Musicking in Applied Theatre: Exploring Interdisciplinary Approaches to Drama-Based Health and Social Interventions
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
- Authors
- Gavin Robert Walker (ORCID 0000-0003-0065-6555)
- Source
- Research in Drama Education. 2024 29(1):187-205.
- Subject
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1356-9783
1470-112X
Despite the often-crucial roles played by music within theatre-based public health promotion strategies, theoretical explorations regarding music within applied theatre literatures remain largely underdeveloped. This article highlights musicking -- a reconceptualization of music from an object to a participatory act that can profoundly influence relationships and spaces -- as an approach to understanding the various roles that music can play within applied theatre programmes. The article draws from ethnographic accounts of an HIV/AIDS applied theatre group in South Africa to advocate for increased recognition of musicking as a robust theoretical and methodological component within applied theatre praxis.