Cultural action for social change
through
community and performing arts
and new social mediaprojects, training and consultancies, since the mid eighties,
have included work in South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Mali, the Gambia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Kiribati, Greece and the UK.
Through cdcArts, Alex Mavrocordatos offers a range of services in Theatre and Media for Education and Development , using participatory performance practices and incorporating
new social media applications
cdcArts sees cultural action and development communications as dialogical processes that are by no means limited to the top down delivery of development messages.
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projects and consultancies include:
cdcArts' project work seeks to
There is a pool of expertise to draw upon, all with substantial experience of working in the field - in the UK and in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, as and when further human resources are demanded.
Alex Mavrocordatos:
artist and TMfD facilitator - using participatory arts and new media in the quest for personal and social transformation.
He is a former core member ot the MA Theatre & Media for Development team at the University of Winchester.
street children in Lusaka depict daily realities
At the Fountain of Hope refuge in Lusaka, conflict between peers and between street children and police are a daily issue. These performances identify the problem, build awareness of the complexities among audiences and soliucit suggestions and strategies for change both in behaviour and in policy.