Editorial

Special Issue: Applied Theatre in Africa: Borders, Boundaries, and New Frontiers: An Editorial

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37119/jcase2026.v1i2.1147

Keywords:

Applied Theatre, Ethics, Participation, Theatre for Development

Abstract

This editorial provides historical context and an overview of the Special Issue that emerged from a Pan-African Applied Theatre conference titled Applied Theatre in Africa: Borders, Boundaries, and New Frontiers. This post-conference publication brings together selected papers presented at the conference that explore histories, interventions, and ethics in applied theatre practice in Africa.

Author Biographies

  • Taiwo Afolabi, C-SET, University of Regina, SK

    Taiwo Afolabi: As an artist-researcher with a background in applied theatre and the founding editor of the Journal of Creative Arts and Social Enterprise, it is only natural to focus this first Special Issue of JCASE on Applied Theatre. My Canada Research Chair program in Socially Engaged Theatre engages Applied Theatre as part of the creative arts because it relies on a collaborative creative process (such as devising, writing, acting, directing, facilitating, and designing) to achieve aesthetic and social impact.

  • Olusola John, C-SET, University of Regina, SK

    Olusola John: As a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Socially Engaged, University of Regina, one of the organizers of the Applied Theatre conference, I find co-editing this Special Issue a significant historical and scholarly experience. I am gratified to see some of the papers presented at the conference published in this collection.

     

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Published

2026-09-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): JCASE Special Issue: Pan-African Applied Theatre

Section

Special Issue-- Pan-African Applied Theatre

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Editorial: Special Issue: Applied Theatre in Africa: Borders, Boundaries, and New Frontiers: An Editorial. (2026). Journal of Creative Arts and Social Enterprise, 1(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.37119/jcase2026.v1i2.1147