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Theatre for development in Africa: Historical and institutional perspectives
Deep Insights
Hildesheim; München: Olms; University Library of LMU München (2023), xiii, 256 pp.
"Theatre for Development is one of the most dynamic and controversial theatre movements on the global South. Emerging in Southern Africa in the 1970s to address social and economic problems using theatrical techniques, today it is taught in theatre departments across sub-Saharan Africa and employed
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Games for Actors and Non-Actors
New York; London: Routledge, 3rd ed. (2022), xxxiv, 354 pp.
"Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and bestselling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone - actors and non-actors alike! Thi
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Performance Activism: Precursors and Contemporary Pioneers
Deep Insights
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), x, 292 pp.
"Performance Activism: Precursors and Contemporary Pioneers provides a global overview of the growing interface of performance with education, therapy, conflict resolution, civic engagement, community development and social justice activism. It combines an historical study of the processes by which,
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Periodising the Evolution of Theatre for Development (TfD) and the Development Communication Process in Africa
Academia Letters, issue 3015 (2021), 6 pp.
"The study attempts a periodisation of the evolution of TfD and the development communication process in Africa. The perspective adopted spans within the larger scope of its implications and imperatives, to explore how this noble initiative that was given impetus by both Freire and Boal has develope
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Gesellschaftsspiele: Politisches Theater heute
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2021), 164 pp.
"Politisches Theater spiegelt gesellschaftliche Phänomene und diskutiert sie zugleich. Mit den Möglichkeiten der darstellenden, bildenden und aktivistischen Kunst vermittelt es zwischen Partizipation und Problematisierung, Selbstvergewisserung und Abgrenzung. Florian Malzacher, international verne
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Participatory Edutainment in Practice: A Case Study of Wan Smolbag, Vanuatu
Malmö: Malmö University (2020), 68 pp.
Re-Enacting Theatre for Development: Examining the Unique Role of Theatre in Development Communication
Journal of Development Communication, volume 31, issue 1 (2020), pp. 57-65
"The concept of development communication is a clear pointer to the interrelationship between communication and development and the fact that the process of communication can be effectively applied to achieve development purposes. In development communication, the major aim of communication is to br
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The Routledge Companion to Theatre of the Oppressed
London; New York: Routledge (2019), xxvi, 436 pp.
"This dynamic book offers a comprehensive companion to the theory and practice of Theatre of the Oppressed. Developed by Brazilian director and theorist Augusto Boal, these theatrical forms invite people to mobilize their knowledge and rehearse struggles against oppression. Featuring a diverse array
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Puppetry: How to Do It
London: Nick Hern Books (2018), xv, 381 pp.
"Written by an experienced theatre and puppetry director, 'Puppetry: How to Do It' focuses on the performer and the craft of bringing any puppet to life. No puppet-making is required to use this book: starting just with simple objects, it lays out the skills required to unlock a puppet's limitless p
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Engaging Communities for Development Action: The Theatre for Development (TfD) Approach
International Journal of Development, volume 7, issue 2 (2018), pp. 589-603
"Community engagement programs offer the opportunity for community members to reflect on the development avenues and potentials in their local communities which have not been fully tapped and utilised. Behavioral change and local level conscientisation geared towards community development is a share
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Theatre, development and global partnership: Critically reflecting on the role of UK Theatre for Development actors
Manchester: University of Manchester, Doctoral Thesis (2018), 216 pp.
"This thesis explores how and why global Theatre for Development (TfD) partnerships fail to enable greater equity and interconnectedness between Northern and Southern actors. Building global partnerships is at the core of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, Northern developm
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Participatory Communication, Theatre and Peace: Performance as a Tool for Change at the End of Conflict
Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, volume 44, issue 1 (2018), pp. 34-54
"This article presents insights on a participatory theatre initiative implemented in Kenya, with the aim of understanding the changes that were initiated towards the re-establishment of peace between communities. The project was carried out in the aftermath of the post-election violence that took pl
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Performing Trauma in Central Africa: Shadows of Empire
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2018), xviii, 348 pp.
"What are the stakes of cultural production in a time of war? How is artistic expression prone to manipulation by the state and international humanitarian organizations? In the charged political terrain of post-genocide Rwanda, post-civil war Uganda, and recent violence in the Democratic Republic of
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Das Theater der Unterdrückten und Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in Afghanistan: Kollektive Ermächtigung und neue Dependenzen
Peripherie, volume 37, issue 1 (2017), pp. 52-75
"Seit März 2007 organisieren lokale und internationale Aktivist*innen in verschiedenen Teilen Afghanistans beinah täglich Aktivitäten mit den unterschiedlichen Techniken des Theaters der Unterdrückten (TdU) des Brasilianers Augusto Boal (1931-2009) sowie anderen emanzipatorischen Theatermethoden
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Theatre as Alternative Media in Zimbabwe: Selected Case Studies from Matabeleland
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 9, issue 3 (2017), pp. 507-520
"Popular theatre occupies a special space in Matabeleland because it is situated in the everyday lives of ordinary people, and is able to articulate their experiences and to create spaces for them to ‘speak to power’. In the wake of the Gukurahundi massacres and perceived marginalization of Mata
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Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing
Deep Insights
London et al.: Bloomsbury (2017), xxiii, 315 pp.
"Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing is the first volume in the field to address the role that theatre, drama and performance have in relation to promoting, developing and sustaining health and wellbeing in diverse communities. Challenging concepts and understanding of health, wellbeing
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Critical Perspectives on Applied Theatre
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2016), xiv, 278 pp.
"This collection offers fresh perspectives on the aesthetics, politics and histories of applied theatre. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the book illuminates theatre in a diverse range of global contexts and regions. Divided into three sections - histories and cultural memorie
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Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice
Bristol: intellect, 2nd ed. (2016), xxi, 273 pp.
"Six years after its initial publication, Applied Theatre returns with a second edition. As the first book to assist practitioners and students to develop critical frameworks for implementing their own theatrical projects, it served as a vital addition to this area of growing interest, winning the D
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