Theatre of Transformation Australia in Alphington, Victoria | Community organisation

Theatre of Transformation Australia

Locality: Alphington, Victoria

Phone: +61 412 050 507

Address: 7 Rowe Street 3078 Alphington, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.tota.com.au

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24.01.2022 JUST A TAXI DRIVER African taxi drivers want to create a better working life. This short film is their story told through the ... Theatre of Transformation, directed by Bryan Derrick. African community members are the main actors. The project came about through the ideas of Somali Community leaders and Jesuit Social Services workers in Flemington. This theatre demonstrates the process whereby taxi drivers and the community can change attitudes and expectations and how the pressures of work can be reduced through active participation and experimentation in the Theatre. We hope that you will get a real insight into the life of a taxi driver, the everyday challenges of their work and the extraordinary opportunities for change that are discovered.

24.01.2022 The wonder of neutral masks.

23.01.2022 YOU, THE TEACHER As an educator, you are profoundly aware of the lifelong impact bullying and discrimination has on children and young adults. You and I know that this kind of oppression exists in all areas of society and our schools are not exempt....Continue reading

23.01.2022 Off to Halls Creek in the Kimberley on March 26th for another Theatre of Transformation Australia project. Were taking this group of Young people to Perth for a performance at a big Conference there. Cant wait to return to this amazing ancient country.

21.01.2022 Warburton Theatre of the Oppressed production

21.01.2022 The Theatre of Transformation Project: Given Half a Chance Kimberley Community Alcohol and Drug Service The Theatre of Transformation project was a community based activity carried out in Halls Creek. It was a partnership activity between the Kimberley Community Drug and Alcohol Service (KCADS), a Melbourne based Theatre Director, the local Aboriginal Medical Service Yura Yungi and the Halls Creek High School. The two week project aimed to create a safe space to support a g...Continue reading

20.01.2022 This video shows a group of Somali taxi drivers tackling some of the issues that are presnted to them on a daily basis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVlk_aaX5U&feature=youtu.be

13.01.2022 Opening Ritual for the Festival of Sacred Music in Geelong

13.01.2022 Some extraordinary art work on a wall at the Halls Creek Secondary College in the Kimberley.

12.01.2022 The transformative role that masks play in Theatre of Transformation Australia. The extraordinary power of mask - same mask - 2 different people!

11.01.2022 The riches I will receive in my life will be in exact proportion to The Definiteness of my Vision, the Fixity of my Purpose, the Steadiness of my Faith and the Depth of my Gratitude.

11.01.2022 Workshops are available and ongoing in 2016 and beyond.

09.01.2022 Amazing initiatives by the Young people in Halls Creek and beautiful work with masks as well.

08.01.2022 In this scene from "Just a Taxi Driver" the mother will not allow her daughter to get into the taxi because of the driver, and insists they wait for a "better" one. When the audience of taxi drivers viewed this scene, a lively discussion ensued wherein suggestions were made to empower the driver by getting out of the taxi and introducing himself to the women and engage in discussion with them. It just may have given him a fare and, at the same time, overcome some of the passe...ngers fears and bias. Audience members took his place in the scene and ran it through again using their insights to regain the drivers power and equal status. A very powerful scene, wherein the audience provided possible resolutions for the driver. This process is at the core of Theatre of the Oppressed performances and interractions. See more

06.01.2022 This is a video about Augusto Boal, the Founder of Theatre of the Oppressed. One of my heroes and inspirational mentors.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rkVD_Oln7g

05.01.2022 Heading Back to Halls Creek in the Kimberleys in March 2016 for the next Theatre of the Oppressed project with young First Australians. Cant wait! Then we take the performance to Perth in April for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Congress.

03.01.2022 amazing to see the comparison between these two photos. The first shows the apprehension on the faces before the production and the second shows the elation and smiles following the production. Just fantastic.

02.01.2022 Photos from the Warburton Production in August 2017

01.01.2022 Heading off to W.A. for further work with remote First Nation Communities in the new Financial year. Very excited!

01.01.2022 Theatre of Transformation Australia has encountered tremendously engaged audiences and also the silence of communities deeply affected by the issues of domestic violence, addiction and powerlessness. Each performance is a symbolic conversation using the language of the theatre to explore solutions that make sense to the people in the audience that night. Theatre of Transformation Australia, directed by Bryan Derrick, has evolved from Augusto Boals Theatre of the Oppressed t...o help living communities tell their stories. Theatre of Transformation Australias work is a worldwide leading example of healing art, through hundreds of theatre workshops, Forum Theatre events around Australia focus on issues such as violence and suicide prevention, anti-racism workshops, youth empowerment, bullying and community development. And dont miss Bryans theatre based training workshops! They are attended by people from a spectrum of professions who can apply Theatre of Transformation techniques to mainstream theatre, interdisciplinary work, personal issues, environmental action, education, counselling, conflict resolution and mediation training as well as community cultural development. Would you like to learn theatre techniques that you can use to facilitate community dialogue and social transformation, within living communities, using a systems-based approach? Bryan has applied TOTA techniques to interdisciplinary work, personal development, environmental action, conflict resolution, anti-homophobia, anti-racism and anti-violence work to name just a few. The trainings are open for anyone and are attended by people from around the country .

01.01.2022 Scenes from rehearsals for the Theatre of the Oppressed Forum Theatre production "Just a Taxi Driver"