Developing Theatre In The Global South

Author : Nic Leonhardt,Christopher B. Balme
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781800085749

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Developing Theatre in the Global South by Nic Leonhardt,Christopher B. Balme Pdf

Drawing on new research from the ERC project ‘Developing Theatre’, this collection presents innovative institutional approaches to the theatre historiography of the Global South since 1945. Covering perspectives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America as well as Eastern Europe, the chapters explore how US philanthropy, international organisations and pan-African festivals all contributed to the globalisation and institutionalisation of the performing arts in the Global South. During the Cultural Cold War, the Global North intervened in and promoted forms of cultural infrastructure that were deemed adaptable to any environment. This form of technopolitics impacted the construction of national theatres, the introduction of new pedagogical tools and the invention of the workshop as a format. The networks of 'experts' responsible for this foreground seminal figures, both celebrated (Augusto Boal, Efua Sutherland) but also lesser known (Albert Botbol, Severino Montano, Metin And), who contributed to the worldwide theatrical epistemic community of the postwar years. Developing Theatre in the Global South investigates the institutional factors that led to the emergence of professional theatre in the postwar period throughout the decolonising world. The book’s institutional and transnational approach enables theatre studies to overcome its still strong national and local focus on plays and productions, and connect it to current discourses in transnational and global history.

Author : Christopher B. Balme,Nic Leonhardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800085753

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Developing Theatre in the Global South by Christopher B. Balme,Nic Leonhardt Pdf

Author : Martin Banham,James Gibbs,Femi Osofisan,Jane Plastow
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 025333599X

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African Theatre in Development by Martin Banham,James Gibbs,Femi Osofisan,Jane Plastow Pdf

"A truly worthwhile resource in a growing field of research--the theater and drama of Africa--this volume collects ten essays about theater practice, publications, and productions; in-depth reviews of 17 books; and a new play." --Choice "... a 'must-have' for anybody interested in issues relating to theatre and development in Africa.... a pioneering effort... " --H-Net Reviews Art as a tool, weapon, or shield? This compelling issue and others are explored in this diverse collection of intriguing perspectives on African theatre in development. Also here: strategies in staging, propaganda, and mass education, and a discussion of the playwright Alemseged Tesfai's career in service to Eritrean liberation.

Author : Christopher B. Balme,Abdul Karim Hakib
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3487163314

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Theatre for Development in Africa by Christopher B. Balme,Abdul Karim Hakib Pdf

Author : Abiodun Salawu,Tshepang Bright Molale,Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed,Mohammad Sahid Ullah
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Communication
ISBN : 9781666912029

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Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South by Abiodun Salawu,Tshepang Bright Molale,Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed,Mohammad Sahid Ullah Pdf

"This book brings together voices from the margins, within the context of indigenous languages and development communication, from underrepresented regions in terms of academic enterprise. The cases presented here serve as a starting point for multiple debates and seek to present a first glimpse of discussions within the disciplines"--

Author : Paulos Milkias
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780875867236

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Developing the Global South by Paulos Milkias Pdf

For four decades the UN has attempted to foster development in the countries of the Southern hemisphere. The book provides a synopsis of these efforts, from the Brandt Commission Report to Boutros Boutros Ghali's Agenda for Development. It presents opposing arguments in parceling responsibility for the growing gap between the North and the South and details the Millennium Development Goals and assesses their successes and failures so far. Prof. Milkias provides suggestions for closing the gap, for removing the debt burden that is currently crushing the nations of the South, and for relieving the poverty, ignorance and disease that plague so much of humanity.

Author : Christopher B. Balme
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000932638

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Performing the Cold War in the Postcolonial World by Christopher B. Balme Pdf

This volume explores how the Cultural Cold War played out in Africa and Asia in the context of decolonization. Both the United States and the Soviet Union as well as East European states undertook significant efforts to influence cultural life in the newly independent, postcolonial world. The different forms of influence are the subject of this book. The contributions are grouped around four topic headings. "Networks and Institutions" looks at the various ways Western-style theatre became institutionalized in the decolonial world, especially Africa. "Cultural Diplomacy" focuses on the activities of the Soviet Union in India in the late 1950s and 1960s in the very different arenas of book publishing and the circus. "Artists and Agency" explores how West African filmmakers (Ousmane Sembène and Abderrahmane Sissako) and European authors (Brecht and Ibsen) were harnessed for different kinds of Cold War strategies. Finally, "Cultures of Things" investigates how everyday objects such as books and iconic theatre buildings became suffused with affect, nostalgia, and ideology. This book will be of interest for students of the Cold War, postcolonial studies, theatre, film, and literature. Chapters 1, 4, 8, and 11 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. Funded by the European Research Council Project "Developing Theatre".

