PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 8 Theatre and video for development

Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 8 Theatre and video for development Frances Harding Introduction However, traditionally trained development practitioners face a number of dilemmas in Within development, there is increasing turning this awareness into action. Where recognition of the need to hear the opinion of should such activities take place and how? The the people who are most affected by `where' should be the community's own space development. One response to this is `Theatre and not that of the authority. The `how' should for Development' which is a technique of be the community's own forms of articulation performance and drama-building. It rests on an that are used in everyday communication. It interaction between people who are in the should be those that they use and choose for flight path of development projects and those themselves. Theatre for Development attempts agencies who initiate them. to integrate both the `where' and `how' for effective communication and exchange. Theatre for development as a tool Logistics and methods Theatre for Development aims to provide a means of articulating and analysing issues of Theatre for Development workshops are set up concern to specific communities by: in co-operation with local government agencies, international aid or ...