Tag : Theatre

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Jeton Neziraj from the Centre for Childrens Theatre Development worked with the UN Office on Missing Persons and Forensics on this theatre piece addressing the issue of 'the missing' in Kosovo. The aim was to hear the voice of the families of the missing and to preserve their feelings, ideas and...
Living as a child in Swaziland means there is a 43% chance of living with the HIV virus after you turn 15. Super Buddies Club is a nationwide, youth network that uses the arts to educate its peers about HIV/AIDS. It is also responsible for Africa's first youth-produced radio drama. Fifteen members...
Cont Mhlanga has been practising protest theatre and challenging state ideologies in Zimbabwe for over 25 years. He has been the target of state surveillance, intimidation, harassment, arrest and detention. Since founding the Amakhosi Performing Arts Academy and the Theatre for Community Action,...
This underground theatre project was founded in 2005 as an artistic means of resisting censorship under Belarusian President Lukashenko. Playwrights Nikolai Khalezin and his wife Natalya Koliada believe counterculture is the most effective way to raise awareness and keep hope alive. They were...
Drawing on tensions between Georgia and Abkhazia and South Ossetia, this playwright sets a love story against a backdrop of a presidential campaign in Tbilisi. After the play was published, Irakli was subjected to a campaign of harassment by authorities, beaten and forced to flee his homeland with...
Decades of civil war and crippling poverty have made Burundi one of the 10 poorest countries in the world. Acts of torture have been regularly committed, though not openly acknowledged. 'Theatre and Reconciliation' brings together former prisoners of the state and former military men who committed...
'The King and I' is a theatrical representation of the corruption, oppression and bad leadership these actors believe is prevalent in Nigerian government. It is set in a peaceful kingdom known as Aiyedun (Good Life) where the calm is shattered when the townsfolk catch a thief and demand his death...
This Israeli group is made up of Arab and Jewish youths. In Israel, the two communities seldom interact. When they do, individuals are often seen as traitors and subjected to harassment. These performers showcase their message of cooperation in spite of verbal and physical threats.
This piece of theatre's theme is the torment the central male characters experience in Vietnamese society due to their homosexuality. The ensemble cast say the play represents all that cannot be seen in a man. The piece opens with a general introduction to the men, who move fast and uniformly,...
For decades, the island nation of Sri Lanka has been the site of a bitter civil war which has claimed 68,000 lives and displaced 1 million. Parakrama, a pioneering social dramatist, founded a mobile, cultural-performance group, Jana Karaliya, to address the cultural gap between a divided and...
ABHA is a not for profit organisation that works with socially excluded women and children in Iran, Afghanistan and Cambodia, using different art forms to increase the awareness for the need for greater social justice, harmony and freedom for everyone, everywhere. They seek to establish creative...
Rooftop is one of the iconic Zimbabwean theatre companies spearheading the theatre protest movement, who represent a confluence of activism, performance and politics. In the face of constant censorship and unwelcome attention from the state, they continue to tirelessly address contemporary...
‘Preludio’ is a theatre performance by young people aged 16 to 35 in an area seriously impacted by the armed conflicts in Colombia. It represents the tragedies of the past along with hopes for a future of peace. The theatre group was formed in Barrancabermeja, one of the worst conflict affected...
Isoko Theatre in Rwanda creates contemporary theatre for human rights and cultural growth in Rwanda. Their company is founded in the spirit of exchange, celebrating Rwandan artists and furthering global peace building, whilst also promoting equality for women and girls. ‘The Monument’ is a play...
Al-Bugaa Theatre Troupe operate in Sudan’s conflict zones. Based out of Khartoum, Nuba Mountain and Dafur, they stage plays in this war-torn region to bring their message of peace and reconciliation to everyone, including militia groups and refugees in camps.
Basal’ya Bazoba uses musical theatre, rap and drama to address the persecution of child witches in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that is struggling to rebuild itself after decades of conflict. Having played to over100,000 people, this troupe has encouraged open discussions on the...