Course Description & Objectives:
The course introduces the students to the history, theory and contexts in which Theatre for Development is used; Concepts of development: and how they inform the Practice of TFD, the Concept and Development of TFD, Pedagogical Theatre as a strategy for individual and social advancement. It considers approaches to Applied Theatre and strategies to managing the dynamics of the practice. Objectives:
- To introduce to the students key concepts that inform the practice of theatre for development
- To enable students to understand the relationship between theatre and development
- To equip students with understanding how theatre can be applied as a social service and change agent
- To enable students to understand how theatre interfaces with other disciplines and practices as a development strategy