Drama

The Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) is an adapted Participatory Methods tool to research communication genres and technologies used by a community. Knowledge of people’s communicative behavior is important for strategizing in a culturally appropriate and relevant way when we want…

Community Arts for the Kingdom of God (in French) (For English, please see Creating Local Arts Together.) Les gens communiquent au moyen de plus de sept mille langues. Ils chantent aussi, dansent, peignent, prêchent, font du théâtre et créent des…

Second Edition (2022) When Jesus was born to Mary, God “translated” himself into our human world. This act of God’s translation continues today wherever the gospel is expressed, in each language and lived out in each culture that makes up…

Join us to hear stories about EthnoArts, a growing movement in cross-cultural Christian ministry and development work around the globe. Whether through expressions such as music, dance, visual arts and more, we explore principles at play when communities incorporate their…

Is it possible for rural communities to develop entire radio dramas through oral processes only, without writing a script? Our dramas have not only been able to reflect the complexity of life and the consequences of sinful attitudes and behaviour,…

Scripture Relevance Drama is a tool for facilitating use of translated Scripture and developing minority languages. Indigenous authors and vocal actors dramatize local life situations as contexts for characters telling topical Bible stories. Other plays explore community development and health…

Brian Schrag’s Creating Local Arts Together manual has both a stirring and exhilarating effect as the reader envisions the possibility of a community’s arts used for the purposes of God’s kingdom and, at the same time, is thorough and informative…