Webbing Theatre Handbook: Let's do theatre online!

Aims of the tool

- To build a diverse international multiplying community of activists and theatre-makers implementing Theatre of the Oppressed techniques in youth work.
- To equip young people who with competences for critical thinking, proactive citizenship, creative expression and social engagement.
- To reflect and develop new methods and forms of artistic expression that allowed for fruitful and relevant functioning during adverse epidemic circumstances.

Description of the tool

The outbreak of the new coronavirus has strongly impacted everyone’s lives. Among the most affected areas were also theatre and activism which are
based on live contact, community and solidarity, group work and cooperation. Facing this situation we asked ourselves: “How to go on?” The answer is, of course: work online. But it is not so easy to digitalise techniques that evolved through live contact over thousands of years by simply setting them in front of a webcam. Deeper eflection and an experimental, laboratory approach was
necessary, as well as exchange of opinions, approaches, experience and good practice.

The content of the manual consists of an explanation of the basic terminology, examples of good practices from each of the partner organisations and concrete theatre exercises, games and techniques adapted to working online.

The manual has been translated into four languages: English, German, Slovenian and Croatian.