Youth Drama Group

© Wan Smolbag
Genre : Theatre company
Principal country concerned : Column : Theater
Contact details Wan Smolbag Theatre
PO BOX 1024, Tagabe
Port Vila
Tel. : +678 27119
Vanuatu
http://visit.wansmolbag.org/theatre/
Contact by email

The Youth Drama Group was created by young people at Wan Smolbag Youth Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Many young people at the centre want to perform in plays and in 2006 Wan Smolbag made their first play with the youth about a young man who escapes from prison to see his girlfriend.  The plays  have continued ever since.

Wan Smolbag involves the youth in workshops talking about their experiences and stories as well as role play. From this they develop a script for as many as 40 young people. They use songs and chorus to keep everyone involved. Over the years the group have performed plays to local schools and communities, focusing on issues such as child rights and domestic violence.

There are two DVDs available showcasing the plays.  Please visit the Wan Smolbag website for more details: visit.wansmolbag.org

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of