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Abstract
This report describes the purpose, process and reflections of a Forum Theatre video project, titled Unmuted, created to investigate the increased online harassment faced by women during the pandemic. Led by an arts and community education based initiative in New Delhi, India - Rang Karwan - and supported by the 25 x 25 Initiative by India Foundation for the Arts grant, Unmuted included a series of surveys and Forum scenes that were screen-recorded and distributed among 100+ digital spect-actors across the country. This report by Akhila, one of the facilitators of the project, will evaluate the 9-month-long rehearsal and research process. With insights from the Rang Karwan team and the spect-actors, the report will outline several ways in which a collective practice of Forum Theatre was modified for the digital stage.
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Khanna, Akhila
(2021)
"Unmuted: A Digital Dilemma Inspired by Forum Theatre,"
Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal: Vol. 6, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ptoj/vol6/iss1/9
Instagram Profile for Aastha, Social Media Intern at SSF
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Instagram Profile for Ruhi Mahant, Lead Facilitator at SSF
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Instagram Profile for SSF (Shiksha Samvaad Foundation)
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Instagram Profile for Saquib Khan, Designer at SSF
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Instagram Profile for Karan Sethi, Founder of SSF
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An example of Devika’s vision board
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Screenshot of the sign-up form. The full form link can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/3BC6gqjv8K9m88K56
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Screenshot of our email communications to the digital spect-actors. An example of our emailers for Scene 1 can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/3w1zRnD:
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Responses from Survey 1
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Responses from Survey 1
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Responses from Survey 1
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Word cloud of responses to the question: “If you feel like the above responses are not sufficient, write a response of what you think should happen next.”
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Responses to the question: “Is there anything you would like to know about our characters?”
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Extended comments from the survey post Scene 2 as a response to the question: “If you feel like the above responses are not sufficient, write a response of what you think should happen next.”
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Extended comments from the survey post Scene 2 as a response to the question: “If you feel like the above responses are not sufficient, write a response of what you think should happen next.”
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Extended comments from the survey post Scene 2 as a response to the question: “If you feel like the above responses are not sufficient, write a response of what you think should happen next.”
Unmuted_ A digital dilemma.mp4 (165582 kB)
Unmuted: Scene 1 + Scene 2 + Scene 3 + Scene 4 Compilation
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