theatre is not just bound to what happens on the stage and in front of the eyes of the spectators. the process of preparing and practicing theatre is effective in training people. in this way theatre sociologists have studied theatre from the point of view of affects on social contacts and pedagogical theorists who think that childhood is the most important period in forming people personality ...

This article presents the Life Drama project as a case study in how theoretical and contextual factors may inform the development of an applied theatre initiative. Life Drama is a workshopbased, participatory form of applied theatre and performance being developed in Papua New Guinea. At this time, the aim of Life Drama is to address the gap between ‘awareness’ and behaviour change in relation ...

theatre enjoys the highest status in social relationships and this trait arises from two characteristics: the first one is that theatre is formed at the time and place of performance. theatre is created in specific time on stage for the audience. the second one is direct presence of the audience which is the third basic element of theatre. theatre is created through direct encounter of actors a...

This article reports on a pilot study of the use of applied theatre in the dissemination of health research findings and validation of data. The study took place in South Africa, as part of the Southern Africa Stroke Prevention Initiative (SASPI) and was based at the University/Medical Research Council Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (also known as the Agincourt Unit). ...