Environmental Aesthetics, Social Engagement and Aesthetic Experiences in Central Asia

Autor/in	Breed, Amanda
Titel	Environmental Aesthetics, Social Engagement and Aesthetic Experiences in Central Asia
Quelle	In: Research in Drama Education, 20 (2015) 1, S.87-99 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-9783
DOI	10.1080/13569783.2014.986447
Schlagwörter	Theater Arts; Community Programs; Social Justice; Aesthetics; Story Telling; Environmental Influences; Consciousness Raising; Political Issues; Social Change; Foreign Countries; Youth Programs; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Theaterwissenschaft; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Ästhetik; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Bewusstseinsbildung; Politischer Faktor; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland; Jugendsofortprogramm; Asien
Abstract	In this essay, I explore the Youth Theatre for Peace (YTP) project in relation to environmental aesthetics and engaged participatory practices towards tolerance building in Central Asia. My main argument is that cultural histories of storytelling, "manas" (an oral and now literary Kyrgyz epic) and trickster tales incorporate ideas and narratives that are useful in negotiating the ambiguities between differing moral, political and social agendas and can be drawn on in conflict negotiation contexts. I argue that environmental aesthetics offers a useful theoretical framework for analysing the YTP project due to the nomadic eco-spirituality and ecoconsciousness of the region. Further, specific (embodied and emplaced) performing arts activities provide opportunities for communities to build longer-term strategies for engaging with and intervening in the political realities in which they live. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01