In 2010, theatre continues to be one of our core areas of intervention – trainings, workshops, working with groups and communities, performances, post-performance discussions… The performing media initiative of media matters now has a repertoire of plays being performed by its youth theatre groups, the most recent being Main, Asha... (on sex selection) and Kataar! (on right to information).
Consolidating these experiences, we organize our annual six-day residential workshop – an opportunity to interact and work with both, 'development actors' and 'theatre activists'.
Our previous workshops have been attended by participants representing CBOs, NGOs, Government departments, theatre groups and educational institutions from across states – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
This year too, we eagerly look forward to yet another opportunity for sharing of experiences, demonstrating, as well as exploring the scope and possibilities of theatre – in engaging, enabling and empowering groups and communities.
Please find below details of the workshop. We look forward to participation from your organization and partners.
Warm regards
Anju Uppal
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PARTICIPATORY THEATRE
Engaging, Enabling & Empowering Communities
Duration & Dates
Six-day Residential Workshop; February 26 – March 3, 2010
The lodging & boarding facilities at the venue will be available from Feb 25 (evening) to Mar 3 (evening).
Venue
Environment Education Centre, Talegaon (near Lonavla), Maharashtra
Objective
By the end of the workshop, the participants will have explored, experimented and practiced facilitating participatory theatre processes.
Methodology
The effort will be towards creating a participant-centred environment for experiential learning. The facilitation will explore a wide range of participatory tools and methods to encourage learning from each other.
Language
Hindi and English will be the working language of the workshop. However, participants will be encouraged to interact/work in their regional languages.
Participants
The workshop is open to participants from CBOs, NGOs, Government departments, theatre groups and educational institutions. The workshop will most benefit participants working on community empowerment issues, with an interest/experience in exploring theatre.
Facilitation
Prabir Bose and team members from media matters. Prabir works in the area of development communication. He has over 20 years of theatre-related experience, facilitating processes with groups and communities across states.
Participation fees
Rs.7,000/-
Please note that the participation fee includes lodging, boarding, facilitation and workshop resources. Participants will have to make their own travel arrangements.
Registration
To confirm your participation, please send the registration form latest by February 10, 2010, together with a demand draft favouring "media matters" payable at Ambernath or Mumbai.
Organised & Facilitated by
media matters
400 Sai Section, Ambernath 421501, Maharashtra, India. Tel. 91-251-2606929
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