Phakama : making participatory performance / Caoimhe McAvinchey, Fabio Santos and Lucy Richardson ; illustrations by Andrew Siddall.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- A Phakama Book -- Why this one? -- Phakama Projects (1996-2006) -- Methodological Challenges -- The Structure of the Book -- PART ONE: PREPARING THE GROUND: Hosting -- Case Study: The Child I Curry (Lesotho, 2003) / Selloane Mokuku -- Give and Gain -- Case Study: Bulang Dikgoro/Open the Gates (Benoni, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1996) / Tony Fegan -- Interview with Mildrett Stevens, Tracey-Lee Gates and Sharon Waverley -- Cultural Sharing -- Case Study: Be Yourself (Phakama SA and Phakama UK, Tricycle Theatre, London, 1999) / Caroline Calburn -- Interview with Maylene Catchpole (Phakama UK) -- When Time Is Not (2008): Artistic Exchange between Project Phakama UK and the Creative Arts Team (New York City) / Ananda Breed -- PART TWO: MAKING THE PERFORMANCE: Interview with James Hadley, Phakama Relationship Manager, Arts Council England (2008-2014) -- Catalytic Conversations: The Aesthetic Weave and Social Weft of Phakama's Creative Practice / Sara Matchett -- Case Study: The Phakama Way (Pune, India 2002) / Vidyanidhee Vanarese -- The Street Is My Backyard (Buenos Aires, Argentina1996) / Charlotte Higgins -- PART THREE: CELEBRATION: Connecting -- Case Study: The Edible Garden (UK, 2012-2016) / Corinne Micallef -- Becoming -- Alive to the Music of What's Happening / Lucy Neal -- Stepping Up -- Performing Risk / Shirley Brice Heath -- Epilogue.

"Phakama is an international arts organisation working with music, dance, drama and art to create adventurous, site-responsive performances with groups of young people from diverse backgrounds. Established in South Africa in 1996, its programme of intense cultural training and cultural exchange has left a legacy of networks and opportunities in its wake, impacting countless individuals and groups across the globe. This book offers readers unprecedented access to Phakama's innovative methodology and makes its practice accessible to a wide range of audiences. Each chapter contextualises and critiques their approach within political and critical concerns about contemporary theatre and performance, including approaches to devising theatre; applied and social theatre; intercultural performance practices; pedagogic models which respond to the needs of young people in different cultural contexts; cultural leadership; and innovative models of collaboration within and beyond the cultural industries. Ideal for researchers and students of theatre and performance practice, the book is framed by a series of case studies, interviews and contextualising articles. At the heart of the book is a selection of carefully explained and beautifully illustrated exercises which will enable Phakama's methodology to be used by organisations and practitioners working with young people internationally"-- Provided by publisher

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