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Drama and Theatre: Communication in Development. Experiences in Western Kenya

Nairobi: Kenya Drama Theatre and Education Association (KDEA) (1995), 116 pp.

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"This is a booklet with expenences of drama and theatre practices in Western Kenya. Practices that have in common that they were — in one way or another— aiming at development at a “grassroots” level. Something else they have in common is that these expenences are only known by a limited number of people. Performers are mostly concerned about the now-and-how and not so much about recording their expenences [...] The overall aim of this booklet is to expose the potential of drama/theatre as a learning rnedium, a working rnethod and a cornmurncation tool. This could inform grassroots NGOs, educationalists, drama teachers, theatre workers, animators, youth groups, community leaders, development organizations and policy makers." (Introduction, page 5)
1 Introduction, 5
2 Concepts and Terms / Opiyo Mumma, 7
3 A Theatrical Development Theory / Opiyo Mumma, 14
4 Oral Literature for Development / Ochieng Anyona, 26
5 Drama Festival Movement / Opiyo Mumma, 36
6 Theatre and Women's Groups / Asenath Bole Odaga, 49
7 Child Care: Folk Media and Theatre / Winnie Olilo-Ogunde, 51
8 Child Labour and Teenage Fertility: A Siaya Drama Experiment / Opiyo Mumma, 57
9 Drama for Hygiene Messages: a Pilot Project / Loukie Levert, 74
10 The Sigoti Teachers' Group: Educational Theatre / Donald Okola and Joyce Colijn, 88
11 Changes in the Village: Theatre for HIV / Roger Chamberlain et al., 99