2019 Year 12 IB Extended Essays

of Aparajita's story are manifested through the passion and conviction of the participants, who are asked to represent their ideas through Aparajita's character and directly face her oppressor. The success of this Forum Session can be partly attributed to the oppressive character. Himobonoto was tricky, clever and very clear about his ideology, he made things very hard for the spect-actors and therefore the debate proceeded further and further. He problematised, with conviction, clarity and acute attention to what the spec-actors say. The role of the joker was to follow the argument and facilitate dialogue. He provided thought-provoking questions based on the spectator’s responses, constantly challenging ideas and promoting participation. Even since its establishment, India is still widespread with external forms of political and economic oppression . (Jana Sanskriti Centre for Theatre of the Oppressed, 2019) From West Bengal to Kolkata, JS provides political space for marginalized people. The exercises they devise empower participants to engage in the move from concrete to abstract, which means that the scenarios they create have both visceral and direct as well as symbolic and collective impact. 5. Comparison of ideas and practices between the Jana Sanskriti Centre and Augusto Boal "It is not the question of solving the problem on stage. Some people see it as a problem-solving session, but how do you solve a question of patriarchy on stage? In a play? It is an age-old problem, the purpose is to disturb the mind of the people, the purpose is to create confusion, contradictions, and also some convictions. But they should go with conflicts, debate." (Ganguly, Sanjoy. From Boal to Jana Sanskriti: Practice and Principles (Routledge Focus)).

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