Lo Wah Kiu (Theatre of the Oppressed) Workshop

This event is presented by SFU's David Lam Centre and Heart of the City Festival 

Join us for a participatory theatre workshop inspired by the work of Downtown Eastside documentarian and organizer Sid Chow Tan! From organizing with the Head Tax and Exclusion Redress movement to documenting countless actions against gentrification and displacement, Sid’s art of activism captured a spirit of class-consciousness, humour, and solidarity. His vast archive depicts four decades of the struggles, victories, celebrations, and everyday lives of DTES and Chinatown communities and organizers. In the two introductory workshops, participants will learn theatre techniques that will connect themes from the Sid Tan video archives to our lives and neighbourhood issues today.

Free admission and no theatre experience necessary! Pre-registration required. Refreshments will be served. Cantonese and Mandarin interpretation will be provided. These workshops are presented with gratitude and in solidarity with the many friends, organizers, community television volunteers and staff who made possible the production, broadcast, and archive of Sid’s videos.