Author : Hazel Barnes
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9789401210539

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Applied Drama and Theatre as an Interdisciplinary Field in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Africa by Hazel Barnes Pdf

Drama for Life, University of the Witwatersrand, aims “to enhance the capacity of young people, theatre practitioners and their communities to take responsibility for the quality of their lives in the context of HIV and AIDS in Africa. We achieve this through participatory and experiential drama and theatre that is appropriate to current social realities but draws on the rich indigenous knowledge of African communities.” Collected here is a representative set of research essays written to facilitate dialogue across disciplines on the role of drama and theatre in HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and rehabilitation. Reflections are offered on present praxis and the media, as well as on innovative research approaches in an interdisciplinary paradigm, along with HIV/AIDS education via performance poetry and other experimental methods such as participant-led workshops. Topics include: the call for a move away from the binaries of much critical pedagogy; a project, undertaken in Ghana and Malawi with people living with AIDS, to create and present theatre; the contradictions between global and local expectations of applied drama and theatre methodology, in relation to folk media, participation, and syncretism. Three case studies report on mapping as a creative device for playmaking; the methodology of Themba Interactive Theatre; and applying drama with women living with HIV in the Zandspruit Informal Settlement. The essays validate the importance of play in both energizing those in positions of hopelessness and enabling the distancing essential to observe one’s situation and enable change. The book stimulates the ongoing investigation of current practice and extends an invitation to further develop innovative approaches. Hazel Barnes is a retired Head of Drama and Performance Studies at the University of KwaZulu–Natal, where she is a Senior Research Associate. Her research interests lie in the field of applied drama, including the contexts of interculturalism and post-traumatic stress.

Author : Beth Osnes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136728464

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Theatre for Women’s Participation in Sustainable Development by Beth Osnes Pdf

Though development researchers have proven that the participation of women is necessary for effective sustainable development, development practitioners still largely lack culturally appropriate, gender-sensitive tools for including women, especially women living in poverty. Current tools used in the development approach often favour the skill set of the development practitioner and are a mismatch with the traditional, gendered knowledge and skills many women who are living in poverty do have. This study explores three case studies from India, Ethiopia, and the Guatemala that have successfully used applied theatre for women’s participation in sustainable development. This interdisciplinary book has the opportunity to be the first to bring together the theory, scholarship and practice of theatre for women’s participation in sustainable development in an international context. This work will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners in a wide variety of fields who are looking for creative solutions for utilizing the contributions of women for solving our global goals to live in a sustainable way on this one planet in a just and equitable manner.

Author : C. P. Epskamp
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1842777335

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Theatre for Development by C. P. Epskamp Pdf

The Theatre for Development (TFD) is a learning strategy in which theatre is used to encourage communities to express their own concerns and think about the causes of their problems and possible solutions. This overview contributes to both the theory and practice of Theatre for Development. The author contextualises it historically within the evolving range of development theories, strategies and practices, notably including the now widely accepted notion of participatory approaches to achieving social change.

Author : David South, Writer
Publisher : DSConsulting
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Development Challenges, South-South Solutions: July 2009 Issue by David South, Writer Pdf

Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation in UNDP (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006. Its sister publication, Southern Innovator magazine, has been published since 2011.

Author : Charles Nwadigwe,Keneth Bamuturaki
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781527567856

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Voyages in Postcolonial African Theatre Practice by Charles Nwadigwe,Keneth Bamuturaki Pdf

Voyages in Postcolonial African Theatre Practice goes beyond the predictable academic discursive trips on postcolonial drama and theatre practice. In 14 unique but interrelated essays, this volume dissects the critical issues that envelop the practice of theatre in postcolonial Africa and the African Diaspora, and how practitioners engage with the trends which arise. The volume departs from the conventional theoretical constructs of humanistic studies and focuses on concrete realities that interface and interfere with the professional practice of African theatre, a creative industry confined by the historical and dialectical motifs of the colonial experience. Topics such as secondary adaptations, theatre training and pedagogy, censorship and performance politics, applied theatre, cultural policy and tourism, scenography, festivals and oral tradition, dance internationalisation, popular music, text and the African film reflect the broad coverage and diversity of this volume on African postcolonial theatre practices, from text to performance, planning to production.

