This short paper explores the potential for using theatre as "an effective means of both feeding back and following up some of the issues raised by RRA". Whereas initial RRA training is above all practical, follow-up work has tended to be carried out on paper by a planning team. Dramatisation can be used by communities to explore development opportunities. Two techniques are described : i) the RRA team creates a drama loosely based on themes expressed earlier by the community ii) a more structured workshop approach where participants dramatise the issues themselves. The advantages of theatre are that it is open-ended and minority groups are allowed to have a voice.
Interest groups:
A good introduction to the idea of linking PRA and theatre techniques for fieldworkers, trainers and planners (but without practical examples).
Pages:
3
Holdings:
IDS