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Qualitative research in Theatre for Development

Qualitative research in Theatre for Development

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 phenomena. There are also reasons which are conditioned by the theory of knowledge that the researchers have that seem to

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Development Studies, Drama
The origin of popular theatre in Botswana

The origin of popular theatre in Botswana

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 country (the Bokalaka). The origins are described by him in the first publication on popular theatre in Botswana. Laedza Batanani

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Development Studies, Drama
The Origin of Chikwakwa Theatre

The Origin of Chikwakwa Theatre

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 divided along racial lines and that there would not emerge anything of value If Western theatre remained unchallenged. The origins

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Development Studies, Drama
The Concept of Theatre for Development (TfD)

The Concept of Theatre for Development (TfD)

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, entertainment and education. In 1977, popular theatre workers organized a Latin American Conference on Popular Theatre, which was attended by

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The origin of Theatre for Development

The origin of Theatre for Development

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 an offshoot of thetravelling theatre movement but nurtured by the adult education movement. Chikwakwa travelling theatre in Zambia and the

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Development Studies, Drama
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