Opinions of High School Students and PCG Teachers Participating in the Study about the Forum Theatre Training Process

Fehime Nihal Kuyumcu

doi:10.13189/ujer.2018.060721

Abstract

This essay is about the evaluation by 12 students and a PCG teacher participated in the Forum Theatre training in a state high school in Istanbul. Answers by participating students and the PCG teacher to the open ended question are evaluated through qualitative research techniques. The answers reveal that Forum Theatre has a positive and constructive impact regarding anger management, establishing peace in school premises, developing tolerance towards each other and self-criticism. This study proves that Forum Theatre can be used as a tool for problem solving and help PCG teachers.

Highlights

Forum theatre is an interactive form of theatre, which is a sub-genre of The Theatre of the Oppressed developed by South American playwright/theoretician Augusto Boal
When Aristotelian theatre aims at catharsis only, Brechtian theatre aims [4] a critical consciousness in the audience
Students and a PCG teacher participated in Forum Theatre workshop process in 2016-2017 academic year in a vocational high school in Istanbul about awareness created by Forum Theatre, expressed their opinion about the subject

Summary

Introduction

Forum theatre is an interactive form of theatre, which is a sub-genre of The Theatre of the Oppressed developed by South American playwright/theoretician Augusto Boal. Since it is not so easy to handle the problems in reality, spectators are somehow forced to think of deeper solutions It is expected from the actor and the Joker to make the questions visible and as complex as in real life situations. [10] A Participant looks for ways of putting their relations in order in real life and in its fictional world This kind of theatre has three principal functions and the first one is pedagogic. When spectators are transformed into actors, their awareness of both the real world and sharing the virtual environment bring along a state of metaxis. They start to think about solution proposals which are applicable.

Opinions of Students and PCG Teacher about This Study Process and After

Grouping the Data

Examples from Received Data

Expressions of the Ones Who Appreciate the Group Work

Discussion

Conclusions