The Power of the The Power of the Arts Arts

to Empowerto Empower

Susan Hillyard B.Ed. (Hons)Susan Hillyard B.Ed. (Hons)

ADC Buenos Aires PlayersADC Buenos Aires Players

Buenos Aires 2012Buenos Aires 2012

Confidence 1st: Fluency Confidence 1st: Fluency 2nd:2nd: Accuracy Third Accuracy Third BreathingBreathing ControlControl ConcentrationConcentration RelaxationRelaxation ConfidenceConfidence Count to 10Count to 10

Visualisation: Visualisation: Circles of SoundCircles of Sound

Talk TimeTalk Time

1) 1) Share your Share your VisualisationsVisualisations

2)Look at the images and 2)Look at the images and check /add to your listcheck /add to your list

3) Big A or little a?3) Big A or little a?

VideoVideo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43tqQhOTCgQ

Task:Task:

What does Dudamel, the What does Dudamel, the conductor, say about conductor, say about empowerment through empowerment through music?music?

Learning by DoingLearning by Doing

Brain GymBrain Gym

Definitions?Definitions?

See handoutsSee handouts

DefinitionsDefinitions

Power: ability to control people and events

Arts: the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance

Empower: to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something

Performing Arts/artsPerforming Arts/arts

London’s BurningLondon’s Burning

London’s Burning X2London’s Burning X2

Fetch the Engine X2Fetch the Engine X2

Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!

Pour on water X2Pour on water X2

All Our Futures 1999All Our Futures 1999

If we are to prepare successfully for If we are to prepare successfully for the twenty-first century we will have the twenty-first century we will have to do more than just improve literacy to do more than just improve literacy and numeracy skills. We need a and numeracy skills. We need a broad, flexible and motivating broad, flexible and motivating education that recogniseseducation that recognises

the different talents of all children the different talents of all children and deliversand delivers

excellence for everyone.excellence for everyone.http://www.cypni.org.uk/downloads/alloutfutures.pdf

Sir Ken Robinson Sir Ken Robinson

See handoutsSee handouts

World MovementsWorld Movements

UK

USA

UNESCO

Botswana

Mexico

Creative Scotland

Bolivia

Venezuela

Sir Ken Robinson

Think Time: Who?Think Time: Who?

Who are the Who are the students who students who need need empowerment?empowerment?See Handouts ( Ex 5,6,7)See Handouts ( Ex 5,6,7)

The Arts as SPICEThe Arts as SPICE

SS PP II CC EE

The Freedom Theatre of The Freedom Theatre of JeninJenin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaSvnkRFRic

Task:Task: What is the point of the Freedom Theatre?What is the point of the Freedom Theatre?

What is The Freedom Theatre?

The Freedom Theatre aims to demonstrate a model of artistic excellence in theatre in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and, using the creative process as a model for social change, provide opportunities for the children and youth of Jenin Refugee Camp to develop the skills, self-knowledge and confidence which would empower them to challenge present realities and to take control of their future.

 Jenin, Founder The Freedom Theatre

The Freedom TheatreThe Freedom Theatre Participation in cultural activities

strengthens human resources such as creativity, knowledge and a sense of identity and dignity. Cultural activities also entail great potential to stimulate communication and cooperation, build leadership and deconstruct social barriers. Therefore, support for the arts must be considered crucial to the promotion of human rights and to a healthy, equal society.

 Jenin, Founder The Freedom Theatre

““Conscientizacao”Conscientizacao”

…………learning to perceive social, learning to perceive social, political and political and

economic contradictions, and to economic contradictions, and to take action against the take action against the

oppressive elements of realityoppressive elements of realityFreire Ibid Pg 17Freire Ibid Pg 17

““Captain’s coming”Captain’s coming”

• Captain’s coming : Stop and saluteCaptain’s coming : Stop and salute• Huddle up!: Get together in a huddle Huddle up!: Get together in a huddle

and listen inand listen in• Shots!: Duck down, hands over headShots!: Duck down, hands over head• Stones!: Pick up and throw stonesStones!: Pick up and throw stones• Banners!: March forward in rows with Banners!: March forward in rows with

arms uparms up• Broadcast!: Stop and listen intentlyBroadcast!: Stop and listen intently• Chant!: Stand still and chant sloganChant!: Stand still and chant slogan

