Naomi Paxton, Author at Poor theatres: theatre, performance, poverty http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:24:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Cycles of change – the methodology of The Agency http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/cycles-of-change-the-methodology-of-the-agency/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:22:43 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=1151 Post by Naomi Paxton The idea for and methodology of The Agency was originally developed by Marcus Faustini in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2010. Wanting to ’empower young people to become agents of change’, to challenge stereotypes and encourage young people to change their own communities for the […]

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]]> Global conversations about theatre, performance and poverty http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/globalconversations/ Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:28:35 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=1142 Post by Naomi Paxton As part of my job as Research Associate for the Poor Theatres project, I have had the privilege of undertaking a number of Skype interviews with artists and practitioners working around the world. The trailers for these interviews are available as a playlist on the Poor […]

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]]> The Imaginarium of Doctor Booth http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-booth/ Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:34:11 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=718 Post by Naomi Paxton The Imaginarium of Doctor Booth was a piece written by Janine Waters, the artistic director of The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre in Chorlton, Manchester. Waters has been running weekly drama sessions at the Booth Centre, a day centre for homeless people, for many years – […]

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]]> A sense of Agency… http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/a-sense-of-agency/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:56:10 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=683 Post by Naomi Paxton On Saturday 11th April, the Agency project held a Fun Day at the Miners Community Arts and Music Centre in Moston, North Manchester. The event was open to the whole community and was a showcase for the work of five young Agents the project developed and […]

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]]> In the Workhouse – theatrical propaganda from 1911 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/in-the-workhouse-theatrical-propaganda-from-1911/ Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:29:56 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=668 Post by Naomi Paxton ‘These facts told to a street corner audience invariably arouse great indignation, for the poor know by bitter experience that they are true; to bring them to the knowledge of our legislators is harder.’ The quote above is from Margaret Wynne Nevinson’s preface to her play […]

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