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Social circus in the Arctic: Cultivating resilience

Journal of Arts and Communities, 2015
Abstract Between 2010 and 2013, social circus instructor Jon Burtt worked on a number of social circus projects in the Arctic and the sub-Arctic in the far north of Quebec in Nunavik, a semi-autonomous region with Inuit communities dotted around the Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay coasts.
Jon Burtt, Katie Lavers
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Falling together: an examination of trust-building in youth and social circus training

Theatre, Dance and Performance Training, 2018
In 2013, David Mason, the director of the Mini Mobile Circus for Children in Afghanistan wrote ‘It seems the value and joy of educational entertainment is not fully appreciated and understood, espe...
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Social Circus as an Organised Cultural Encounter Embodied Knowledge, Trust and Creativity at Play

Journal of Intercultural Studies, 2017
ABSTRACTThanks to its multidisciplinary, playful, risky and bodily character, social circus practice has great potential to overcome and transform boundaries and hierarchies, support identity building and undermine essentialist views. This paper stems from the author’s long-standing  engagement with circus and social circus practices, and is based on ...
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European Youth and Social Circus Pedagogy and the Promotion of Social Well-being

WELFARE E ERGONOMIA, 2023
This article explores how youth and social circus (ysc) aims to promote social well-being through the examination of educational initiatives funded by the EU to standardise pedagogical approaches in the European sector. Ysc refers to programs offering circus activities with the goal of personal and community development, mental and social well-being ...
Bessone, Ilaria   +2 more
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Social circus and health equity: Exploring the national social circus program in Ecuador

Arts & Health, 2014
Social circus programs are expanding worldwide; however, little scholarship exists on their impact. Ecuador offers one of the world's largest government-sponsored programs, reaching almost 25,000 people annually. Aimed at promoting social solidarity and inclusion, programs are currently offered to street-involved youth, as well as children from ...
Jennifer Beth Spiegel   +4 more
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Games in Social Circus

Katie Lavers, Jon Burtt, Emmanuel Bochud
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Beyond the Knowledge Economy: Social Circus as an Intersectional Avenue to Global Aesthetics and Universal Ethics

UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Research Journal, 2021
While the Western world is a post-colonial society that attempts to guarantee an equal opportunity for success to all, objectives to uphold inclusion efforts in the primary education system often undermine the complexities of cultural histories and oppressions among individuals. The linear narrative of success and spiritual fulfillment, or the value we
Krysta Rogden, Gretchen Alterowitz
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Echoes of social circus in Uberlândia/MG: educators vision

2020
Este trabajo de naturaleza cualitativa descriptiva presenta el panorama del circo social en la ciudad de Uberlândia/MG (Brasil) por medio de dos proyectos sociales. El objetivo fue analizar la visión de seis educadores sobre los desafíos, potencialidades y dificultades en el desarrollo del circo social en la realidad brasileña.
Oliveira Alves Sousa, Janaina   +2 more
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