LCACE
London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange
From the favela to our manor - Translating AfroReggae
From the favela to our manor - Translating AfroReggae: the impact and implications of an international intervention in arts work with young people at risk.
This report is now available for £5, to order a copy, please contact Katia Prete (details below)
This report explores the impact and implications of a visit by Grupo Cultural AfroReggae, who travelled from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the UK inner city in 2006.
With a Foreward by Professor Paul Heritage
Professor of Drama, Queen Mary, University of London. Director of People's Palace Projects [PPP] . In Brazil, he has established theatre programmes in prisons and with young people in situations of risk. Co-ordinator of the Favela to the World programme, a partnership between PPP, AfroReggae, Barbican:Bite , Rich Mix and other UK partners.
Written by Dr Richard Ings Freelance writer and researcher in the arts with a particular interest in young people and creativity.
Katia Prete
Project Manager
"Favela to the World"
AfroReggae UK Partnership
email: k.prete(at)qmul.ac.uk Tel: 020 7882 7621
Funders: Arts Council England, Barbican:Bite, Brazilian Embassy, Amnesty International and Amnesty UK, Shoreditch Trust, Ogilvy & Mather, LCACE, Queen Mary, University of London.
From the favella to our Manor - front cover
From the favella to our Manor - rear cover