The origin of Theatre for Development can be traced back in the late 1970s as a social movement that disseminated information on issues of development at the grassroots level in the developing world. It was… Read More »The origin of Theatre for Development
Theatre for Development refers to the theatre for community animation theatre for integrated development, theatre for the marginalised, theatre for rural development and simply popular theatre. It is a form of theatre that combines research,… Read More »The Concept of Theatre for Development (TfD)
TFD is rooted in the theory of conscientization attributed to the Brazilian Adult Educator, Paulo Freire who worked with the poor people in North-Eastern Brazil in the province called Recife. Most of his thinking arose… Read More »Theory of Conscientization
The Chikwakwa Theatre came into being in the 1960s gave rise to new theatre groups. The leaders of Chikwakwa Theatre were with a strong feeling and conviction that western theatre in the Zambian society was… Read More »The Origin of Chikwakwa Theatre
Popular theatre began in Botswana in 1974 with a programme that was called ‘Laedza Batanani’. The idea came from Ross Kidd, an expatriate adult educator working for the University in the northern part of the… Read More »The origin of popular theatre in Botswana
Qualitative research has many branches. The reason for the so many branches that make up qualitative research is that researchers have different ways of capturing the complexity of human behaviour and depth of perception of… Read More »Qualitative research in Theatre for Development
In Zambia, the theatre workers found the Botswana Theatre for Development ideas very attractive. The Chalimbana Popular Theatre Workshop was held at Chalimbana Training Centre
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The process of Theatre for Development involves to varying degrees, seven steps. Though they look like steps following a straight line, they are interlinked back to information gathering.
Among activities interspaced in group, events are warm ups or ice breakers. They are warm ups because they relax the body and mind while participants acting in group events.
