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Amakhosi Theatre Productions (also known as Amakhosi Academy of Performing Arts) is a Zimbabwean theatre company based at the Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Centre in Makokoba township, Bulawayo. The company was established in 1981 by Cont Mhlanga,〔Dube, C. (1992). Amakhosi Theatre: Ako-Bulawayo. ''TDR'', 36 (2), p. 44〕 and has since become an influential cultural institution in Zimbabwe, playing a role not only in stimulating the performance arts scene, but also in examining critical issues in politics, health, women's rights and development with urban and rural communities through a method of active audience engagement.〔Chinyowa, K. C. (2009). Emerging paradigms for applied drama and theatre practice in African contexts. ''Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance'', 14 (3), 329 -346〕 ==Origins and Development== The group's origins go back to 1979 when Mhlanga and his Dragons Karate Club colleagues turned up one day for their training session at Makokoba's Stanley Hall and found the hall booked for a theatre workshop. The karate club members attended the workshop out of curiosity, and it was during this experience that their enthusiasm for theatre was first ignited.〔Dube, C. (1992). Amakhosi Theatre: Ako-Bulawayo. ''TDR'', 36 (2), p.44〕 Cont Mhlanga began to attend theatre workshops in Bulawayo and Harare in 1980 and 1981 (in the newly independent Zimbabwe), from which he would return to share newly acquired skills with his karate club. In 1981, the Dragons Karate Club officially renamed itself “Amakhosi Productions”.〔Dube, C. (1992). Amakhosi Theatre: Ako-Bulawayo. ''TDR'', 36 (2), p.44〕 The performers became highly active in the township of Makokoba and beyond. By 1990 the group had performed 295 times on stage, and grown to 110 active members.〔Dube, C. (1992). Amakhosi Theatre: Ako-Bulawayo. ''TDR'', 36 (2), 44 – 47〕 Initially Cont Mhlanga was the sole writer, director and producer of all the plays. However, later other Amakhosi playwrights, such as Cont's brother Styx Mhlanga, were to make contributions to the company’s extensive repertoire, while the company expanded and diversified.〔Visit to Amakhosi Township Square and interview with Styx Mhlanga, January 20th, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amakhosi Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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