Date:
09/11/1999
20/08/1999-18/09/1999
REF:
TPA/SOL/BOX1(15)
Scope and Content:
Report produced by Patricia Byrne, documenting a research trip to Brazil, funded by the Millennium Award, 1999. Content discusses research into the use of drama to raise awareness of sexual abuse. Discusses aims of a visit to the
Centre of the Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro, and interviews conducted at: Save The Children, Recife, Casa de Passagem (House of Passage), 3 houses in Brazil, Coletivo Mulher Vida (Collective Women's Lives), Loucas de Pedra Lilas (The Crazv Lilacs), The Federal University of Bahia in Salvador, Chame, Ibeji Project (Drama workshop), Centre of the Theatre of the Oppressed. Contains a summary of findings about addressing abuse through drama. This research informed the play 'Under the Carpet' written by Patricia Byrne and produced by
Sole Purpose Productions.
Collection:
Theatre and Performing Arts,
Sole Purpose Productions,
Copyright Holder:
Patricia Byrne
Persons:
Patricia Byrne
Keywords:
Theatre, Drama, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Women's Voice, Women's Experiences, Literature, Research
