Participatory Arts with Young Refugees
Six case studies of participatory arts projects with young refugees from Oval House, 2009.
Case Study: Maya Chowdhry / Virtual Migrants
Chapter Four of Collective Encounters' Digital Participatory Theatre series curated and introduced by Maya Chowdhry: Digital platforms and production methods: Why and how? With a case study of Ethical People Movement, Virtual Migrants. (17:24) Location: England
Case Study: Fundación Teatro Argentino de La Plata
The Foundation established the Argentine Theatre's vocational school with the goal to enlarge the pool of talented individuals in the creative industries - this case study highlights their work. Duration of film: 3:38 Location: Argentina
Case Study: Debbie Bandara, Forest Tribe
Chapter Five of Collective Encounters' Digital Participatory Theatre Series, curated and introduced by Maya Chowdhry: How do different digital distribution methods engage audiences? With a case study of New Worlds by Forest Tribe. (21:23) Location: England
Case Study: Untold stories: Cardboard Citizens’ forum theatre at homeless hostels
Cardboard Citizens is a theatre company that works with homeless and marginalized people using Augusto Boal's forum theatre. Every year they tour London's hostels, day centres empowering homeless people to rehearse changes in their lives. This short film is an [...]
Case Studies: Centre for Excellence in Participatory Theatre Showcase
A platform for participatory theatre artists, organisations and activists to showcase their work - a series of 5 minute recordings of their presentations that demonstrates the great breadth and diversity of work across the UK.
Case Study: Theatre Of The Oppressed NYC
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC partners with community members at local organizations to form theatre troupes. These troupes devise and perform plays based on their challenges confronting economic inequality, racism, and other social, health and human rights injustices. This film [...]
Case Study: Common Ground, Congo
This short film highlights Common Ground's approach to using participatory theatre to aid conflict resolution in neighbourhoods in Congo.(4:18) Location: Congo
Case Study: Numbi / Virtual Migrants
This is a case study of BREATHE! - a collaboration by Numbi and Virtual Migrants - a protest-performance project in a public community garden. Location: England (12:15)
From Boal to Jana Sanskriti: Practice and Principles
This fully illustrated book by the Bengali company's founder and artistic director collects and explains their programme of workshop exercises, placing them in the context of their social and activist work; and includes interviews with Ganguly unpicking key aspects of [...]
