One of the fundamental aspects of actor training is the creation of the ensemble as a ‘community’. In an intersectional feminist actor training, this community is built for the purpose of social transformation; defined by the dissolution of structures designed to suppress; racism, sexism, heterosexist ‘norms’ and other oppressions that marginalise and harm those that self-define in ways outside of a white, heterosexual, male ‘norm’. Social transformation seems a lofty, generalised goal based on theoretical constructs, and one that is difficult to measure. How can feminist pedagogues facilitate community creation with actors in training towards social transformation, and how can this be measured? In this article, I will interrogate community through the lens of bell hooks and Audre Lorde's similar definitions of it; as a tacit sense and an entity intentionally built that acknowledges similarity and difference for the purpose of social transformation (2003, xv, 2017a, 14, 18). I will argue for the Gauntlet as a foundational practice for creating community in a feminist pedagogic framework, and as positively impacting rehearsal and performance for ensemble in general. I will detail my facilitation of the Gauntlet in a recent workshop, making reference to the ways in which myself and other practitioners have used and adapted it. I will discuss the further potential of this exercise as a tool to facilitate recognition, connection, and communication as well as for conflict transformation and adaptations for daily use as a shared language to affirm community.

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'护手'; 通过在合奏演员培训中促进社区来实现社会转型

演员培训的基本方面之一是将合奏创建为“社区”。在一个交叉的女权主义演员培训中，这个社区是为了社会转型而建立的；由旨在抑制的结构的溶解定义；种族主义、性别歧视、异性恋“规范”和其他压迫，边缘化和伤害那些以白人、异性恋、男性“规范”之外的方式自我定义的人。社会转型似乎是一个基于理论结构的崇高的、广义的目标，而且是一个难以衡量的目标。女权主义教育者如何通过参与者进行社会转型培训来促进社区创建，以及如何衡量这一点？在这篇文章中，我将通过钟钩的镜头和 Audre Lorde 对它的类似定义来审问社区；作为一种默契和一个有意建立的实体，为了社会转型的目的承认相似性和差异性（2003, xv, 2017a, 14, 18）。我将主张 Gauntlet 作为在女权主义教学框架中创建社区的基本实践，并对整体的排练和表演产生积极影响。我将在最近的一次研讨会中详细介绍我对 Gauntlet 的促进，并参考我自己和其他从业者使用和​​调整它的方式。我将讨论此练习作为一种工具的进一步潜力，以促进识别、联系和交流，以及冲突转化和适应日常使用的共享语言，以肯定社区。