Language: English
Theatre for Advocacy and Awareness raising – Course outline
Kind of delivery: Blended
Number of hours:
5-6 hours
Course duration:
5 weeks
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to teach participants how to use theatre as a tool for advocacy, education, and community engagement. It is especially suited for groups or individuals who want to raise awareness about social issues or promote specific demands through popular education methods, particularly using theatre.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR?
- Advocacy groups, activists, and community organizations who want to raise awareness or promote their demands on specific social, political, or economic issues.
- Individuals who are passionate about using creative methods like theatre to educate, mobilize, and engage communities.
- Educators or facilitators interested in popular education and participatory approaches to learning and social change.
- People who want to strengthen their skills in activism, communication, and community engagement using accessible tools like theatre and WhatsApp
PRE-REQUISITES: WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED CRITERIA FOR ATTENDING THIS COURSE?
- Partticipants should have at least a smartphone or a laptop to be able to do the course
- Participants should have access to WhatsApp.
- Participants are encouraged to enroll in groups of 2-5, but may also enroll in the course as individuals.
- Participants should commit to participating in the sessions of the course.
COURSE DURATION, NUMBER OF SESSIONS AND MODE OF DELIVERY
The course will run for 5 weeks, with 3 facilitated live Zoom sessions.
Mode of Delivery: Blended
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Use theatre as a platform for education, engagement, and activism
- Use theatre as a platform for development in convening participatory dialogues amongst themselves and their communities
SESSION OVERVIEW
Session 1: Introduction to the course
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Facilitated live Zoom session
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS: Introduce yourself and share why you are doing this course. Participants will also learn the definition of key terms to be used in the course
DURATION (minutes): 60 minutes
Session 2: What is Theatre for development?
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Self- learning activities on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS:
The origins of Theatre and Theatre for Development
Your first thought on popular theatre
DURATION (minutes): 60 minutes
Session 3: What do we need to create our own play
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Facilitated live Zoom session
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS:
What do we need to create our own play?
Choosing the issues/theme of your play and developing a story& Building your story – explaining the self-learning activities
DURATION (minutes): 60 minutes
Session 4: Choosing the issues/theme of your play and developing a story
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Self- learning activities on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS:
Addressing issues in your play and story-building
Building play scenarios – a guide to help us do it
Your experience doing activity 1
Building the story and practicing the play through improvisation
DURATION (minutes): 60 minutes
Course Evaluation
ONLINE LEARNING MODE: Self- learning activities on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy
DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS: Post-course questionnaire and feedback survey
DURATION (minutes): 30 minutes