Participatory Theatre in DR Congo - Video

This video looks at Search for Common Ground's participatory theatre model which is being used in war-torn eastern DR Congo to deal with the effects of the violent conflict that has torn communities apart.
Participatory theatre is being used to invite villagers to explore and resolve local conflicts. According to Search for Common Ground, their work seeks to "change the way the world responds to conflict, replacing an adversarial approach, where one side wins and the other loses, towards a collaborative approach, whereby we all win. We believe that dealing with conflict constructively is a skill that can be developed, and participatory theatre is a powerful tool in developing that skill....Participatory theatre is an approach in which the actors interact with the public, based on a real problem. Throughout the participatory event, the public participates to adapt, change or correct a situation, an attitude or a behaviour that is developed during the show." [from "Participatory Theatre for Conflict Transformation: Training Manual"].
The video follows the story of Ngoy, whose mother and father were kidnapped by armed groups in Congo. He never saw them again. The video shows how, through "participatory theatre, Ngoy faced his demons and shared his pain with other victims of the same horrors. For him and hundreds of others, it meant a new beginning."