Engaging with Communities
Arts- and Performance-based Collaborative Training

An AHRC- and CARD- funded, hands-on two-day training workshop series, focused on the use 
of arts- and performance- based techniques for community and university members,
with Durham University, Newcastle University, and Queen's University Belfast.

May 2 - 3, 2013 

St. Antony's Priory, Durham, UK

This event is free, although places are limited!
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This two-day training workshop aims to bring together those interested and working in community-engaged research, to share ideas, experiences and collaborative methods. There will be opportunities to try out and take part in a wide range of arts- and performance- based methods in workshops led by experienced facilitators. The programme will also include a Knowledge Café and Voices of Experience panel, where community members, participants and academic researchers will share experiences of the challenges and opportunities of this form of collaboration.
Featuring workshops and masterclasses: - ‘Participation, Digital Media and Performance’ by Jane Dudman and Ben Jones, Culture Lab, Newcastle University
- ‘Theatre meets Academia’, Reminiscence Theatre by Gordon Poad, Director of Cap-a-Pie Associates
- Performance-based workshop by Dave Raynor, drama facilitator
- ‘Using art with children to explore emotions: the messiness of participation’ by Rachel Pain, Geography Department Durham 
- ‘Cross Collaborative Art Form Exploration’ by Claire Ford, freelance art facilitator
- Arts-based workshop by Mary Robson, arts and health educator
- Performance-based workshop by Jonathan Skinner, Anthropology, Queens Belfast 

Workshop spaces at this FREE event are open to anyone interested in the arts and community research. There are a small number of travel bursaries available. Applications for bursaries will be assessed on the basis of relevance and need.

To register your interest and find out more about the event please visit our website https://www.dur.ac.uk/engaging.communities/ 

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A full event schedule coming soon!

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Student Organising Committee:
Geography Department, Durham University
Geography Department, Newcastle University 
Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast