Project title: Daily Cycle
 

Description:

In our collective group creation “Daily Cycle” in the course “DRM368 Devising Theatre: Brecht. Learning. Play,” we will use devised performance simulations to illuminate hidden power relations that underlie daily U of T student experiences. From the lecture hall, to lunch, to the subway, and back again, we will explore the unconscious realities that go unnoticed in the spaces that we as students occupy every day. The result of three months of experimentation, this is an original compilation that pieces together work produced by students throughout the semester. 

Originally playfully utilizing Bertolt Brecht’s learning play “Lindbergh’s Flight” as a starting point of experimentation and exploring his collective creation techniques as methodological inspiration, our presentation makes visible social apparatuses that may not be apparent to all, and asks the question: “If the light doesn’t work, does the invisible marker still write?” 

 Our goal is to guide our audience through student-designed collective making exercises to identify persistent power dynamics and begin to address the roles they play in our daily encounters. We invite you to join us in the Luella Massey Studio Theatre on April 2nd to help us explore, co-create, and together ask questions.

Author: Students