Oct. 21: Theater of the Oppressed

During the 1993 International Festival of the Theater of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro, police murdered street children who were sleeping under the archways near La Candelaria Cathedral in the middle of the night. This cold-blooded act resulted in international condemnation of the Rio police and provoked demonstrations around the world. Spontaneous street actions happened in Rio. . (Photo by Marie-Claire Picher)

Oct. 21, 7:30 pm

Celebrating TOPLAB's
15th Anniversary Year!
An Evening of the Theater of the Oppressed

Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory (TOPLAB)
451 West Street
(212) 924-1858
toplab@toplab.org

If you've been wondering what this work is all about, but haven't been able to commit to a full weekend workshop, now is the time to find out. Join us for an evening of performance/demonstrations of Image Theater and Forum Theater. Actively take part, or just sit and watch.

This event is part of a 10-day celebration of the Brecht Forum's 30th Anniversary and the Grand Opening of its new home at 451 West St.

2005 also marks TOPLAB's 15th anniversary year and our ongoing collaboration with the Brecht Forum. We salute the Brecht Forum and look forward to many more years of comradeship and solidarity!

Suggested donation: sliding scale--$10, $15, $25, (more if you can, less if you can't!)

My fellow Americans, major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.
--George W. Bush, May 1, 2003

...I told the American people that the road ahead would be difficult, and that we would prevail. Well, it has been difficult--and we are prevailing.
--George W. Bush, June 28, 2005

U.S. military fatalities through May 1, 2003: 140
U.S. military fatalities through June 28, 2005: 1743
U.S. military fatalities as of October 13, 2005: 1965

Iraqi civilian fatalities through May 1, 2003: 1982
Iraqi civilian fatalities through June 28, 2005: 22,563 - 25,560 (estimated)
Iraqi civilian fatalities as of October 13, 2005: 26,521 - 29,873 (estimated)

(Source: Iraq Body Count)

(Subway: IND Eighth Avenue A, C or E to 14 Street; BMT Canarsie L to 8 Ave. Walk down (against the traffic) Eighth Ave to Bethune St (at Abingdon Square). Go right (west) on Bethune to West St, turn left for 1/2 block to 451. IRT Seventh Ave 1, 2 or 3 to 14 St. Exit at the south (12 St) end of the station. Walk west (against the traffic) on 12 St to West St. Turn left, walk 1-1/2 blocks to 451.)

(Bus: #8 to Christopher and West Sts, walk north on West to 451. #11 and #14A to Abingdon Square. Walk west on Bethune Street to West St, turn left for 1/2 block to 451. #20: From downtown--to Abingdon Square. Walk west on Bethune St to West St, turn left for 1/2 block to 451. From uptown--to 12 St. Walk west (against the traffic) on 12 St to West St. Turn left, walk 1-1/2 blocks to 451.)