{"id":1485,"date":"2026-02-10T13:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/?page_id=1485"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:34:34","slug":"workshops-masterclasses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/en\/workshops-masterclasses\/","title":{"rendered":"WORKSHOPS &amp; MASTERCLASSES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1485\" class=\"elementor elementor-1485\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9294c9 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-99e89d0 \" data-id=\"e9294c9\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e9294c9\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"e9294c9\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8cfe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bd8cfe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Act.\n      <\/h1>\n\n      <p>\n        Atelier Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Burkinab\u00e8 designs and delivers training programmes\n        tailored to the needs of organisations and field practitioners.\n        Our approach combines artistic practice, participation and Theatre\n        for Development to turn training into a genuine space for dialogue,\n        experimentation and shared learning.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-actions\">\n\n        <a href=\"#expertise\"\n           class=\"atb-w-btn atb-w-btn-gold\">\n          Discover our expertise\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/en\/contact\/\"\n           class=\"atb-w-btn atb-w-btn-outline\">\n          Request training\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     INTRODUCTION\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-intro\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-intro-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-intro-photo atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"main\">\n\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"http:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/496254009_2894000690776430_5070873447038579215_n.jpg\"\n            alt=\"Participatory training workshop at Atelier Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Burkinab\u00e8\"\n            loading=\"lazy\">\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-note\">\n\n          <strong>Expertise in action<\/strong>\n\n          <p>\n            ATB training programmes can be delivered in Burkina Faso\n            and across the sub-region, according to the needs\n            of participating organisations and communities.\n          <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n          A different way to learn\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n          Turning training into a collective experience.\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n          ATB's specialised workshops and training programmes draw on\n          decades of artistic practice and social engagement. Each\n          programme is designed around the issues, audiences and\n          objectives of the participating organisation or community.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <br>\n\n        <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n          Rather than limiting learning to theoretical instruction,\n          ATB uses performance, role-play, dialogue and participation\n          to enable participants to explore real-life issues and\n          experiment with possible responses.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     AUDIENCES\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-publics\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-head atb-w-reveal\">\n\n      <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n        Who are our training programmes for?\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n        Expertise adapted to different audiences.\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n        ATB designs each intervention according to the needs expressed\n        and the context in which participants operate.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-public-grid\">\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-public-card atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-icon\">\u25ce<\/div>\n\n        <h3>NGOs & Associations<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          To strengthen team capacities and support awareness-raising,\n          community engagement and social mobilisation initiatives.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-public-card atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-icon\">\u25c7<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Public Services<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Participatory approaches adapted to institutional,\n          social and community-related challenges.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-public-card atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-icon\">\u25b3<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Private Organisations<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Training programmes designed around the organisation's\n          objectives, audiences and specific challenges.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-public-card atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-icon\">\u25cb<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Field Practitioners<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          For professionals working directly with communities\n          who want to enrich their facilitation and engagement methods.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     AREAS OF EXPERTISE\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-themes\" id=\"expertise\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-head atb-w-reveal\">\n\n      <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n        Areas of intervention\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n        Putting the arts at the service of major social challenges.\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n        Training programmes can be adapted to the issues faced\n        by organisations and communities.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-theme-grid\">\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-theme atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span>01<\/span>\n\n        <h3>Conflict Resolution<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Bring tensions onto the stage, create space for dialogue\n          and collectively explore different ways forward.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-theme atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span>02<\/span>\n\n        <h3>Community Health<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Use theatre as a tool for awareness, information\n          and dialogue around community health issues.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-theme atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span>03<\/span>\n\n        <h3>Gender & Rights<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Encourage dialogue on gender, women's and children's\n          rights, and gender-based violence.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-theme atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span>04<\/span>\n\n        <h3>Peace & Social Cohesion<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Create spaces for dialogue that foster mutual\n          understanding, peaceful coexistence and social cohesion.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-theme atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span>05<\/span>\n\n        <h3>Education & Citizenship<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Use theatrical practice to encourage reflection,\n          self-expression and active civic participation.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-theme atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span>06<\/span>\n\n        <h3>Social Awareness<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Turn complex social issues into accessible situations\n          that can be experienced, explored and discussed collectively.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     THEATRE FOR DEVELOPMENT\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-method\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-method-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n          Our methodology\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n          Theatre for Development: learning through participation.\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n          Theatre for Development places participants at the heart\n          of the process. An issue is not simply explained:\n          it is performed, questioned and explored through action.\n        <\/p>\n\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-method-list\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"atb-w-method-item\">\n\n            <div class=\"atb-w-method-number\">1<\/div>\n\n            <div>\n\n              <h3>Bring reality onto the stage<\/h3>\n\n              <p>\n                A situation inspired by social or professional\n                realities becomes the basis for theatrical exploration.\n              <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n\n          <div class=\"atb-w-method-item\">\n\n            <div class=\"atb-w-method-number\">2<\/div>\n\n            <div>\n\n              <h3>Open the dialogue<\/h3>\n\n              <p>\n                The Joker facilitates discussion and invites\n                the audience to analyse what is happening on stage.\n              <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n\n          <div class=\"atb-w-method-item\">\n\n            <div class=\"atb-w-method-number\">3<\/div>\n\n            <div>\n\n              <h3>Become a \u201cspect-actor\u201d<\/h3>\n\n              <p>\n                A spectator can step onto the stage, replace\n                a character and experiment with a different\n                way of responding to the situation.