Rehearsal for Reality z.s. is a registered participatory theatre association and cultural initiative that seeks to strengthen civic engagement, uphold human rights, promote social cohesion, and support global education and peace. It does this by creating spaces for groups experiencing injustice, and their allies, to tap into their power to foster new ways of personal and collective change, through theatre-based methods that spark dialogue and expression. It opens aesthetic spaces that tell the truth about lived experience, and offer people opportunities to construct a new narrative, kickstart curiosity, and see conflict as a source of opportunity. RfR's projects and workshops strengthen collective power for change.

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RfR works with community and civic groups, organizers, activists, humanitarian workers, peacebuilders and educators to devise interactive performances based on the real experiences of a shared social issue. Together, we co-create public forum theatre events for community dialogue, and policy/legislative theatre events for grassroots civic engagement and policy change. RfR offers workshops on theatre in global education, inclusion, and more using applied theatre methods.​

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Underpinning the work are techniques from Theatre for Living and Theatre of the Oppressed. Depending on the project aim and setting, I may also draw on playback theatre and other devised forms to explore social issues and transform them into something aesthetically powerful that asks honest questions, sparks meaningful dialogue, and supports real change – both in the rehearsal room, and in the real world.