affairs Department, California Arts Council and many others, to develop original theater work with special constituencies. He is the co-founder of CITYSCAPE, an Art Therapy program and works as a consultant for several organizations in the Los Angeles area as a member of Arts Tribe. Hector has also traveled extensively offering workshops both within the United States as well as other countries such as: Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Cuba, India, Greece, Costa Rica, The Netherlands, England, Israel and Palestine.
A few words on Theater of The Oppressed (TO) from HECTOR ARISTIZABAL
My work with TO and other techniques, tries to stimulate personal and social transformation through experiential, body-centered learning.Invites people towards a greater sense of consciousness and healing on both an individual and community level. Guides people through the process of finding and liberating their own inner wisdom.TO also facilitates honest, compassionate dialogue that allows for profound sharing and mutual learning.Empowers people to take action in their own lives as well as their immediate communities towards a more just and joyous world.Addresses diverse and multi-cultural needs and approaches.Builds community by creating a safe container with a playful and celebratory atmosphere. It’s “original” in the sense of “going back to the origins” and for that uses drumming, story telling, chanting and ritual work.
I believe that one’s deepest knowing exists within oneself. Trusting this, I invite people through the process of finding and liberating their own inner wisdom as well as sharing and learning from each other through compassionate dialogue. From my own experience as an exile, I believe that in order for true change to happen in our increasingly complex world, we cannot separate the personal from the political - therapy from social justice. I view the body, mind, spirit, and the planet as inextricably linked. One approach without the others is not sufficient. Inner work and outer work are both necessary.
I also recognize that many different approaches are useful in addressing the needs of our diverse and “multi-cultural” world. Different people, different issues, even different moments call for different methods. With that in mind, I’m continuously exploring new tools and techniques that help people go “where they always needed to go but couldn’t on their own.” Based in my theater experience, and my training in Psychodrama, Playback Theater, as well as Theater of The Oppressed, my approaches are gentle and supportive yet frequently fast and powerful. They also are extremely playful and celebratory. For more information please visit my web site at: www.imaginAction.org
A few information’s about the organizing groups
Forum theatre group - Bremen
We exist since the beginning of 2006. We are a self-organised and auto didactic group. Since this time, we performed several public theatre actions on the street. In December 2006 we started working with forum theatre and performed some forum plays. Soon we are going to offer introduction workshops on forum theatre. If your want to know about us - come to us and get know to us. Contact: GoekN@gmx.de
Action theatre group - Halle
The action theatre group exist since 2002 and is an independent theatre group of active theatre people. We are ten people and in our enthusiasm on theatre we meet weekly. In our theatre work we found a possibility to interfere in socio-political processes. We stage forum theatre plays and perform with other theatre form in schools, youth clubs, youth prisons, streets, trams - on every single stage the public offers us. Contact: www.aktionstheatergruppe.de
Dialogic Explorations: Texts and Contexts
International Symposium on Dialogue Processes
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
March 15th - 17th, 2008
The Lounge (3rd Floor), Hotel Ashok
New Delhi, India
March 17th, From 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Performances on Dialogue
Resource Persons: Hector Aristizabal
and Anurupa Roy
Venue: India Islamic Cultural Centre
(Auditorium)
Theater Of The Oppressed Workshop with
Hector Aristizabal
On “My Mother, The Gharvaali, Her Maleek, His Wife”
Organized by SANGRAM AND VAMP
HIV/AIDS Prevention with Sex Workers
From March 3rd to March 6th, 2008
At Gokul Nagar Sangli
Maharashtra, India
For Information contact: Sushama Deshpande
at Sushama.Deshpande@gmail.com
On Sunday, January 20, 2008
Hector Aristizabal will be presenting his Plays:
“Nightwind” and “Inte-a-rro-r-gator at
Saybrook Graduate School residential conference
At the San Francisco Airport Westin Hotel
This amazing presentation depicts multiple perspectiveson Hector’s experience as a psychologist , actor and torture survivor.He will complement his daytime seminar /workshop with an after- dinner open presentation.
Hector Aristizábal
performs his Nightwind
Tuesday 22 January 2008
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton Street
McClaren 252
6:00-8:00 pm
Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For information, contact Brad Archer at BArcher@afsc.org 415.565.0201 ext. 27
‘Remembering Peacemaking’ Workshop
To register, please contact John Wilmerding at802-254-2826, or at wilmerding@earthlink.net
On January 9, 2007, John Woolman College, along with Imaginaction, Inc., of Pasadena, California, will present ‘Remembering Peacemaking¹, a workshop for peacemakers and persons who sense the call to peacemaking.
The workshop will be led by Hector Aristizábal, a native of Medellín, Colombia. Aristizábal has facilitated workshops internationally, including in Israel, Palestine, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Cuba, India, The Netherlands, Greece and Costa Rica. Much of his motivational work is rooted in his own recovery from having been tortured, in 1982, in his native Colombia. His work combines Theater of the Oppressed, drumming, and creative movement with psychotherapy.
