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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788199203321

Autore

Prentki Tim

Titolo

Applied theatre : development / / Tim Prentki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, , 2020

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-4725-0828-9

1-4725-0518-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Applied theatre

Classificazione

PER011020

Disciplina

792.02/2

Soggetti

Theater and society

Community theater

Theatre studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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?.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--