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Theatre-in-Education
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ARTS-IN-ACTION: Background
The Centre for Creative and Festival Arts, since January 1994, has enthusiastically
embarked upon a programme of public education titled ARTS-IN-ACTION. Essentially,
this programme seeks to extend the work of the Centre into rural and urban
communities and institutions throughout, in the first instance, Trinidad
and Tobago and, in time the Caribbean region. To date Arts-in-Action has
conducted over 300 workshop/performances with some over 25,000 participants
ranging from 3 years to the elderly. (1997 figures)
The philosophical basis of our work has been that art has an indispensable
role to play in the process of social and attitudinal change and development.
The crises which we as a society face, at present dramatically serve to
sharpen one's awareness of this fact.
ARTS-IN-ACTION
(TIE)
Current (1996-1997) Programmes:
The themes and subjects investigated deal with a multitude of social problems.
For example, alcohol and drug addiction, domestic violence, sexual assault,
suicide, deceit, bulling, gambling, self-esteem, role models, mentors,
parents and peers are some of the issues raised. All presentations require
audience participation using the theatre-in-education techniques for conflict
resolution, mediation, decision-making, team-building and self-esteem.
BECOME
AN ACTIVATOR
Arts-in-Action
Join the Centre for Creative and Festival Arts new Arts-in-Action team
- the ACTivator! You can help make a positive change in the lives of thousands
of at-risk young people and more than 1,500 teachers each year. Even a
small gift can make a big, big difference. Please become an ACTivator.
$TT500 can expose eight classes (0r
200) Senior Secondary Students to conflict-resolution skills surrounding
current social problems such as physical and mental abuse, incest and suicide.
Students examine actively, through TIE, alternative methods of resolution.
$TT350 can empower 150 Junior Secondary
students in a participatory performance and workshop on alcohol abuse.
$TT250 can actively involve a nursery
or Primary school class and their teachers in activities designed to teach
mathematical and creative thinking skills.
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