Also facilitating ‘Remembering Peacemaking¹ will be Luz Elena Morey and John Wilmerding, both of Brattleboro.
Morey is a drama therapist, sound healer, teacher and performing artist who facilitates multicultural expressive arts programs for building awareness, self-esteem, creativity and community. She has a master’s degree in developmental psychology, and over twenty years’ experience in Transformational Theatre, Transpersonal Drama Therapy and Sound Healing.
Wilmerding, the founder and convener of John Woolman College, is a called peacemaker in the Quaker tradition. He was Windham County’s lead organizer for Vermont’s award-winning Reparative Probation program, and originated the idea of Community Justice Centers, which now exist in many Vermont communities. Wilmerding is trained as a facilitator in victim-offender mediation, family-group conferencing, the Alternative to Violence Project (AVP), and other methods, and was formerly secretary of a United Nations Working Party on Restorative Justice.
‘Remembering Peacemaking’ is a presentation of John Woolman College and Imaginaction, Inc., and is hosted by the M.A. in Conflict Transformation program at World Learning’s School for International Training (SIT). SIT students, faculty, and staff may take part without charge.
Tools of Imaginaction
with Hector Aristizabal
January 4th to January 8th
Hector Aristizabal will offer a 4-day training in the use of
Theater of The Oppresed tecniques in conjunction with Roca’s Council Circles.
For more information contact
Roca
101 Park Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: 617-889-5210
Please Join With Us on What Will Be an Historic Day in Los Angeles
Saturday, January 12th ~ 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
PRESENTE
A Vigil with Father Roy Bourgeois
To Close the School of the Americas
ABRIENDO LA MEMORIA- HEALING THE WOUNDS
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles 90012
Goldline Stops next to Park near Chinatown
Hosted by
School of the Americas Watch Los Angeles & Program For Torture Victims
Join Us in Re-creating the Annual Vigil to Close the
School of the Americas, located at Fort Benning,Georgia.
Solemn Procession March, Return to Life Celebration with Music, Puppetistas & More
Speakers
Father Roy Bourgeois, Martin Sheen, Cindy Sheehan
Hector Aristizabal, Blase Bonpane, Maria Guardado, Don White
Fernando Suarez del Solar, PatriciaContreras & Jim Lafferty
Music
Cuauhtemoc Azteca Dancers
Sponsored by:
CISPES, ADDICTED To WAR, Palisadians For Peace, Catholic Worker’s Los Angeles,
Office of the Americas, Whittier Peace & Justice Coalition, ANSWER, ImaginAction
Endorsed by:
Veterans For Peace LA, International Action Center, CODE PINK,
Coalition Against Militarism In Our Schools (CAMS), NO MORE VICTIMS,
Global Voices For Justice,World Can’t Wait-Drive Out The Bush Regime,
Los Angeles National Impeachment Center (LANIC),
American Friends Service Committee, Earthworks Films
KPFK 90.7 FM Radio Is The Media Sponsor
More Information Call
Frank Dorrel: 310-838-8131 or Hector Aristizabal:626-221-7710
School of the Americas Watch www.soaw.org | 202-234-3440
Ojai Foundation presents
Theater of The Oppressed Workshop
with Hector Aristizabal
September 15 & 16, 2007
At New Roads School in Santa Monica, California
To Register call: 805-646-8343 Ext 111
For more detailed information please click here
All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena
132 N Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 796-1172
This will be a Fundraiser for the School of the Americas Watch
www.soaw.org
With Special Guests:
Blase & Theresa Bonpane
Hector Aristizabal
Josh Harris
Maria Guardado
Music by
Jose-Luis Orozco & Peter Dudar
Hosted by
Don White & Frank Dorrel
$15 Suggested Donation at the Door
No one turned away for lack of funds
Sponsored by the OFFICE of the AMERICAS, CISPES, ADDICTED To WAR & SOAWATCH
For more Information call: 323-852-9808 or 310-838-8131
Survivors International
Presents
Two Sides of Torture
Friday ,August 17, 2007 from 6 to 9 p.m.
At Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street
San Franscisco California
(415) 974-1719
Tony Lagouanis will read from Fear Up Harsh and discuss how he became involved in t as a military interrogator he torture of innocent Iraqis and the process by which he came to speak out against it.
Hector Aristizabal torture survivor and actor, will perform a one man play about torture based on his own experiences.
For more information visit: www.survivorsintl.org/
Rally at the APA Convention to End Collaboration by American Psychological Association in Illegal Interrogations and Torture
Friday, August 17, 4pm-5.30pm
at Stone Stage, Yerba Buena Gardens.