EmpathyEmpathy

psychodrama pioneer Adam Blatner M.D. has psychodrama pioneer Adam Blatner M.D. has used role play specifically to teach empathyused role play specifically to teach empathy

ability to imagine with some degree of ability to imagine with some degree of accuracy what it's like to be in the predicament accuracy what it's like to be in the predicament of the other personof the other person

the ability to communicate that awareness so the ability to communicate that awareness so the other person feels understoodthe other person feels understood

focused imagination...also involves integration focused imagination...also involves integration of remembering, rational thinking, intuition, of remembering, rational thinking, intuition, and feeling, all of which support the active and feeling, all of which support the active imaginative processimaginative process

Marco Iacoboni Marco Iacoboni

neuroscientist Marco Iacoboni states neuroscientist Marco Iacoboni states that humans are "wired for empathy"...that humans are "wired for empathy"...

……as these recent findings seep into as these recent findings seep into public awareness:..."this explicit level of public awareness:..."this explicit level of understanding of our empathic nature understanding of our empathic nature will at some point dissolve the massive will at some point dissolve the massive belief systems that dominate our belief systems that dominate our societies and that threaten to destroy societies and that threaten to destroy us."us."

Rianne Eisler's Rianne Eisler's Partnership Partnership

emphasizes the role of empathy, as an emphasizes the role of empathy, as an essential part of the necessary cultural essential part of the necessary cultural transformation, from domination to transformation, from domination to partnership, characterized by egalitarian partnership, characterized by egalitarian and democratic values, gender equity, and democratic values, gender equity, collaboration, caretaking, and openness collaboration, caretaking, and openness to diversity, environmental to diversity, environmental consciousness, and low levels of consciousness, and low levels of violence. violence.

www.partnershipway.org/ www.partnershipway.org/

Stepping into each Stepping into each other’s shoesother’s shoes

Money is the root of all evil. Cooking should be regarded as an art. Everybody is famous for at least fifteen

minutes. The pen is mightier than the sword. Men are more intelligent than women. Parents are afraid to say "No" to their

children. Deafness is worse than blindness.

The Earth CharterThe Earth Charter

MissionMission

The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is The mission of the Earth Charter Initiative is to promote the transition to sustainable ways to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes: shared ethical framework that includes:

respect and care for the community of respect and care for the community of life, life,

ecological integrity, universal human ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of justice, democracy, and a culture of peacepeace

The Hundred by Loris The Hundred by Loris MalaguzziMalaguzzi

The child is made of one hundred.The child has a hundred languagesa hundred handsa hundred thoughtsa hundred ways of thinkingof playing, of speaking.A hundred, always a hundredways of listeningof marveling

of lovinga hundred joys for singingand understandinga hundred worlds to discovera hundred worlds to inventa hundred worlds to dream.The child has a hundred languages(and a hundred hundred hundred more)

but they steal ninety-ninethe school and the cultureseparate the head from the body.They tell the child to thinkwithout hands

to do without headto listen and not speakto understand without joy

to love and marvelonly at Easter and Christmas.They tell the childto discover the world already thereand of the hundredthey steal ninety-nine.

They tell the child thatwork and playreality and fantasyscience and imaginationsky and earthreason and dreamare things

that do not belong together.And thus they tell the childthat the hundred is not there.The child says:No way. The hundred is there!

 The Element Pg 242

 

English in ActionEnglish in Action This project, designed in the Department of This project, designed in the Department of

Special Education in the Ministry of Special Education in the Ministry of Education, City of Buenos Aires, provides Education, City of Buenos Aires, provides English language classes for Special Needs English language classes for Special Needs Students for the first time in Argentine Students for the first time in Argentine history.history.

A trained Coordinator trains 20 teachers to A trained Coordinator trains 20 teachers to teach English through Drama in 20 teach English through Drama in 20 establishments belonging to Special establishments belonging to Special Education.Education.

This student in the video has a rare form of This student in the video has a rare form of cancer of the spine.cancer of the spine.