Dua Dua Theatre: an experiment in health education.
This is an account of an attempt to use theatre as a tool to alleviate health problems. The advantages of using a trained theatre group, and the benefits to audiences and to performers are discussed in the context of two plays devised and presented to community (primary) schools within a province of Papua New Guinea. No formal evaluation has been attempted, but audience involvement and participation has been enthusiastic.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D004324:Drama; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010219:Papua New Guinea