(Access to the gardens is on 3rd Street between Mission and Howard, a
couple of minutes walk from the Moscone Convention Center. )
Performer:
Hector Aristizabal
Awakening the Imagination:
Tools for Transformational Education
Philadelphia, PA
Sunday, July 29 - Thursday, August 2
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086
In our culture, imagination has given way to fantasy. Fantasy is passive entertainment, while imagination excites our vision for engaging the world and changing it. This dynamic experiential workshop is for those who see drama and the creative arts as ways to help students embody personal and social transformation. We will reawaken our own imaginative capacities using the tools of the Theater of the Oppressed developed by Brazilian dramatic activist Augusto Boal as well as traditional storytelling, mask-making, drumming, improvisational drama, creative ritual, and other dynamic forms,. Through the use of the council circle, we will interpret our experiences and build capacity for transformational education in our schools and communities. Death threats forced human rights activist Hector Aristizabal to leave his native Colombia for California in 1989. With an MA in psychology from Colombia and a degree as a Marriage Family Therapist from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, Hector is also a theater director, actor, and practitioner of the Theater of the Oppressed. He has worked with at-risk youth and has developed original theater work with special constituencies under grants from the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, the California Arts Council, and many others. He is currently the clinical director and co-founder of CITYSCAPE, an art therapy program. Hector has given workshops in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Cuba, Palestine, Israel and India.
Call 610-566-4507 for more info
WEEKEND CONVERGENCE
Friday to Sunday, June 8 to 10, 2007
Temescal Canyon Conference and Retreat Center
Theme: BUILDING COMMUNITY
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: HECTOR ARISTIZABAL. - Saturday, 9:15-10 a.m. Hector has had more than twenty years experience in psychotherapeutic work with individuals, families, organizations and communities, now utilizing Theater of the Oppressed techniques, council circle, traditional myths and stories. He has developed this work mostly with youth at risk as the co-founder of Cityscape, an art driven therapy program at the Community Counseling Center of Los Angeles, the Program for Torture Victims, and the Hospice of Pasadena. He has had long experience in theater as a director, actor, and drama teacher with both children and adults of diverse cultures, in California and internationally. He is co-founder of Theater of the Oppressed, The Colombian Peace Project, and ImaginAction.
For more information Please contact:
Unity-and-Diversity Council, P.O. Box 661401, Los Angeles, CA USA 90066.
Ph: 310-391-5735; Email: udcworld1@yahoo.com;
Web: www.udcworld.org
C.O.L.A. 2007 Individual Artist Fellowships
Dear friends I want to invite you all to the premiere of my newest solo theater performance:
“IN-TE-A-RRO-R-GATOR”
On Sunday, May 27, 2007 at Barnsdall Gallery Theater 4800
Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027
For more information: 1-866-881-8399
The evening will also include readings by LA writers:
Diane Lefer reading from her new novel: Phantom Heart” and poet Luis Rodriguez will read from “Making Medicine” and other poems.
Event starts at 4 p.m and is free to the public.
Not appropriate for young audiences.
IN-TEA-RRO-R-GATOR
“If I could get someone to accept any small gesture of kindness, like a glass of tea, a special food item, a book, writing materials, etc., then I had him! ” Anonymous Counterintelligence Officer, 12/30/02.
Meet the face behind the operation in an engaging one-person show based on the real life character of a U.S counterintelligence officer. Colombian psychologist and actor Hector Aristizábal grapples with the persona of a U.S. counterintelligence officer. Aristizabal takes us on a journey through the mind of an interrogator who believes that his work is informed by cultural sensitivity and knowledge. In this theatrical encounter we get to sip tea with the interrogator and participate in the stories he tells. We become terrorists, and potential interrogators. This highly provocative play is inspired by real extensive correspondence between the interrogator himself and social scientist, Jean Maria Arrigo.
The officer this play is based on, was trained as both an anthropologist and a police explosives expert, and served as a liaison to counter terrorist police teams in the Middle East. The officer reflects on scenes of violent Middle Eastern interrogation of supposed terrorists and on his own experiences with less violent methods. He sizes up the terrorist threat, the prospects of detainees, the needs of his subordinates, the failings of his superiors, and the foibles of meddling human rights activists.
A survivor of state-sponsored torture himself (Colombia, 1982), Hector becomes his nemesis, the torturer, in frank investigation of Carl Jung’s dictum, “The healthy man does not torture others-generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.”
The script was created by Hector Aristizabal and Vivien Sansour from Correspondence between a U.S. Counterintelligence Liaison Officer & Jean Maria Arrigo,2002-2006, Project on Ethics and Art in Testimony; additional copy archived in the Intelligence Ethics Collection, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University.
The final product is under the direction of Brian Brophy.
“A Taste of C.O.L.A.”
Thursday May 24, at 7:30 p.m. experience “A Taste of C.O.L.A.” Opening night with pre-reception excerpts of new works by C.O.L.A. performing and literary artists.
At this reception Musician Enzo Fina and I will perform “Nightwind.”
Barnsdall Gallery Theater 4800 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 For more information: 1-866-881-8399
The Second Quaker Conference on Torture
June 1-3, 2007
at Guilford College, Greensboro North Carolina.