Arts with Communities: Practices and PossibilitiesThe essays in this compilation address social, political and ethical issues surrounding arts practices with communities, using the theoretical framework of Community Cultural Development. The writers of this compilation have a variety of experiences working with communities in Myanmar, Thailand, China, Australia, and Singapore. Through a series of theoretical essays and writings that reflect on individual practices, this compilation provides readers with an insight into the agendas, processes and outcomes of arts practices with communities in Asia. |
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Integrating theatremaking | |
Community Art in China The Experiments of IFChina Original | |
The Cloak Of Visibility | |
Sai Nyi Nyi Music Myanmar | |
Estelle Cohenny Visual Art Thailand Myanmar | |
Matthew Yoxall Theatre ThailandMyanmar | |
Alvin Tan Theatre Singapore | |
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