IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT:
SHARING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PORTUGUESE CARNATION REVOLUTION​​

PRESENTER: MARGARIDA BELCHIOR 

Sociodrama and power
DATE AND TIME: 29th of June, Saturday  14:00-16:30
CONFERENCE TOPIC: Sociodrama and power – the future of democratic values
TYPE: Workshop
ROOM:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 25
TAGS: Sociodrama and Power, June29 Afternoon
ABSTRACT:

Being aware of the problems that we are living with in the world (wars, climatic urgence, the polarization of societies, concentration of richness and increasing of poverty). What makes sense to us in this Conference’s multicultural setting, is to share a social and political event that affected both our collective and individual lives. This was the pacific Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974. Portuguese people left behind 48 years of dictatorship and a colonial war. So in 2024, there will be the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Peace, Freedom and Democracy in Portugal. This revolution  is still a very inspirational moment for most of the Portuguese people, including also Social Justice and Human Rights.

We will “warm up” the participants by sharing our own memories of this historical period, besides illustrating it with some pieces of art.

Our sociodramatic questions are: From this inspirational and social event – the Portuguese Carnation Revolution – what do you take, to face problems that we are living with in our society?

We will invite participants to discuss and work in groups about what inspires them the most and how it can help them to contribute and transform some of the social issues they find in their communities or groups. 

Finally, we will propose that participants share, in action and using expressive arts, having in mind, as Moreno taught us, that we are all co-creators and can build together more inclusive and equitable societies now and in the future – surplus reality.

From a research methodology perspective, we will use a participatory action research methodology, as this will be an open, experiential and participative workshop, based on Sociodrama.

After this workshop, participants will be able:

  • To co-create a collaborative artwork piece, like sculptures or drawings, that will express the sharing and feelings associated with what they shared and lived in the workshop;
  • To become more familiar with the concept of “surplus reality” concept.

References:
Kristoffersen, B; Mollan, A. G. (2015). I Invite Each of Us to Speak our Truth-On Sociopsychodrama. Arts and Social Sciences Journal, 06(01). https://doi.org/10.4172/2151-6200.100090
Moreno, J. L. (1934). Who shall survive? (F. Books, Ed.). Forgotten Books

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Margarida Belchior is a teacher, researcher and sociodramatist. She started her Sociodrama training in 2011 (SPP). She organized teachers Sociodrama training; was the leading person, in Portugal, for the PERFORMERS project (ERASMUS) and author in the books which resulted from this project. She created the project Public Sociodrama with Art and led Sociodrama workshops in international settings, like the 6th and 7th International Sociodrama Conference. She is part of TELE’Drama Team and is finishing her Post-Doctorate in Inclusion and Expressive Pedagogies, teaching, and doing research in Education at Lusófona University.