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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Applied Theatre"”.
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The Uses of Applied Theatre
Applied theatre is an umbrella term describing the practice of borrowing concepts from the conventional theatre and applying them to different disciplines. This thesis focuses on the use of applied theatre in teaching effective communication skills. Using the work of the Ariel Group and personal …
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What does the Applied Theatre Director do? Directorial intervention in theatre-making for social change
… the practice of artistic directors within applied theatre companies in the United Kingdom. ‘Applied theatre’ describes the process of theatre-making in which commitment to ethical, pedagogical, philosophical and social priorities are integral dimensions of theatre-making designed for …
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The Mart Theatre Project : exploring identity in a community-based applied theatre project with young people
… and practical implications of utilizing applied theatre as a tool for the exploration of youth identity and relationship to community. Drawing on traditions of ethnography and reflective practitioner research, this document explores the roles of identity and identity-based inequities as …
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Our stories heal -- mind, body and soul : pivoting to a healing-centered engagement in an applied theatre residency
… artist facilitation experience during aa 9-week applied theatre residency at a group home facility in central, Texas. The researcher uses reflective practitioner and autoethnographic analysis to examine coded data representing how she pivoted (in relation to all four pivots) as a facilitator …
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Playing for keeps : an examination of arepp : Theatre for Life's applied theatre pedagogy with regards to adolescent sexuality
… the particular method developed by arepp: Theatre for Life, a South African Non Governmental Organisation, in its work of providing sexuality and social problem solving life-skills education for adolescents, towards the development of self-efficacy in school-going youth, by means of …
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Township theatre-making as a developmental tool for Khayelitsha youth : an applied theatre study from an ethnographic perspective
This dissertation examines the theatre making process of a youth theatre group in Khayelitsha called Qina n Divas. It considers why and how this theatre making process is a youth development tool within the ambit of applied theatre. The study is partly driven by my memories and experiences of …
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Collaborating in No man's land : an enquiry towards creating an environment for 'equal' collaboration between international partners in an applied theatre project
… between international partners in an applied theatre project. As a direct case study, I used my master's fieldwork project, No-man's land, a theatre project involving performers from South Africa and The Netherlands. The problematics of international exchanges in which people, …
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An exploration of the relationship between applied theatre and community building practice, with specific reference to a teenage pregnancy project in Delft
… development is key. This study argues that applied theatre has the potential to become a powerful medium for the fulfilment of this aim. The development and performance of this kind of theatre, which occurs outside of conventional theatre settings and deals with social issues in a …
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THEATRE PRODUCTION AS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: THE SUMMER MUSICAL PROGRAM AT THE SITAR CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION
Recent scholarship on educational theatre has tended to focus on process-oriented drama and on programs that deal with participant's personal identity. These programs have become regarded as the standard for drama that benefits both children and the community. However, programs like the summer …
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Complex associations : facilitator, host and refugee, a 'round-about' way of drama for inclusion
… help to develop the programs and how the use of theatre can bridge societal gaps; with a unique focus on environments where host and refugee find themselves in a non-encounter position due to the potential for violence. The research methodology stems primarily from grounded theory and brings …
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Facilitating engagement with the challenges facing families in which there may be members with special needs : positing a model for theatrical intervention
… at the heart of exploring the empowering role of applied theatre to engage family members in expressing their difficulties and discussing their issues together.
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How to be a superhero: stories of creating a culture of inclusion through theatre
This thesis investigates the use of Inclusive theatre to disengage the ‘disabled'/ ‘non-disabled' binary for transformation to inclusive cultures. The research extends existing scholarship in Inclusive and applied theatre practices by documenting selected case studies in west and southern Africa. A …
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Travails in limbo - an ethical and aesthetic investigation into new approaches in the presentation of Theatre for Young Audiences
… aesthetic approaches in the creation of feminist Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA), specifically for early adolescent girls, through two collaborative workshop processes designed to be ethical and respectful of the participants' contribution. The parallels between the research into a new aesthetic …
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Transformative Arts Practices in the Criminal Justice System. The impact of human rights violations on identity amongst those previously incarcerated
… parolees and ex-offenders. It makes use of the Applied Theatre form, Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), and its practices of Image Theatre and Newspaper Theatre. These practices draw on lived experiences in the form of storytelling and poetry, based on metaphor and its links with reality. The …
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An evaluation of the impact of performing arts on the knowledge of Tuberculosis and Clinical Research in adolescents in selected high schools in the Boland Overberg region, Western Cape
… as for the benefits to their own health. Method: Applied theatre was used to educate and inform adolescents to improve their knowledge about TB and clinical research. The script used was based on a young mother's decision to enroll her baby as a participant in a TB vaccine trial and the questions …
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Flourishing in fragility: how to build antifragile ecosystems of learning, that nurture healthy vulnerability, in fragile environments in the Western Cape (South Africa) with at-risk learners
… fragile spaces. It was written using data from Applied Theatre workshops, rehearsals and exercises; as well as questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and open discussions in focus groups with at-risk learners from Quintile 1-3 high schools, their educators, senior management staff, parents, …
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Performing (for) survival: performance tactics of incarcerated women
… questions posed by this project were ‘what does theatre/ performance offer to challenge stereotypes of ‘the cage’?; and to what extent and in what ways does performance in (and of) prison challenge/ subvert/ augment/ transform the site itself’? The research sought to understand to what extent …
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Exploring theatre as a pedagogy for 'Developing Citizens' in English and Ugandan primary schools
This thesis is based on a Theatre for Development (TfD) project I led in two primary schools in England and Uganda, which invited pupils to create and share performance work about themselves and their communities both within and across the two locations. My analysis of this project brings together …
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Breaking Bars: An investigation into how performance art as an intervention program inside prison may lead to a behavior change among male gang members in Cape Town, South Africa
… society. The theoretical frameworks used draw on applied theatre theories, social-cognitive theories, and theories of masculinities. The paper argues that programmes such as Help I am Free may impact participants’ perceptions of self and others strongly, and may also lead to an increased sense of …
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"Playing in a House of Mirrors": Exploring the Six-Part-Story Method as Embodied 'Reflexion'
… sessions exploring the 6PSM model with Image Theatre techniques over the period of a year. Stage 2 involved an evaluative session a year after the cessation of Stage 1. There were four participants in the study all of whom work within the broad education sector.<br/><br/>The place of story …
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