What is "The House of Arts and Human Intelligence?"
An inclusive quick turn around style for a "consultive" third chamber in Parliament. Using a new methodology called "Preventative Theatre".
What is "Preventative Theatre?" A ground-breaking initiative using performance, activism, and ritual to fast track democracy in real-time.
Preventative Theatre is a new way of engaging with democracy, using live,
immersive performance to test and challenge policies before they become law.
It builds on:
Invisible Theatre – Public performances where the audience doesn’t realise they are part of a theatrical event until they are drawn into the debate.
Explorative Theatre – Communities embody different perspectives on policies, rehearse possible futures, and develop ideas for real-world change.
Rituals & Symbolism – Formal acts, like knighting participants as Ethical Knighthood and Ethical Kingship, to reinforce civic engagement as an honour and responsibility to embody.
This isn’t traditional theatre.
How It Works:
Imagine walking through a city square and witnessing a heated debate about human rights.
You assume it’s real, until suddenly, you’re asked for your opinion. You step in. You become part of the performance.
This is Invisible Theatre, a method that creates public engagement by making social issues visible.
It turns passive bystanders into active participants, creating instant, organic discussions around pressing policies.
Before these performances, Explorative Theatre workshops allow communities to rehearse solutions. These sessions help participants:
- Step into the shoes of decision-makers
- Critically examine laws and their consequences
- Shape the themes and direction of performances
After the performances, the findings don’t just disappear.
Feedback is collected, discussions continue, and the insights feed into policy proposals,
bridging the gap between public opinion and legislative action.
The Role of Rituals:
Rituals formalise participants' commitment to engaged citizenship, making activism tangible and meaningful.
The Ethical Knighthood Ceremony – Participants take an oath to uphold justice through theatre, symbolising their responsibility as social change-makers.
The Veil of Awareness Ceremony – A pre-performance ritual that sharpens participants' awareness of their surroundings, preparing them to observe and engage deeply.
The Crowning of Ethical Kingship – At the end of the project, those who show exceptional leadership are given the title of an "Ethical King", a reclaimed symbolic performative title of power embodied through service, not control. (All genders).
These rituals draw from historical traditions of leadership and honour, but instead of reinforcing hierarchy, they redistribute power to the people. Deconstructing hierarchy is a fundamental part of the development process.
A ‘Third Chamber’ of Parliament?
This project envisions a House of Arts and Human Intelligence,
a consultative body where performance becomes a tool for democratic engagement.
Through theatre, the public can:
- Get lawmakers to rethink policies before they cause harm
- Transform law-making into an ongoing, participatory process
- Create a model where public opinion is tested in real-world scenarios
It’s democracy in motion, not locked away in distant debates, but brought into the streets for direct citizen involvement.
Why This Matters:
In most political systems, the public has limited influence, often reduced to voting every few years.
By the time laws are enacted, it’s too late to stop the damage.
Preventative Theatre reverses this process, ensuring laws are tested, challenged, and refined before they become reality.
It’s not a performance.
It’s governance through art.
Get Involved.
The stage is the world.
The audience is the people.
And the script is yet to be written.
An inclusive quick turn around style for a "consultive" third chamber in Parliament. Using a new methodology called "Preventative Theatre".
What is "Preventative Theatre?" A ground-breaking initiative using performance, activism, and ritual to fast track democracy in real-time.
Preventative Theatre is a new way of engaging with democracy, using live,
immersive performance to test and challenge policies before they become law.
It builds on:
Invisible Theatre – Public performances where the audience doesn’t realise they are part of a theatrical event until they are drawn into the debate.
Explorative Theatre – Communities embody different perspectives on policies, rehearse possible futures, and develop ideas for real-world change.
Rituals & Symbolism – Formal acts, like knighting participants as Ethical Knighthood and Ethical Kingship, to reinforce civic engagement as an honour and responsibility to embody.
This isn’t traditional theatre.
How It Works:
Imagine walking through a city square and witnessing a heated debate about human rights.
You assume it’s real, until suddenly, you’re asked for your opinion. You step in. You become part of the performance.
This is Invisible Theatre, a method that creates public engagement by making social issues visible.
It turns passive bystanders into active participants, creating instant, organic discussions around pressing policies.
Before these performances, Explorative Theatre workshops allow communities to rehearse solutions. These sessions help participants:
- Step into the shoes of decision-makers
- Critically examine laws and their consequences
- Shape the themes and direction of performances
After the performances, the findings don’t just disappear.
Feedback is collected, discussions continue, and the insights feed into policy proposals,
bridging the gap between public opinion and legislative action.
The Role of Rituals:
Rituals formalise participants' commitment to engaged citizenship, making activism tangible and meaningful.
The Ethical Knighthood Ceremony – Participants take an oath to uphold justice through theatre, symbolising their responsibility as social change-makers.
The Veil of Awareness Ceremony – A pre-performance ritual that sharpens participants' awareness of their surroundings, preparing them to observe and engage deeply.
The Crowning of Ethical Kingship – At the end of the project, those who show exceptional leadership are given the title of an "Ethical King", a reclaimed symbolic performative title of power embodied through service, not control. (All genders).
These rituals draw from historical traditions of leadership and honour, but instead of reinforcing hierarchy, they redistribute power to the people. Deconstructing hierarchy is a fundamental part of the development process.
A ‘Third Chamber’ of Parliament?
This project envisions a House of Arts and Human Intelligence,
a consultative body where performance becomes a tool for democratic engagement.
Through theatre, the public can:
- Get lawmakers to rethink policies before they cause harm
- Transform law-making into an ongoing, participatory process
- Create a model where public opinion is tested in real-world scenarios
It’s democracy in motion, not locked away in distant debates, but brought into the streets for direct citizen involvement.
Why This Matters:
In most political systems, the public has limited influence, often reduced to voting every few years.
By the time laws are enacted, it’s too late to stop the damage.
Preventative Theatre reverses this process, ensuring laws are tested, challenged, and refined before they become reality.
It’s not a performance.
It’s governance through art.
Get Involved.
The stage is the world.
The audience is the people.
And the script is yet to be written.
