During this episode of Why Change? co-hosts Rachael and Jeff share how they connected two years ago. Jeff interviews Dan Baron Cohen, live from the World Alliance for Arts Education’s Virtual World Summit, to discuss his work in theatre-based eco-pedagogy. Rachael and Jeff break down the interview through the lens of “creative justice.”
In this episode you’ll learn:
About the concept of ‘good living’ and how it relates to arts-based learning;
How international movement building and local arts and cultural education practices are connected; and
Why we need a new way to discuss justice-oriented, youth-led creative work.
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Please download the transcript here.
ABOUT DAN BARON COHEN
Dan Baron Cohen is a community performance educator and eco-cultural activist of Welsh-Quebecois origin, living in the Brazilian Amazonian city of Marabá. After doctoral research in Oxford University, Dan collaborated with young people in post-industrial and conflicted communities at risk in northern England, South Wales and the North of Ireland. In 1998, a visiting professorship launched collaborations with landless, indigenous, trade-union and university communities across Brazil. His past 24 years have been dedicated to developing 'transformance pedagogies' in African, Asian, American and European communities. Since 2008, Dan has developed cultural action, citizen security, solar power, literacy circles and medicinal plant gardens in the Afro-Indigenous community of Cabelo Seco, recycling awards into scholarships for nurturing young performance education activists and collectives. Dan contributed to the Latin America Arts for Transformation Network and World Social Forum (2001-12) and was president of the International Drama-Education Association and World Alliance for Arts Education (2006-10).
This episode of Why Change? A Podcast for the Creative Generation was powered by Creative Generation. It was produced and edited by Daniel Stanley. Artwork by Bridget Woodbury. Music by Distant Cousins.