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  • The Art of Surviving

    Elizabeth Van Brocklin

    October 08, 2019 |

    The Trace |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Producing art restores dignity and a sense of purpose to victims of violence who suffer from disability and chronic pain. In New York City, the Open Doors collective empowers patients at hospitals like the Coler Specialty Health Center on Roosevelt Island, encouraging them too engage in community theater, poetry, music, graphic design, and other projects. The approach of contemplative care aims to help the shooting survivors cope with their pain through artistic expression.

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  • Young Bosnians use art, activism to address past, try to change the country's future

    Stephanie Sugars

    June 05, 2019 |

    Civic Ideas |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka

    Bringing people of different ethnic backgrounds together to create art and express themselves helps war-torn societies cope and grow. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Most Mira program helps people touched by the horrors of the Bosnian war grapple with issues of memory and identity by engaging in theater. The theater troupe consists of Bosnian and Serbian high school students who participate in a multi-year program.

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  • The Burlesque Group Reclaiming Indigenous Sexuality

    Dan Lytwyn

    May 06, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Changing stereotypes surrounding sexuality for indigenous women requires addressing the underlying issues of culture, colonization, and identity. The Virago Nation burlesque collective, based in Vancouver, CA, blends indigenous art with sexually empowering performances. The group strives to help indigenous women find a voice and reclaim their sexuality.

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  • The Hijabi Monologues: The young Muslims in Britain using the arts to reclaim their culture

    Olivia Cuthbert

    February 05, 2019 |

    The National |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    Story-telling, poetry, and other performance art helps to bridge cultural divides and allows individuals to present more nuanced representations of their communities. Thanks to a grant from the Said Foundation, the Hijabi Monologues are working both to combat stereotypes and to increase access to the arts for Muslims. The Foundation partners with festivals and provides opportunities for Muslim artists and storytellers to reach new audiences and build bridges with other communities.

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  • Young migrants in Sicily heal from sea-crossing traumas through theater

    Stefania D'Ignoti

    December 05, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Italy, Catania, Sicily

    Theater bridges cultural divides and helps migrants cope with trauma. The Liquid Company, founded in 2013 in Catania, Italy, offers migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who have crossed the Mediterranean a therapeutic outlet to heal and manage their emotions. The multicultural group uses the stage and creative forms of expression to share their stories of struggle, ranging from human trafficking and shipwreck to feelings of displacement and isolation. By giving young migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers a voice, the Liquid Company empowers them to create their own narrative.

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  • Taking Your Child to Work, When Your Job Is Making Theater

    Michael Paulson

    November 06, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    For women working in theatre, child care remains one of the biggest barriers to advancement, but groups of mothers are working to change that and make a more welcoming work place. These solutions include work breaks long enough to accommodate breast-feeding, rooms designated for that purpose, options for babysitting during auditions, and long work hours.

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  • These smart glasses could be a game changer for hearing-impaired theatergoers

    Melissa Locker

    October 04, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    Through the use of smart glasses, the London’s National Theatre is making theater going accessible to the hard of hearing. A play’s dialogue is displayed in the glasses, and software links the timing of the words being displayed with when they are actually being said on stage.

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  • State of the Arts: QuTheatr Steps Into the Spotlight in Akron

    Mark Arehart

    August 17, 2018 |

    WKSU |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    The QuTheatr in Akron has created a theater company made up of teenagers from the LGBTQ community. Through the theater, a safe space has been created for LGBTQ teens to have a paid job, develop acting skills, and feel more comfortable in their bodies.

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  • The Power of a Theater Performance in Prison

    Lisa Armstrong

    July 29, 2018 |

    Rolling Stone |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Creativity activities in prisons can provide inmates with an emotional outlet, a way to process their life experiences, and an opportunity to constructively work in a group. The theatrical performances staged at New York's Sing Sing prison by the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program provides inmates with these benefits as well as a sense of skill and pride in their accomplishment.

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  • Kids Say #MeToo After Each Performance of This Play

    Meera Vijayann

    May 16, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Since the mid-1980s, Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (PCAV) has used theater to teach elementary and middle school students about sexual abuse and in the process empower them to report it. Over the course of 34 years, 13,000 students have disclosed their abuse experiences following a viewing of the play. “Many parents are very uncomfortable talking to their children about personal body safety because it gets all mixed up with the sex conversation,” executive director of PCAV explains. "The messages in the play fill the gap left behind by ineffective policy and cultural roadblocks," the author says.

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