Un evento del Laboratorio de Actos de Escucha y del Coro a la Escucha | A research-creation event by the Acts of Listening Lab and the Listening Choir.
May 17, and 18, 2024, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (including light refreshments and talk back discussion)
(In Spanish, a written translation into English will be provided)
We use headphones verbatim (a documentary theatre technique) and choral singing to reconstruct moments of a hearing of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace set up in 2016 in Colombia as a war crimes tribunal to enable victims of war crimes to be heard and ex-rebels and other offenders to admit responsibility and contribute to repairing the damages caused. It focuses on the statements by Cesar Lasso, a police officer who was held hostage for thirteen years, five months and one day by the rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
You are also invited to participate in a talk back to figure out who listens and what it takes to listen to each other in restorative terms. It is a collective exercise in listening for community building in post-conflict settings. If you accept the invitation, be ready to participate with as little or as much involvement as you feel ready to contribute. We will implement a care protocol using singing and listening techniques.
Coro a la Escucha is a pilot project exploring singing as a means of facilitating an acoustic space in which personal memories by people impacted by violence can be shared.
The Acts of Listening Lab (ALLab) is a hub for research-creation on the transformative power of listening in the context of oral history performance. It brings together artists-researchers, communities, and activists from across disciplines and cultures interested in exploring alternative and creative ways of making life stories matter in the public sphere.
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COHDS/ALLAB is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory, in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal.
