DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS3 FIRST TERM

WEEK 7

DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. What does theatre for development represent?
2. State two other ways that drama can help rural people.

SUBTOPICS

1. What Theatre for Development represents.
2. The State of the Rural Communities.
3. Ways drama can assist the rural people.

Contents

THEATRE FOR DEVELOPMENT

Theatre for development represents a live performance or theatre used as a developmental tool in international development. It encompasses the following in-person activities, with people before an audience:

1. A spoken word drama or comedy.
2. A music, singing and /or dance production.
3. A production with movement but no sound.
4. Participatory or improvisational techniques using any…