Phakama Making Participatory Performance [Hardcover]

An international arts organisation and network engaging with music, dance, theatre and visual art, Phakama creates adventurous, site-responsive performances with large groups of people from diverse backgrounds. With contributions from participants, artists, academics and cultural commentators from India, Ireland, South Africa, the UK and USA, this book features case studies, interviews and articles covering two decades of practice. At the heart of the book is a selection of carefully explained and beautifully illustrated exercises which will enable Phakama's methodology to be used by organisations and practitioners working with young people internationally.

Phakama is a Xhosa and Zulu word for stand up, arise, empower yourself. With a focus on collaborative, non-hierarchical performance making, Phakama invites cultural sharing and critical engagement with the world we live in.

As well as engaging with political and critical concerns about contemporary theatre and performance, the book offers unique approaches to devising theatre, applied and social theatre, intercultural performance practices and pedagogic models of collaboration and cultural leadership.

Acknowledgements

Contributors

List of Illustrations

Forward by Mandla Mbothwe

INTRODUCTION
Phakama Projects (1996-2006)
Timeline

PART ONE: PREPARING THE GROUND

Introduction to Preparing the Ground

Hosting
Introduction
Phakama Practice: Cultural Tours
Phakama Practice: Cultural Tours ??? How To
The Practical Politics of Care

Case Study: The Child I Curry (Lesotho, 2003) by Selloane Mokuku

Give and Gain
Introduction
Phakama Practice: Give and Gain
Phakama Practice: Give and Gain ??? How To
Cultural Contexts: South Africa and Ubuntu, Progressive Education

Case Study: Bulang Dikgoro/ Open the Gates (South Africa, 1996 ??? 1997) by Tony Fegan.

Interview: 'Give and Gain: Twenty Years Later' with Mildrett Stlã#