Theatre for Development

The Research process in 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.

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

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

Among activities interspaced in group, events are Acting Warm ups or ice breakers. They are warm ups because they relax the body and mind while participants acting in group events.