Performing arts in prisons : creative perspectives /: creative perspectives. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Michael Balfour, Brydie-Leigh Bartleet, Linda Davey, John Rynne and Huib Schippers.
• Editors: Balfour, Michael, 1966-; Bartleet, Brydie-Leigh; Davey, Linda; Rynne, John; Schippers, Huib, 1959-
• Contents: Introduction : performing arts in prisons : creative perspectives -- 1. A correctional perspective on the creative arts in prisons -- 2. Geese Theatre Company : 30 years on -- 3. One Mob Different Country : First Peoples of Australia dance in Darwin Prison -- 4. "This place is full of drama queens" : reflecting on the value of drama in a women's prison -- 5. Through the looking glass : a voice from the inside -- 6. Breaking the fifth wall : how performance might assist desistance from crime -- 7. Drumming interventions in Australian prisons : insights from the Rhythm2Recovery model -- 8. Arts in Corrections New Zealand -- 9. The play's the thing : performance in Prison Shakespeare -- 10. "Heart and heartbeat" : working beyond prison theatre, performing protagonismo social in the real world -- 11. "Strategies for success" : trusting the power of the arts -- 12. Performing arts activities with hopes to build positive self-identity, heal harms and broaden the US public's perceptions of people inside prisons -- 13. Unlocked : prison poetry workshops as a key to engaging inmates -- 14. "Music is the colour of my skin" : the story of the Murru Band -- Concluding reflections.
• Publisher Details: Bristol, UK : Intellect
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 264 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 792.9; Prison theater; Arts in prisons; Performing arts -- Social aspects; Theater and society; Théâtre dans les prisons; Arts dans les prisons; Arts du spectacle -- Aspect social; Théâtre et société; PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General; Arts in prisons; Performing arts -- Social aspects; Prison theater; Theater and society; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789380163; 1789380162; 9781789380156; 1789380154
• Related ISBNs: 9781783209972
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.