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ItemSilent Lions: Experiences of voice and collective power among adolescent girls and boys affected by conflict and violence in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey(University of Melbourne & Save the Children, 2021-12-31)In mid-2021, Save the Children Middle East and Eastern Europe Regional Office engaged the University of Melbourne to conduct arts-based research to explore adolescent experiences of ‘voice’ and collective power in the region. Save the Children Country Offices in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq convened twelve workshop groups of adolescent girls and boys aged 14 to 19 years of age, all of whom were refugees or impacted by displacement, discrimination, exclusion, and economic disadvantage. In creative workshops devised by the arts-based research team Dr Gillian Howell (The University of Melbourne) and composer and workshop facilitator Mr Ameen Mokdad (Iraq/Turkey), the adolescents explored their experiences of voice and collective power through discussion, metaphor, poetic expression, and songwriting. The workshops took place in November and December 2021, and involved adolescents of Syrian, Palestinian, and Jordanian backgrounds in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. The song lyrics and ideas shared in the workshops were analysed inductively by the workshop participants, workshop team, and researcher to identify key experiences of voice and voicelessness, barriers, and opportunities.
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ItemTraction Youth Theatre Ensemble: Performing Social Cohesion(Queensland Theatre and Griffith Institute for Educational Research, 2017)This report details the outcomes of pilot research into Traction, Queensland Theatre’s outreach youth ensemble based in Logan City. The goal of the research was to investigate the potential for Traction to promote social cohesion, and was undertaken in partnership between Queensland Theatre and Griffith University’s Institute for Educational Research (GIER). Traction was established and has since been maintained with funding from the federal government’s Department of Social Services, in response to a perceived need in the Logan community for programs and initiatives that would promote social cohesion. Queensland Theatre knew from anecdotal evidence that there were significant outcomes occurring in Traction, and sought to investigate and frame these within credible empirical research. Queensland Theatre also wished to explore how Traction might be facilitating career aspirations and pathways for young people into the arts. For GIER, the research represented an opportunity to investigate a unique example of theatre outreach as undertaken by a major performing arts company. Combining ideas about social cohesion and applied theatre, this report investigates the value of theatre and drama for young people in the Traction ensemble, and the potential ripple effects into the wider community of Logan and beyond. Although a small pilot study, the research found that Traction provides a culturally diverse cohort of 49 participants with a strong sense of identity, belonging, hope and aspiration; and the ensemble plays a key role in positioning them for success as artists and adults in the broader community.
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ItemTura Tracks: An evaluation of Tura New Music's regional and remote residencies and touring in 2019(Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre, Griffith University, 2019)This report presents an evaluation framework created for Tura New Music’s programs in regional and remote Australia and the findings of a summative evaluation of its work in the remote north-west region of Australia known as the Kimberley. Tura New Music has worked in the Kimberley since 2003, bringing cross-genre, contemporary live music and sound art to remote communities through an annual program of concerts, workshops and residencies, presented in partnership with local organisations.
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ItemNo Preview AvailablePromoting wellbeing in Timor-Leste through the creative arts: a resource for counsellors, therapists and facilitators.(Many Hands International, 2016)This resource was developed to provide ideas and inspiration to individuals and organisations seeking to include creative arts activities in approaches to promote wellbeing. It includes a description of activities that use creative arts practices such as dance, movement, mindfulness, writing and visual art to promote health and wellbeing. This resource was requested by community organisations that Many Hands International collaborated with in 2014 and 2015 to offer women’s wellbeing workshops in the communities of Baucau and Lospalos in Timor-Leste. Our intentions in these activities were to offer participants experiences that: • promoted enjoyment, self-expression, spontaneity and creativity • assisted improved communication and relationships • supported healing and recovery and working through of experiences of trauma.