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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 7(3), pp. 69-79, May, 2019. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2019.015 ISSN: 2360-784X
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The Role of Amateur theatre Clubs in Promoting Community Development in Wolkite Town: The Case of Tesfa Fana and Yejoka Aberus Theatre Group
Worku Muluneh
Department of Theatre Arts, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wolkite University. E-mail: Mulunehworku777@gmail.com. +251912431533
Accepted 9 April 2019
This study investigated the role of Amateur Theatre Clubs’ in promoting community development in terms of Cultural and Social perspective in Wolkite town. The objective of the study was to explore and analyze the roles and activities of theatre clubs in community development. The researcher has employed qualitative research method with a descriptive aim. The respondents were selected by using purposive and dimensional sampling techniques. Moreover, the study adopts referring books, the internet, various PhD dissertation and MA thesis and guiding principles and rules and regulations, reports of international organizations and other researchers and articles which are written on it and its related activities as a source of secondary data. The researcher mainly employed thematic data analysis technique while dealing with the gathered qualitative data. The findings from the study revealed that, amateur theatre clubs have involved in community development, cultural values and heritages preservation, and health education promotion. Furthermore, the study has sorted out that theatre has multiple functions but it also once again assured that the theatre clubs are facing multiple challenges. The issue under this study capitalizes on issues, which focus on the interaction between the person and the environment, so it clearly contributes to the enhancement of theatre arts studies practice, research, and education and service delivery systems. But, it needs an all rounded, realistic and participatory intervention in order to solve the challenges faced by amateur theatre clubs of the study area.
Key words: Amateur theatre clubs, community development, Cultural values preservation, Health service promotion
Cite this article as:
Worku M (2019). The Role of Amateur theatre Clubs in Promoting Community
Development in Wolkite Town: The Case of Tesfa Fana and Yejoka Aberus
Theatre Group. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 7(3) 69-79
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