An exercise of privilege: “The Class Room” at M1 Peer Pleasure 2019
about 57 months ago (08/18/2019)
An exercise of privilege: "The Class Room" at M1 Peer Pleasure 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Photo: Zinkie Aw August 18, 2019 By Adeeb Fazah (1,400 words, 6-minute read) When I signed up for The Class Room , a participatory theatre piece created and facilitated by veteran theatre practitioners Li Xie, Kok Heng Leun and Jean Ng, I was expecting a thought-provoking experience, with meaningful exchanges with people from different walks of life about issues of poverty. I had seen a recording of The Lesson by Drama Box, which was a precursor of sorts to this piece. I did not expect to leave feeling so viscerally disturbed.