Applied theatre : development / Tim Prentki ; series editors Michael Balfour and Sheila Preston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prentki, Tim, author.

Contributor:

Balfour, Michael, 1966- editor.

Preston, Sheila, 1968- editor.

Series:

Applied theatre.

Applied theatre

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater and society.

Community theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Other Title:

Development

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"At once both guide book and provocation, this is an indispensable companion for students and practitioners of applied theatre. It addresses all key aspects: principles, origins, politics and aesthetics in a concise and accessible style designed to appeal both to those who have recently discovered this sub-discipline and to experienced practitioners and academics. Part 1 is divided into two chapters. The first introduces the sub-discipline of Theatre for Development, covering its origins, principles and history, and providing an overview of theatre for development in Western contexts as well as in Africa, Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and Latin America. The second focuses upon theoretical and philosophical issues confronting the discipline and its relationship to contemporary politics, as well as considering its future role. Part 2 consists of seven chapters contributed by leading figures and current practitioners from around the world and covering a diverse range of themes, methodologies and aesthetic approaches. One chapter offers a series of case studies concerned with sexual health education and HIV prevention, drawn from practitioners working in Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Southern Africa, and China. Other chapters include studies of intercultural theatre in the Peruvian Amazon; a programme of applied theatre conducted in schools in Canterbury, New Zealand, following the 2010 earthquake; an attempt to reinvigorate a community theatre group in South Brazil; and an exchange between a Guatemalan arts collective and a Dutch youth theatre company, besides others"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

One. A Conceptual Framework for Theatre for Development: 1. History and Origins of Theatre for Development ; 2. Fool's Play or Juggling with Neoliberalism

Two. Case Studies: 3. Capacity Building Theatre (and Vice Versa) ; 4. Isolation in Community Theatre ; 5. The Game of Identities: Intercultural Theatre in the Peruvian Amazon ; 6. Imizamo Yethu - 'our efforts' to Engage Through Theatre ; 7. Theatre in Crisis: Moments of Beauty in Applied Theatre ; 8. Exploring Theatre as a Pedagogy for 'Developing Citizens' in an English Primary School ; 9. The Ludic Box: Playful Alternatives from Guatemala for the World ; Afterword: What Next for Theatre for Development?.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781472508287

1472508289

9781472505187

1472505182

OCLC:

1201426924