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Prevention of the male violence
How do I love you? A forum theatre play
On the 25th of November, International Day of elimination of the Violence against Women, Teatracció delivered Forum Theatre to prevent the male violence and violence in a couple to the teenagers of Valldemosa Institute. The play was performed at the space Les Basses with the initiative of the Centre of Pedagogic Resources of Nou Barris, Barcelona.
“How do I love you?” is a Forum Theatre play of recent creation, a very complete and efficient educative resource to work on the prevention of this serious social problem.
Description
In the play physical theatre is merged with text theatre reaching a tragicomic language. The play is composed of various scenes where characters live dramatic situations in which violence in different degrees is present. There is a buffoonish and poetic character similiar to Cupid, who underpins the narrative. Cupid shoots arrows, but sometimes love is blind…
Through the activity we work on different types of violence:
- psychological violence,
- physical violence,
- sexual violence,
- domestic violence,
- economic violence,
- cyberbullying.
It’s an educative resource to work on the prevention approaching the mechanismes of voilence, such as the spiral of violence. How to put the limits to the violent acts and attitudes? The respect, empathy and affection are the essential elements to build a healthy affective relationship.
Development of the activity
The activity consists of two parts which complement each other:
1st part: various scenes dedicated to different types of gender violence are represented. We tackle the violence in a couple in all its types and forms. The play is focused most of all on the male violence, but also includes scenes of intragender violence.
2nd part: The 2nd part opens a theatrical debate that invites the public to participate actively raising and discussing the questions evoked during the presentation.
