1. About us
HANDS-Institute of Community Development is counted as one of the largest
network of capacity building institutions of Pakistan in development sector.
Furthermore, it is making great effort toward human and institutional development
at the community and grassroots level for reducing poverty and promoting
sustainable development, which focus to design and implement institutional
strengthening and capacity building training for community leaders, activists,
doctors, academicians, teachers, professionals, government officials, students and Two Days Training
its staff to provide a resource for community leaders, volunteers, and citizens who
desire to make their community a better place to live. HANDS-ICD believes that a
rich learning experience matters and becomes an instrument of positive
of
transformation, of individuals and society as whole. HANDS ICD is working with
its partners and sponsors countrywide to conduct and implement international and
national training and exchange programs that are personally meaningful,
Interactive Theatre
professionally motivating, and intellectually stimulating for all participants.
HANDS-ICD makes its efforts to empower underprivileged, neglected and
deprived community through training and capacity building programs so that they
manage their own affairs and to work collectively for accelerating and sustaining
positive transformation HANDS-ICD Believe that human & institutional
Development is a key of prosperity and change in the society.
Packages of HANDS ICD
Diploma Courses:
Social Sector Management
Educational Management and Professional
Development
Leadership Development for NPO Managers
Certification and Short Courses
Organizational Development Certification
Course
Professional Social Animation Skills
Leadership related training resources.
Organization appraisal.
Consultancy Services
Audio Video production services.
Mid-term evaluation and project evaluation.
Research and development.
Resource mobilization.
Publication Areas:
Books on Social and development issues
Research Report. HANDS
Insititute of Community Development
ICD
Awareness publication
Leadership and institutional development
140-C Block II, PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan Tel: 021-34532804, 021-34527698, Fax: 021-34559252
Email: hands.icd@hands.org.pk , Website: www.hands.org.pk HANDS
Insititute of Community Development

2. Five Days Training on ‘Interactive Theatre’ Increase their ability to solve problems in the realities
What we offer Build strong concepts
Learn different methods through which you may covey your message to receiver
Readings and presentations are important sources of learning. However, nothing Deliver the messages effectively in communities through participatory ways.
captures people's attention and engages them in the problem-solving process in Raise awareness and highlight issues.
quite the same way as witnessing an incident and questioning the participants.
The theatre is counted as the best tool is to provoke awareness and discussion, not Learning contents
stereotypes and easy answers, Interactive Theatres provides professionally scripted o Playback Theatre o Bibliodrama
and improvisational performances addressing difficult issues that impact o Life Drama with Elders o Creating Rituals and Celebrations
community. Five days interactive training is designed by experienced team of o Cultivating a Presence in a Community through Applied Theatre
Interactive theatre of HANDS ICD to impart knowledge community, faculty, and o Creative Drama and Role Playing o Process Drama in Education
stakeholders, about social justice in the society. o Theatre in Education o Learning to Parent Apart
o Theatre in health o Killing the fear
A brief of Interactive Theater: o Break the silence o Community Entertainment.
Interactive theatre is a presentational form that breaks the salience separating o Issue highlighting.
performer and audience both physically and verbally during large gathering in
communities. Learning outcome:
In traditional theatre, performance is limited to a designated stage area and the At this program's conclusion, Who can attend the course?
action of the play unfolds without any interplay with audience members, who participants should be able to: We offer this training for professional Actor,
function as passive observers. Conversely, in interactive theatre, performance may Know basic concepts of Playback Theatre Development Sector professionals and social
happen amidst audience members, and often involves the audience in more active Recognise distinguish between mobilizers. This highly practical oriented
roles. They may be asked to hold props, supply performance suggestions (as in Bibliodrama & Life Drama with Elders training is designed for professionals from
improvisational theatre), share the action's real-world (non-theatrical) setting (as in Understand importance of theatre in interactive theatre discipline who want to
Site specific theatre) or become characters in the performance. In addition the education and process of drama in become a perfect actor of interactive theatre
audience may be asked to participate in altering the course of the play altogether by education in the society. Applicants must hold a
taking part in a collective vote to help steer the plot in a new direction, as with Boost up ideas of acting in realties Masters degree or Bachelors.
forum theatre. In therapeutic and educational settings, the audience may even be Indentify ritual celebration through
invited to discuss pertinent issues with the performers. interactive theatre Learning Methodology:
Deliver the messages effectively. Scrip making, practical exercises, role play,
Types of the theaters: Learning Objectives
drama acting, field performance.
Forum Theatre This course will give you practical knowledge Language of the course:
Community Theatre and skills how to Course Duration:
This course will be conducted in English and
Street Theatre Learning and application of methods of Urdu (local language can be used). This is a Three days course and full day
Theater of the Oppressed Interactive theatre sessions will start at 8.30 a.m. and end at
Sharpen their intellect regarding interactive 5.00 p.m. Field visit is also part of the
ways in theatre conduction. Certificate: learning.
A certificate will be awarded to those who
successfully complete the course with at least Learning Investment:
Interactive theatre training lets you explore
the actor within you
80%attendence. Day scholars: Rs. 9500
Residential: Rs. 17500