July 15, 2023 | 08:00 pm at Ishbilia Theatre and Art Hub, Saida
PANEL 4: PLAYBACK THEATRE: BRIDGING ACROSS DIFFERENCES

by Farah Wardani

This talk will explore the topic of the playback theater*, introduce it. How playback theatre can play a socio-psychological and political role especially in the current Lebanese crisis. How it can be a tool to help bridges across differences and honor the human conditions. Farah Wardani will discuss the troupe performances in different cities and villages in Lebanon, where they performed in public spaces and to different communities.

*Laban is a theater-based organization, founded in 2009, that uses improvised theater and its various forms and other different interactive theatrical and artistic tools to create safe spaces for dialogue, storytelling, and improvisation. Laban aims to contribute to advancing civic engagement, promoting freedom of expression, and increasing empathic bonds within and between different communities in Lebanon.

Panelist:
Farah Wardani is a Lebanese drama therapist, theatre actress, trainer, clown doctor, puppeteer, and applied theatre practitioner. She is a Playback Theatre practitioner, trainer, actress and conductor. Farah is the director of Laban, a Lebanese theatre-based NGO that uses theatre as a tool for psychological, social, and political change. Farah is a board member of In Place of War, a global organization that uses creativity in places of conflict as a tool for positive change.