Drama for Life Festival launch gets people talking about sex, actually

August 21, 2010 – Tonight drama students, academics, playwrights and the public gathered on an outdoor terrace at the Wits Theatre for the provocative launch of the 2010 Drama for Life Sex Actually Festival.
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Exploring how the arts can transform Africa

August 20, 2010 – How can the arts be used to empower and heal African communities? This crucial issue will be discussed during the Drama for Life Africa Research Conference, taking place at Wits University from August 26 to 28, 2010. … Read More

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Interns thank Drama for Life the creative way

September 3, 2010 - Interns Eliana Schueler and Insa Kuschnerus thank Drama for Life for an enriching experience by combining their creativity in a poem and painting.

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Academic Programme

Drama for Life (DFL) is hosted by the Dramatic Art division in the Wits School of Arts. In 2008, the first year of student intake, 29 postgraduate scholars arrived from nine African countries. In 2009, 20 scholars from 10 countries successfully completed the DFL programme. This year, 15 scholars arrived from ten countries to start their DFL experience. 

Drama for Life aims to offer Honours, Masters and PhD programmes that build capacity in HIV/AIDS education through applied drama and theatre.

Drama for Life invites outstanding performers, drama and theatre practitioners, teachers, lecturers and researchers, theatre and film writers, film makers, performing arts managers and arts heritage researchers to apply for participation in the DFL academic training courses in 2011.