1.MAGNET THEATRE/ COMMUNITY THEATRE
We use Magnet Theatre, a form of community theatre that typically takes place in outdoor, public spaces. The performances explore issues affecting a community and encourage discussion and problem solving with audience members. The actors perform a drama that presents a dilemma based on community issues. The audience participates by offering suggestions, through a moderator/facilitator, to the characters or by taking the place of an actor and acting out solutions to the dilemma (Role Play). Magnet Theatre encourages audience members to discuss solutions and allows them to experiment in a safe environment, to encourage individual and community-wide change. Magnet Theatre is different from other forms of community theatre because it targets and attracts a specific and repeat audience, takes place at a regular time at a specific venue, and serves as a forum for magnification of behavior change.
2.PUPPETRY
The puppetry innovation is a range of playful, storytelling tool that stimulate genuine participation, so that target group members interpret messages together using engaging puppetry techniques like shadow theatre, hand and giant puppets.
Puppetry allows for the abstraction of sensitive or taboo issues, and therefore for problems, barriers and solutions to be identified and discussed more openly. The approach furthermore gives affected communities a voice that can feed into facility provision and maintenance.
We construct all our puppets by hand from scratch (both giant and hand puppets) and create them according to specified themes.
Puppetry is very child friendly and entertaining.
3.INNOVATIVE BOARD GAMES
We invent board games, which are educative and interactive, portable, self-contained, learner-led and don’t always need a specialist facilitator. Targeted groups can learn more in less time, so the training will be more effective and fun.
By use of these board games in designated safe spaces, we are guaranteed of a fruitful discussion hence influence.
4.SHORT FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES
We script and direct short films and documentaries and highlight upcoming issues. Linda Arts is made up of actors and actresses and a team of directors and camera crew who see to it that community thematic stories are well scripted and produced. The content is shared on relevant platforms ( T.v, radio and social media platforms) for message dissemination and feedback.