Author : Veronica Baxter,Katharine E. Low
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781472584588

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Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing by Veronica Baxter,Katharine E. Low Pdf

Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing is the first volume in the field to address the role that theatre, drama and performance have in relation to promoting, developing and sustaining health and wellbeing in diverse communities. Challenging concepts and understanding of health, wellbeing and illness, it offers insight into different approaches to major health issues through applied performance. With a strong emphasis on the artistry involved in performance-based health responses, situated within a history of the field of practice, the volume is divided into two sections: Part One examines some of the key questions around research and practice in applied performance in health and wellbeing, specifically addressing the different regional challenges that dominate the provision of health care and influence wellbeing: how the ageing population of the global north creates pressure on lifetime healthcare provision, while the global south is dominated by a higher birth rate and a larger population under 15 years old. Part Two comprises case studies and interviews from international practitioners that reflect the diversity of practices across the world and in particular differences between work in the northern and southern hemispheres. These case studies include a sanitation project in a Hmong refugee camp in Thailand in the 1980s, and the sanitation and rural development projects initiated by the travelling theatre troupes of a number of University theatre departments in Africa – Makerere in Kampala, Uganda; Botswana; Lesotho and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – which began in the 1960s. It considers the emergence of Theatre for Development's use as a health approach, considering the work of Laedza Batanani and the influences of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed.

Author : Kathrin Schmidt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781003820574

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Globalisation, Commodification and Cultural Production in Africa by Kathrin Schmidt Pdf

This book engages with contemporary cultural production in Africa, focusing on theatre in Sierra Leone as main case study. The author provides coverage of, and insights into, such themes as cultural globalisation, commodification, the global creative economy, culture and development, international relations and contemporary cultural production in Sierra Leone within the context of local and global flows of people, media, images, technologies, finance and ideas. Combining the analysis of theatre in Sierra Leone and its aesthetics with its policy, structural and institutional context, this book highlights in much detail and nuance the interconnectedness between the micro- and the macro-levels of cultural production, between the local and the global, and between aesthetics, politics, policy, governance structures and institutions. This book links the particular findings from the author’s fieldwork to larger issues of contemporary local cultural production within the context of globalisation, commodification and decolonisation; adds a postcolonial perspective to existing theories and approaches to cultural production, management and policy, which is still largely missing from the existing discourse; and also contributes to addressing the gap in the knowledge about the context of contemporary cultural productions in diverse African contexts. This book will be particularly useful for both theatre scholars with an interest in the political economy of theatre and, more broadly, those seeking to understand the nuanced challenges and opportunities faced by policymakers, artists and arts managers to embrace the cultural and creative industries in this context. It also offers excellent insights for policymakers who wish to improve their understanding and interventions beyond superficial ‘best practice’ snippets and simplified ‘success stories’.

Author : Nicholas McGuinn,Norio Ikeno,Ian Davies,Edda Sant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000467772

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International Perspectives on Drama and Citizenship Education by Nicholas McGuinn,Norio Ikeno,Ian Davies,Edda Sant Pdf

This book brings together respected international academics and practitioners from citizenship and drama to debate, share their experiences and plan a way forward for academic and professional best practice in drama and citizenship education for a democratic society. Drawing on international contributions, the chapters explore fundamental ideas about theatre and drama from a global perspective with connections made to action and identity. The main section of the book showcases authors from around the world discussing their perspectives of what is happening within particular countries and exploring a range of ideas and issues that relate to vitally important matters including community, socialism, post-colonialism, diversity, inclusion and more. The final section of the book brings together teams of authors from citizenship and drama education, who discuss the essential elements of citizenship education and encourage insight and practical collaboration from drama experts. The book is unique in presenting dynamic interaction between citizenship and drama experts and encouraging academics and professionals to develop their own work in these areas. It will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students in the fields of citizenship education, drama education and all those interested in promoting social justice through education.