The Challenges of the Participatory Theatre
The Challenges of the Participatory Theatre

Summary/Abstract: The notion of participation is placed at the very center of cultural issues. It is understood as that which will enable community’s active involvement in the production of content and thereby having positive long-term effects on the society as a whole. In this paper we have tried to answer the question: which possible roles can theater have in this process? Assuming that artistic practices contribute to the interaction of citizens, NGOs and public policies, we cannot discuss participation unless the community itself defines its part and has influence over the performance. In this paper we differentiate between three levels of participation: method, interaction and participation, and claim that participation requires a higher degree of established democratic values in the society. Taking three performances from Serbia as case study, in this paper we analyze different types of problems which result from this kind of interaction.

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