57. Democratic Republic of Congo: Basal’ya Bazoba – 2009-2011
Basal’ya Bazoba was an awareness campaign on the law on Child Protection – notably on article 160 – that strictly forbids witchcraft accusations aimed at children.
Basal’Ya Bazoba is a music …
52. Indonesia: Theatre play: Tanah – 2009
TANAH was part of the Theatre for Development and Education (TDE) programme, an initiative of Yayasan Kelola and Theatre Embassy. TDE attempts to consciously influence the behaviour and attitudes of Indonesian people …
51. Indonesia: Theatre for Education program (TDE) – 2009-2011
The Theatre for Development and Education (TDE) programme contributes to sustainable human development within Indonesia. TDE operates through the creation of theatrical performances and hosting of workshops addressing important social and …
50. India-Assam: Under the Sal Tree project – 2009
A festival of Celebrating Traditional Rituals through Theatre
In Assam, the military controls the population and there is little room for manoeuvre for intellectual and cultural development. Inspired by the indigenous …
49. India-Assam: Bijuli – 2009
Theatre maker Evelien Pullens travelled to India for Theatre Embassy to train young actors from different tribes in the Northeast in puppetry. Few people know that the population of this corner of India is constantly …
48. India: Murai right to perform – 2009
The project was aimed at researching, documenting and developing music and dance performed by the hereditary community of Melakkarar in and outside Hindu temples of Tamil Nadu.
By Dr. Saskia Kersenboom / …
47. Sudan: Puppetry training/ Torat – 2009
The project was a puppeteering workshop for the participation of Women. Following up on an earlier project carried out in April 2008, Heddy Veltkamp and 3 members of SWPA travelled to the South …
46. Netherlands- Senegal: The Good Hope/ Op Hoop van Zege – 2009
The Good Hope is a Dutch classical theatre play, written by Herman Heijermans in 1900, and talks about the socio-economic situation of Dutch fishermen of this era. The …
45. Cambodia: Breaking the Silence – 2009
Amrita Performing Arts, together with Dutch director Annemarie Prins, made a performance about the horrors of the Khmer Rouge period. DCCAM, the national organization that archives the documentation of this period …
44. Bolivia: Tierra Espiritual II – 2009
For the second time, the Tierra Espiritual festival was organized as a crown on the activities of the previous 12 months. This year’s central topic was ‘sacrifices’. The working process was focused on …