Engaging with local First Nations communities through the performing arts
A major consideration in touring a First Nations performing arts production is how to engage with local indigenous communities on whose country someone else's story is being told. Engagement strategies have often failed due to a systemic lack of direct consultation with and participation by Abo...
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ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/f7bdb748-d1ee-4eca-be50-92e567c87c2e 2023-05-15T16:15:20+02:00 Engaging with local First Nations communities through the performing arts Wilson, Denise Palmer Williams, Tandi Brown, Karilyn Syron, Liza-Mare 2018-10 https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/f7bdb748-d1ee-4eca-be50-92e567c87c2e eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Wilson , D , Palmer Williams , T , Brown , K & Syron , L-M 2018 , ' Engaging with local First Nations communities through the performing arts ' , Australasian Drama Studies , vol. 73 , pp. 69-100 . Indigenous performing arts Aboriginal performance community engagement /dk/atira/pure/mqoutputs/18 C1 - Refereed Journal Article article 2018 ftmacquarieunicr 2021-12-26T13:03:35Z A major consideration in touring a First Nations performing arts production is how to engage with local indigenous communities on whose country someone else's story is being told. Engagement strategies have often failed due to a systemic lack of direct consultation with and participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the development of community engagement programmes and activities. Through a case study of the Indigenous Community Engagement initiative implemented by Performing Lines, an Australian producing and touring organisation, the concept of community engagement for touring on country is reimagined as one based on a responsive rather than a prescriptive approach, and on s elf-determined and Indigenous-led frameworks. The case study highlights the cultural responsibilities and challenges of presenting First Nations performance on country, the key considerations around connecting and engaging with local Indigenous communities, and the need to build awareness, protocols and culturally safe spaces with performing arts centres. The only one of its kind in the performing arts in Australia, this initiative showcases the potential to revolutionise the way in which engagement with Indigenous communities is delivered across the performing arts sector as a whole. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Macquarie University Research Portal |
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A major consideration in touring a First Nations performing arts production is how to engage with local indigenous communities on whose country someone else's story is being told. Engagement strategies have often failed due to a systemic lack of direct consultation with and participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the development of community engagement programmes and activities. Through a case study of the Indigenous Community Engagement initiative implemented by Performing Lines, an Australian producing and touring organisation, the concept of community engagement for touring on country is reimagined as one based on a responsive rather than a prescriptive approach, and on s elf-determined and Indigenous-led frameworks. The case study highlights the cultural responsibilities and challenges of presenting First Nations performance on country, the key considerations around connecting and engaging with local Indigenous communities, and the need to build awareness, protocols and culturally safe spaces with performing arts centres. The only one of its kind in the performing arts in Australia, this initiative showcases the potential to revolutionise the way in which engagement with Indigenous communities is delivered across the performing arts sector as a whole. |
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