The Social Impact of Participation in Culture
A submission to the DCMS enquiry - presents a clear evidence base and analysis of the benefit/impact. MB Associates, 2018
Creative Network
Creative Lives works with communities, organisations, policy-makers, funders and creative individuals as a voice for positive change, to improve and expand the landscape in which creative participation can take place. It hosts art-form specific networks, including Theatre.
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
Shape Arts Resources
Shape has been at the forefront of disability arts since the beginning of the movement, and is a flourishing organisation today - here are a set of resources they have developed to help support individual artists and organisations.
Municipal Artist Partnerships
An excellent toolkit, described as: A “relationship guide” to forging strong and sustainable creative partnerships between local governments and artists. USA specific but with lots of relevance for practitioners internationally. Blade of Grass / Animating Democracy, 2020.
Act Out Justice
An academic reflective collaborative inquiry on theatre for social change youth programming. The authors identify a nine-step process for collaborative teams utilizing a fusion of personal narrative, reflection, and dialogue. Brendel Horn, Caine, Katsadouros & Freeman, USA 2020
Creativity Exchange
Creativity Exchange is an online community where school leaders, teachers and those working and interacting with schools can embed teaching for creativity and learn from each other.
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.
