Legislative Theatre

Legislative Theatre

After this reading I am not sure how I feel about the Carnival, I also think I am persuaded by the video we watched in class on Theatre of the Oppressed. Although I am a visual and active learner, and I enjoy the idea of games, humor and this sense of this non-existing reality, I have to question if the idea of this freedom does much for anyone after they walk away. We are all creative people, who can have a wide sense of imagination, pretend, and act foolish when we are in appropriate place, but when does it become okay to use these ideas in reality and it make a difference. I see this urge to use the Carnival to draw people in, engage with people that might not normally involve themselves, to remind and teach them freedom, but when those people go home and they don’t have that same surrounding any longer, do it almost become impossible again. I love that this idea exists and I want to believe it can cause a snowball effect and create a social change. Even though I am not sure exactly how I feel I want to feel happy that the happy feelings, laughter, and humor inside of us can change the perspective.

Rachel DeROsa