Domestication or transformation? The ideology of Theatre for Development in Africa

J Plastow - Applied Theatre Research, 2014 - intellectdiscover.com
This article explores the postcolonial history of Theatre for Development in Africa. It argues
that a form that had been gradually developing as a socialist-inspired means of enabling …

[BOOK][B] African theatre and politics: The evolution of theatre in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe: A comparative study

J Plastow - 1996 - books.google.com
This study, the first book-length treatment of its subject, draws on a large base of elusive
material and on extensive field research. It is the result of the author's wide experience of …

[BOOK][B] Theatre and empowerment: Community drama on the world stage

R Boon, J Plastow - 2004 - books.google.com
… richard boon and jane plastow … The use of dance as a developmental arts form is, however,
still rare, at least in the context and on the scale described by Jane Plastow. As we suggest …

Practising for the revolution? The influence of Augusto Boal in Brazil and Africa

J Plastow - Journal of Transatlantic Studies, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This article interrogates Augusto Boal's idea of Theatre of the Oppressed as a means of ‘practising
for the revolution’. Comparing practice and influence in Latin America and Africa the …

Intergenerational community-based research and creative practice: promoting environmental sustainability in Jinja, Uganda

K McQuaid, R Vanderbeck, J Plastow… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This article critically reflects on the methodological approach developed for a recent project
based in Jinja, Uganda, that sought to generate new forms of environmental knowledge and …

Embodiment, intellect, and emotion: thinking about possible impacts of theatre for development in three projects in Africa

J Plastow - … theatre, and development: The transformative potential …, 2015 - Springer
The performance form now most commonly known in Africa as ‘Theatre for Development’ (TfD)
was pioneered by a group of radical scholars and artists in the 1970s and 1980s — …

[BOOK][B] Theatre matters: performance and culture on the world stage.

R Boon, J Plastow - 1998 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The contributors to this volume explore how theatre has a dynamic and often difficult
relationship with societies and states, arguing persuasively that theatrical activity can make a …

Finding children's voices: a pilot project using performance to discuss attitudes to education among primary school children in two Eritrean villages

J Plastow - Research in Drama Education, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This article deals with a British Academy funded pilot project carried out in December 2005
and January 2006 involving six primary schools in Eritrea. The project was led by the author, …

Ethnography, applied theatre and stiwanism: Creative methods in search of praxis amongst men and women in Jinja, Uganda

K McQuaid, J Plastow - Journal of International Development, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article critically reflects on a long‐term intergenerational project combining ethnographic
and social science research methods and Freirean‐inspired applied theatre in a long‐term …

Mainstreaming global mental health: Is there potential to embed psychosocial well‐being impact in all global challenges research?

…, B Brown, S Hugh‐Jones, J Plastow… - … : Health and Well …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We explore if there is potential to embed psychosocial well‐being impact in global challenges
research where the primary aims are not mental health related. We are interested in the …