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Category: Art in criminal justice

June 23, 2022 Art in criminal justice / Opera / Portugal

‘Write this down’

It was the end of a long day. We’d run out of time and the guards needed to get us

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June 2, 2022 Art in criminal justice / Cultural democracy / Opera / Portugal / Third generation

This is special

In the dusty hall of a disused prison workshop, 30 people shuffle into a big circle. Silence falls. They draw

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July 18, 2021 A Restless Art / Art and young people / Art in criminal justice / Cultural democracy / cultural diversity / Democratisation of culture / Ethics / First Generation / Funding / Ireland / Opera / Portugal / Reflexive practice / Research / Second generation / social change / Spain / Third generation

Still thinking about co-creation

In March, I posted a question on Twitter about co-creation.  What do artists mean by ‘co-creation’? I’m writing about the

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June 14, 2021 Art in criminal justice / Opera

Learning the right lessons

Ten days ago, at home in France, I watched a live stream of a performance happening in Portugal. Nós. Vocês. Toda

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December 4, 2020 Art in criminal justice / Dance

From Regular Marvels: ‘What we talk about when we talk about love’

‘You know, while doing this, going through this journey, it has changed me. And, yes, I had a spiritual inkling,

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October 17, 2019 A Restless Art / Art in criminal justice / Film / Northern Ireland / Projects / Theatre / Third generation / Where do you stand?

None of this is easy

A couple of days ago, I gave a lecture about art in criminal justice contexts. It’s not a field in

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