"Basta Masaya, OK Na": Theatre-based Approaches in the Philippines

This chapter aims to contribute to developing an understanding of this tradition of utilizing creative and culture-based approaches within community development work. We shall draw from our shared experience in people's theatre in the Philippines, which has focused on the use of creative and culture-based approaches in educating, organizing and mobilizing the marginalized sectors, and then propose a way in which this critical reflection can inform broader community development practice in other contexts.