South Africa: Postgraduate Scholarship, Drama for Life, University of the Witwatersrand

Overview

Drama for Life enhances the capacity of communities to take responsibility for the quality of their lives. We achieve this through a responsive integrated approach in Arts Activism, Development, Education and Therapies which are appropriate to current social realities and cognisant of the rich indigenous knowledge of Africa. Through the Performing and Visual Arts, we focus on: Capacity Development in HIV/Aids education, activism and therapy Human Rights and Social Justice Peace building, Transformation and Diversity Management and Environmental Sustainability

DFL VISION

To be Africa’s foremost leader in an Integrated Arts Training, Practice and Research approach to health, socio-economic political and environmental transformation. Drama for Life has alumni and scholars from fifteen African countries namely, Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

2012 ADMISSIONS FOR THE DRAMA FOR LIFE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

We invite all interested outstanding Performers, Theatre Makers, Performers, Performing Arts Managers, Arts Educators and Drama Facilitators working in Capacity Development, HIV/AIDS, Civic Society, Health Education, Arts Therapies, Universities and Arts & Culture apply for admissions and become part of Africa’s future generation of artistic leaders through the Drama for Life Postgraduate Programme.

DATES AND DEADLINES

Closing dates for the applications for Advanced Diploma, Honours, Postgrad Diploma, Masters and PhD:

30th November 2011 (South Africans Only)

30th October 2011 (International students)

If you would like to be considered for Wits Residence, please make sure that your application is in by 30th October 2011. Closing date for DFL Scholarship Applications is 30th November 2011

For Application Forms contact Sao Mendes: Sao.Mendes@wits.ac.za. or Munyaradzi Chatikobo; Munyaradzi.Chatikobo@wits.ac.za

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