\n              <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-method-photo atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"http:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/496254009_2894000690776430_5070873447038579215_n.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Theatre for Development at Atelier Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Burkinab\u00e8\"\n          loading=\"lazy\">\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     PARTICIPATORY PROCESS\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-flow\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-head atb-w-reveal\">\n\n      <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n        Participatory learning\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n        From real-life issues to collective experimentation.\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n        Each intervention is designed as a process in which\n        participants become active contributors to their own learning.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-flow-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-flow-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-flow-num\">1<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Identify<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Understand the need, the audience and\n          the issue to be addressed.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-flow-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-flow-num\">2<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Stage<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Translate real-life situations into scenes\n          that participants can recognise and explore.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-flow-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-flow-num\">3<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Question<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Bring out the group's perceptions,\n          experiences and different points of view.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-flow-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-flow-num\">4<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Experiment<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Test different responses through performance,\n          intervention and active participation.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-flow-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-flow-num\">5<\/div>\n\n        <h3>Share<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          Bring together the lessons learned and\n          ideas that emerge from the experience.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     FLEXIBLE FORMATS\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-formats\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-head atb-w-reveal\">\n\n      <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n        Flexible formats\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n        Training designed around your needs.\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n        Content, duration and delivery methods can be defined\n        according to your objectives, participants and\n        intervention context.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-format-grid\">\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-format-card atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-format-label\">\n          Focused format\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h3>Thematic Workshop<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          A focused programme addressing a specific issue\n          or skill, with a strong emphasis on practice,\n          participation and exchange.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-format-card featured atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-format-label\">\n          Capacity building\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h3>Training Programme<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          A progressive learning process designed to explore\n          a theme, methodology or the use of Theatre\n          for Development in greater depth.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n\n      <article class=\"atb-w-format-card atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-format-label\">\n          On request\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h3>Tailor-Made Programme<\/h3>\n\n        <p>\n          An intervention designed together with the beneficiary\n          according to the target audience, objectives,\n          location and operational constraints.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/article>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     ATB APPROACH\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-approach\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-approach-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n          The ATB approach\n        <\/span>\n\n        <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n          Working with participants, not simply speaking to them.\n        <\/h2>\n\n        <p class=\"atb-w-text\">\n          The strength of ATB's approach lies in active participation.\n          The stage becomes a laboratory where participants can observe,\n          question, propose ideas and experiment with different responses.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-approach-box atb-w-reveal\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-approach-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"atb-w-check\">\u2713<\/div>\n\n          <div>\n\n            <h3>Active learning<\/h3>\n\n            <p>\n              Participants are not simply passive recipients\n              of information.\n            <\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-approach-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"atb-w-check\">\u2713<\/div>\n\n          <div>\n\n            <h3>Context-based situations<\/h3>\n\n            <p>\n              Activities can be built around realities experienced\n              by the audience or organisation.\n            <\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-approach-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"atb-w-check\">\u2713<\/div>\n\n          <div>\n\n            <h3>Dialogue at the centre<\/h3>\n\n            <p>\n              Theatre creates a space where different experiences,\n              perspectives and proposals can be heard.\n            <\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"atb-w-approach-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"atb-w-check\">\u2713<\/div>\n\n          <div>\n\n            <h3>Expertise beyond our walls<\/h3>\n\n            <p>\n              ATB trainers work throughout Burkina Faso\n              and can also carry out assignments across\n              the wider sub-region.\n            <\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     GALLERY\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-section atb-w-gallery\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-head atb-w-reveal\">\n\n      <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n        ATB in the field\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h2 class=\"atb-w-title\">\n        Learning through practice, dialogue and performance.\n      <\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-gallery-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-gallery-item large atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"http:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/35496529_950534601789725_5186990866182438912_n.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Practical ATB workshop\"\n          loading=\"lazy\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-gallery-label\">\n          Practice & experimentation\n        <\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-gallery-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"http:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/496254009_2894000690776430_5070873447038579215_n.jpg\"\n          alt=\"ATB training programme\"\n          loading=\"lazy\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-gallery-label\">\n          Knowledge sharing\n        <\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-gallery-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"http:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Copie-de-482032450_2818560568320443_2809372532821277480_n.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Collective work at ATB\"\n          loading=\"lazy\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-gallery-label\">\n          Collective work\n        <\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-gallery-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"http:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/494591487_2882670538576112_8386902657681414628_n.jpg\"\n          alt=\"ATB theatre workshop\"\n          loading=\"lazy\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-gallery-label\">\n          Role-play & practice\n        <\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"atb-w-gallery-item atb-w-reveal\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"http:\/\/atb.bf\/atb-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/67779851_1247256172117565_5487029657914048512_n.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Performance and training at ATB\"\n          loading=\"lazy\">\n\n        <span class=\"atb-w-gallery-label\">\n          Expression & performance\n        <\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ==================================================\n     CTA\n================================================== -->\n\n<section class=\"atb-w-cta\">\n\n  <div class=\"atb-w-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"atb-w-cta-content atb-w-reveal\">\n\n      <span class=\"atb-w-eyebrow\">\n        Let's build your training programme\n      <\/span>\n\n      <h2>\n        Have a specific need? Let's talk.\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p>\n        Tell us about your audience, the issue you want to address\n        and your objectives. 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