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 The term itself was not in use in the 1970s and 1980s, but has today become the most common general term for the field of interactive, developmental work. To a certain extent, [[applied theatre]] would become the most important element of the South African theatre and performance paradigm in the last phase to be discussed, for after 1994 the country had to cope with massive change on all fronts and deal with the ravages caused by past and present inequities – including issues  of health, social welfare and violence.
-Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Development]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_for_development#:~:text=Theatre%20for%20development%20typically%20endeavors,to%20perform%20overtly%20political%20plays.] (aka [[Theatre for Change]]) and [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]] (aka )[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_for_development#:~:text=Theatre%20for%20development%20typically%20endeavors,to%20perform%20overtly%20political%20plays.],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
+Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Development]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_for_development#:~:text=Theatre%20for%20development%20typically%20endeavors,to%20perform%20overtly%20political%20plays.], [[Theatre for Change]] and [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]] (aka )[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_for_development#:~:text=Theatre%20for%20development%20typically%20endeavors,to%20perform%20overtly%20political%20plays.],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
 These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later. Ultimately, the formal use of the term would gain a strong impetus in South Africa with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and that of similarly focused courses at other training institutions.

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 The term itself was not in use in the 1970s and 1980s, but has today become the most common general term for the field of interactive, developmental work. To a certain extent, [[applied theatre]] would become the most important element of the South African theatre and performance paradigm in the last phase to be discussed, for after 1994 the country had to cope with massive change on all fronts and deal with the ravages caused by past and present inequities – including issues  of health, social welfare and violence.
-Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Change]] and [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
+Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Development]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_for_development#:~:text=Theatre%20for%20development%20typically%20endeavors,to%20perform%20overtly%20political%20plays.] (aka [[Theatre for Change]]) and [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]] (aka )[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_for_development#:~:text=Theatre%20for%20development%20typically%20endeavors,to%20perform%20overtly%20political%20plays.],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
 These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later. Ultimately, the formal use of the term would gain a strong impetus in South Africa with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and that of similarly focused courses at other training institutions.

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 The term itself was not in use in the 1970s and 1980s, but has today become the most common general term for the field of interactive, developmental work. To a certain extent, [[applied theatre]] would become the most important element of the South African theatre and performance paradigm in the last phase to be discussed, for after 1994 the country had to cope with massive change on all fronts and deal with the ravages caused by past and present inequities – including issues  of health, social welfare and violence.
-Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Change]] and [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
+Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Change]] and [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
 These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later. Ultimately, the formal use of the term would gain a strong impetus in South Africa with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and that of similarly focused courses at other training institutions.

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 The term itself was not in use in the 1970s and 1980s, but has today become the most common general term for the field of interactive, developmental work. To a certain extent, [[applied theatre]] would become the most important element of the South African theatre and performance paradigm in the last phase to be discussed, for after 1994 the country had to cope with massive change on all fronts and deal with the ravages caused by past and present inequities – including issues  of health, social welfare and violence.
-Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Change]], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
+Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Change]] and [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
-These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later. Ultimately, the formal use of the term would gain a strong impetus in South Africa with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and that of similarly focused courses at other training institutions.
+These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later. Ultimately, the formal use of the term would gain a strong impetus in South Africa with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_therapy] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and that of similarly focused courses at other training institutions.
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 The term itself was not in use in the 1970s and 1980s, but has today become the most common general term for the field of interactive, developmental work. To a certain extent, [[applied theatre]] would become the most important element of the South African theatre and performance paradigm in the last phase to be discussed, for after 1994 the country had to cope with massive change on all fronts and deal with the ravages caused by past and present inequities – including issues  of health, social welfare and violence.
-Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society, included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of workshopped [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al) and the principles and the practices of [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
+Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had expanded sufficiently to become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance -m  notably in South frica as well.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society. This included the therapeutic strategies of [[Sociodrama]] and [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], the theory processes of [[Theatre for Change]], the workshopped approaches of [[Political theatre]] (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Theatre for Development]],  [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]), as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]].
-Later, the meaning of the practice would be vastly expanded to also embrace disciplines/practices such as  , [[Drama Therapy]], [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] [[Theatre for Development]], [[Community Theatre]],[[Theatre for Change]], [[Educational Theatre|Theatre in Education]], [[Sociodrama]], [[Psychodrama]], [[Political Theatre]], [[Protest Theatre]], [[Forum Theatre]]  and similar methodologies,  These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later.
+These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later. Ultimately, the formal use of the term would gain a strong impetus in South Africa with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and that of similarly focused courses at other training institutions.
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 Despite not having the name, by the late 1970s the activity itself had become an important element in the practice of many theatre-makers and cultural activists, and would continue to grow in importance.  The variety of activities and methods utilizing theatre processes in order to try to heal, change, educate, inform and otherwise empower people and thus perhaps also to change society, included the [[playmaking]] strategies of workshopped political theatre (deriving from Brecht, Boal,  et al), the principles and the practices of [[Drama in Education]] ([[DIE]]) and [[Theatre in Education]] ([[TIE]]).
-Later, the meaning of the practice would be expanded to include disciplines/practices such as  [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], [[Drama Therapy]], [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] [[Theatre for Development]], [[Community Theatre]], and similar methodologies,  as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]]. These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later.
+Later, the meaning of the practice would be expanded to include disciplines/practices such as  [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], [[Drama Therapy]], [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] [[Theatre for Development]], [[Community Theatre]],[[Theatre for Change]], [[Educational Theatre|Theatre in Education]], [[Sociodrama]], [[Psychodrama]], [[Political Theatre]], [[Protest Theatre]], [[Forum Theatre]]  and similar methodologies,  as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]]. These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later.
 The formal use of the term gained a strong impetus in South Africa by the start of the new millennium with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and similarly focused courses at other institutions.

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 Later, the meaning of the practice would be expanded to include disciplines/practices such as  [[Psychodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodrama#:~:text=Psychodrama%20is%20an%20action%20method,gain%20insight%20into%20their%20lives.], [[Drama Therapy]], [[Sociodrama]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociodrama#:~:text=A%20sociodrama%20is%20a%20dramatic,in%20group%20or%20collective%20relationships.] [[Theatre for Development]], [[Community Theatre]], and similar methodologies,  as well as the more commercial fields of [[Live Advertising]] and [[Industrial Theatre]]. These schools of thought would become a core part of the university training programmes, academic and professional conferences and theatre research, particularly in the 1980s and later.
-The formal use of the term gained a strong impetus in South Africa by the start of the new millennium with the introduction of specifically named [[Applied Theatre]] courses at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] and other institutions.
+The formal use of the term gained a strong impetus in South Africa by the start of the new millennium with the introduction of specifically named Master of Arts course in the field of [[Drama Therapy]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]][https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/humanities/ma-drama-therapy/] and similarly focused courses at other institutions.
 (For example, see [[Drama in Education]], [[Theatre for Change]], [[Theatre for Development]], [[Educational Theatre|Theatre in Education]], [[Sociodrama]], [[Psychodrama]], [[Political Theatre]], [[Protest Theatre]], [[Forum Theatre]] and so on.)