Sentence examples for theatre for development from inspiring English sources
In the 1980s, aid agencies and other bodies promoted "theatre for development," often unscripted and in vernacular languages, and government departments have used drama to communicate agricultural and health messages.
Africa Directions is a Zambian youth-led, community-based NGO with 14 years of experience in Theatre for Development.
"The workshop is designed to foster peer exchange and learning about a range of country Theatre for Development models and provide opportunities for technical support and networking.
Theatre for Development methodologies are designed to help communities identify, analyze and debate about issues affecting their lives, particularly those related to inequity, discrimination and social exclusion.
"We are delighted to be partnering with Africa Directions on the Global Workshop on Theatre for Development," said UNICEF Zambia Representative Hamid El-Bashir Ibrahim, PhD.
Seventy-five Theatre for Development practitioners from 15 countries, plus 30 locally based participants, are attending the global workshop from 5-11 July to focus on defining principles and strengthening practice in Theatre for Development with the aim of more effective community engagement for positive social and behaviour change.
I urge theatre partners this week to strengthen their Theater for Development work to influence positive social change in Africa and across the globe".
Her home at Coole Park, County Galway, served as an important meeting place for leading Revival figures, and her early work as a member of the board of the Abbey was at least as important for the theatre's development as her creative writings.
The infrastructure for that is falling into place, as theatres such as the Park and the St James, and even drama schools, provide different spaces for new musical theatre, and development opportunities such as the mentoring scheme Stiles runs with lyricist Anthony Drewe are helping the work get there.
Catriona Cahill is a development officer with Theatre for a Change.
The Kanak arts of sculpture, dance, music and theatre have become more popular since the 1990s with the efforts of the Agency for Development of Kanak Culture ADCK.
