A Brazilian theatre model meets Zulu performance conventions Westville prison ‐ the case in point

Buthelezi, Mbongiseni; Hurst, C. Michael

doi:10.1080/1013929x.2003.9678147

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“…Some referred to the factory, while others were traditional wedding songs that most of the audience would be familiar with. Participation in song and dance is typical of Zulu ceremonies and social gatherings, and this tradition serves the forum theatre process well, transforming passive spectators into active spectators (Buthelezi & Hurst, 2003). The use of familiar songs and dances is common in community theatre and theatre for development practices (Dalrymple, 1995).…”

Section: Creation Of the Forum Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of participatory forum theatre to explore HIV/AIDS issues in the workplace

Durden¹,

Nduhura²

2022

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The continued success of entertainment education programmes around the world has seen anincrease in the use of theatre for HIV/AIDS interventions. Both UNAIDS and UNESCO recommendthe use of such cultural strategies for HIV/AIDS awareness. A brief survey of current evaluationsin this field reveals such projects in Kenya, Angola, Mozambique, the Netherlands and Honduras,amongst other countries. Forum theatre is reported as being used as a technique to deepenunderstanding of HIV/AIDS issues in programmes in Georgia, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and SouthAfrica (The Communication Initiative, 2007).This paper explores the application of participatory theatre techniques in a South African factoryenvironment in 2003. It investigates the conditions and context for the project, some of the theoreticalunderpinnings of the forum theatre concept, and the reception of the project by the factory audience.Essentially, the paper seeks to determine whether forum theatre is an appropriate strategy to usefor HIV/AIDS awareness in this environment.

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Section: Creation Of the Forum Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%