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Theatre Embassy: theatre and community development

... "Acting and theatre are closely related to the process of cultural development," according to Theatre Embassy's Berith Danse. "Strengthening the human identity has top ...

Current Affairs - judy - 10/06/2009 - 18:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Harare arts festival stands up against isolationism

... from opera to reggae, from ballet to street dance, and theatre plays were on the program. The audience were dancing to Suluman ... affecting the Zimbabwean community. The majority of local theatre showcased at the festival over the last few years has dealt with the ...

Current Affairs - judith - 27/05/2010 - 17:06 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Emotional theatre show in Rwanda

... "The theatre show The Monument lasts for only 70 minutes, but after it has ended ... 1994. "I really think the people of Rwanda need theatre," says Capraru. She first came to the country as part of the crew ...

Current Affairs - judith - 04/11/2009 - 15:02 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Theatre producers from Central Asia to combine forces

... public," explains Nurlan Asanbekov, director of theatre group Sakhna from Bishkek in Kirghizistan. Sakhna was one of the participants in the Central Asian Theatre Caravan Meeting that was held from 7 - 10 June 2006 in Bishkek. ...

Current Affairs - judy - 18/02/2008 - 12:04 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Theatre Day Productions stimulates young people in Gaza

... Theatre Day Productions has been producing theatre in the Gaza strip for ten years. The staff includes Americans, ...

Current Affairs - judy - 18/02/2008 - 12:43 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Turkish-Kurdish singer Rojin: "I don’t want to be treated like a criminal"

... not had it easy as an actress, either. "I worked at a theatre company that was subsidised by the state. At a certain moment I was ...

Current Affairs - judith - 30/03/2010 - 14:14 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Theatre guru Augusto Boal: "As workshop leader, I am merely an instrument"

... Janeiro, 1931) wrote his first book, Teatro del oprimido (Theatre of the Oppressed), in 1975. His philosophy has attracted followers ... life. Key concepts are human development and freedom. The theatre shows us new roles. In essence, these roles are ready and waiting for ...

Current Affairs - judy - 26/08/2008 - 13:20 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Chinese dance theatre rewrites history of the Cultural Revolution

July 2009 People in China are no longer interested in the past. This is the conclusion to which o ...

Current Affairs - judith - 05/08/2009 - 13:01 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Burmese marionette theatre at festival in Charleville - Mézières

... capital. The fourteenth triennial international puppet theatre festival was held there from 15 to 24 September 2006. Performances were ... and professionals from France and elsewhere by 150 puppet theatre troupes. ...

Current Affairs - judy - 24/09/2007 - 10:50 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Sotigui Kouyaté: optimistic African theatre icon

... accordingly." Because West Africa has no theatre infrastructure, Kouyaté is continually starting at the very ... and that has enabled him to become an icon of African theatre. "A good amateur has no reason to take the place of a professional. I had two theatre groups: a stage trio financed by the French embassy and another group ...

Current Affairs - judith - 05/06/2009 - 17:37 - 0 comments - 0 attachments