Folk opera: stories crossing borders in Papua New Guinea
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The Life Drama project is a drama-based sexual health promotion project, developed by a cross-cultural research team in Papua New Guinea (PNG) over the past four years. Recognising the limitations of established theatre-in-education and theatre-for-development approaches when working across cultures, the research team explored ways of tapping into the everyday performativity of PNG participants and their communities in order to communicate more powerfully about the personal and social issues involved in sexual health. Through the Folk Opera form, developed by PNG theatre company Raun Raun Theatre around the time of national Independence, the research explored the importance of "story" in identity formation, maintenance and change, the communication of meaning, and the transmission of tacit local knowledges. In a highly diverse and rapidly-changing country like PNG, enacted stories inherently compel the exchange and exploration of different knowledges, and promote the dialogue and ownership that drives social change. The paper will present and unpack the Folk Opera form as developed in the Life Drama program, drawing conclusions which may apply to other programs which to promote health and social justice across cultures.
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ID Code: | 64238 | ||
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Item Type: | Contribution to Journal (Journal Article) | ||
Refereed: | Yes | ||
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Measurements or Duration: | 12 pages | ||
DOI: | 10.1080/13569783.2013.872430 | ||
ISSN: | 1356-9783 | ||
Pure ID: | 32672562 | ||
Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Creative Industries Faculty | ||
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Copyright Owner: | © 2014 Taylor & Francis | ||
Copyright Statement: | This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Research in Drama Education [In Press] [copyright Taylor & Francis], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/[Article DOI]. | ||
Deposited On: | 11 Nov 2013 23:04 | ||
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 11:08 |
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