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This course shall be partitioned in two major parts. The first part will focus on the understanding and historical overview of major intervention theatre practice across Africa. In the process of discussing intervention theatre on the continent, references will be made to such theatre as it is practised in the African Diaspora. While theories of intervention theatre will make up part of the course, interesting case studies across Africa and its diaspora will be discussed. Attention will be paid to the indigenous and community nature of this theatre and how it has been employed to discuss major concerns such as the rights of women, human rights, health, hygiene/sanitation, migration and the environment. Discussions shall also highlight debates around the aesthetics theatre elements such as space and how they relate to content. The second part of the seminar will be practical as it will introduce course participants to the basic technics of intervention theatre. The sessions dedicated to the second part will be focused on a specific topic on gender as agreed upon with the course participants. The concept of problem-posing education will be the major theoretical approach in the seminar |
