Theatre of the Oppressed: Critical Consciousness and Empowerment for Young Adults from Art and Design Institutes of Lahore

 In this study the Theatre of The Oppressed exercises were incorporated through a Participatory Action Research approach by handing over the process to the participants of the 15 hour workshop over the course of 5 weeks. The result of the workshop was a Forum Theatre performance designed and executed by the participants regarding conflicts in career choices that young adults face. The Forum theatre engaged stakeholder of the problem in finding solutions through the aesthetic space of theatre for awareness, better understanding of the problem and to promote critical consciousness in the participants.