SHARING CREATIVE PRACTICE: RWANDA, KENYA & NORTHERN IRELAND
Join leading practitioners from these diverse places working with communities living with the effects of conflict. Together, explore International creative practice and the disciplines of dance, music and theatre in these contexts
The afternoon will include shared learning sessions involving practical exercises followed by critical appraisal and discussion. The sessions will encourage peer-to-peer learning and ample opportunity to network with colleagues and visitors.
Creative facilitators already active in this area of work or exploring ways in which they can contribute to it are welcomed. As we collectively emerge from a global pandemic this is a time to reconnect and renew.
This continuing professional development opportunity is available as part of a wider cultural exchange organised by Warwick University which is seeking to understand the effect of art and performance in places where conflict has been present.
Registration is essential and places are limited.
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Outline timetable is as follows:
12:00-13:00 Lunch and networking
13:00-14:30 Yannick Kamanzi, theatre & dance practitioner from Kigali, Rwanda. Yannick is a firm believer that art is a platform for communication and social change. He choreographs pieces that raise awareness and start conversations around important issues in Rwanda.
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-16:15 Sarah Murphy, music practitioner from Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Sarah is Artistic Director and co-founder of Wall2Wall Music. With Wall2Wall Music Sarah creates new works collaboratively with people of all ages, experiences and backgrounds that often explore identity, belonging and global citizenship. She believes in sharing her love of music and engaging people through immersive, inclusive and transformative experiences.
16:15-16:30 Break
16:30-18:00 Dr Michael Owiso, Theatre of the Oppressed practitioner from Maseno University, Kisumo, Kenya. Michael has taught subjects in the fields of political science, international relations and development studies at various universities in Kenya and abroad. He also has over 17 years of conceptual and practical experience in dealing with conflict, peace, security and development issues while he worked in the humanitarian sector in the Eastern and Horn of Africa. He is a champion of participatory methods to development and education.
