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Performing violence, devising futures? Performance with and by young people in Rwanda and Uganda
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Smith, Bobby, Azeda, Hope and Mbabazi, Lillian (2022) Performing violence, devising futures? Performance with and by young people in Rwanda and Uganda. In: Routledge Companion to Theatre and Young People. Routledge Companions . Routledge. ISBN 9780367712433 (In Press)
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This chapter highlights how theatre and performance made with and by young people addresses violence in two East African countries – Rwanda and Uganda. It is argued that, in both countries, young people represent hope for more peaceful futures. However, creating performance about violence is complex: such sensitive issues require a careful and sensitive approach and, while performance can be considered to amplify the voices of young people for social change, critical reflections are offered regarding issues of ownership and agency.
To make these observations, the chapter offers excerpts from reflective dialogues between the authors. It privileges the knowledge and learning of Hope Azeda and Lillian Mbabazi, who have been involved in performance with young people for many years. We therefore focus on Hope’s experiences as a performance maker creating work with young people to engage with the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda and Lillian’s longstanding involvement with the Ugandan Schools Music, Dance and Drama Festivals, which have persistently included a focus on the prevention of violence.
| Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Theater and society, Theater -- Political aspects, War and theater, Performance art , Violence in the theater, Theater and youth | ||||||
| Series Name: | Routledge Companions | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISBN: | 9780367712433 | ||||||
| Book Title: | Routledge Companion to Theatre and Young People | ||||||
| Official Date: | 26 October 2022 | ||||||
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| Number of Pages: | 18 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 10 May 2022 | ||||||
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