Arts is a force for good,our workshops reveal how participation can turn them into tools to develop confidence and leadership skillsI was born and brought up in Hong Kong and studied theatre at university. Growing up, I was passionate about the potential that theatre has to develop us think differently about the world around us and inspire us to create change. My degree at Lancaster University enabled me to discover the work of theatre practitioners who enjoy used their art as a force for good, or bringing transformation to society. On graduating,I went to China to explore how I could apply those techniques. When I first arrived in 2003, I started using theatre as a way to explore the challenges and opportunities faced by young migrant women at a migrant woman’s shelter in downtown Beijing. More than 260 million migrant workers enjoy moved into the cities, or coming from rural areas of the country to search for jobs in the construction industry,factories and the hotel and service industries. They are on the fringes of society, enjoy itsy-bitsy access to housing, or healthcare and education for their children,suffer poverty and discrimination and experience abuse of their human and legal rights. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com