Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre.
The Centre.
The Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET) is a centralized location for ongoing research associated with the Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre program, as well as a hub for intellectual discussion among scholars, artists, drama educators, and community partners and collaborators committed to engaging with the CRC program research questions.
C-SET focuses on a range of theatre and performance projects in the Canadian Prairie that will:
- Initiate transformational new dialogues concerning issues of race relations and belonging, social justice and human rights.
- Create innovative artistic programs in socially engaged creative practices.
- Mobilize community ideas that will inform policies to reposition voices from the margins to the centre. C-SET thus uses the performance arts as a creative tool to address the knowledge gap around policing and racism, immigrants’ experience, and policy making. The research activities focus on exploring the particular socio-cultural experiences of Indigenous Peoples, Black-Canadians, African immigrants and People of Colour to advance critical thinking and change public perspectives on these issues.
C-SET focuses on a range of theatre and performance projects in the Canadian Prairie that will:
- Initiate transformational new dialogues concerning issues of race relations and belonging, social justice and human rights.
- Create innovative artistic programs in socially engaged creative practices.
- Mobilize community ideas that will inform policies to reposition voices from the margins to the centre. C-SET thus uses the performance arts as a creative tool to address the knowledge gap around policing and racism, immigrants’ experience, and policy making. The research activities focus on exploring the particular socio-cultural experiences of Indigenous Peoples, Black-Canadians, African immigrants and People of Colour to advance critical thinking and change public perspectives on these issues.
C-Set as a linkubator.as a creator.as a mobilizer.
Creator.
c-set advances a range of ethical, theoretical and practice-based approaches to research creation through applied/devised theatre practices. C-SET offers canadians and non-canadians organizations and communities meaningful opportunities to participate in leading-edge research, through critical reflection on and engagement with social justice themes.
Linkubator.
a dedicated workspace where people with inspiring ideas and commitment are able to connect, discover and pursue opportunities for presenting and publishing artistic and scholarly works. The Centre is a lab for creative exploration of applied/devised theatre and performance-based innovative ideas for both communities and scholars.
Mobilizer.
the Centre sponsors symposia, workshops and performances, host guest speakers and visiting scholars. C-SET presents and publishes artistic and scholarly works of its affiliates, including research generated by the Chair, graduate and post-doctorate students, in various performance-based art forms.
Creator.
c-set will advance a range of ethical, theoretical and practice-based approaches to research creation through applied theatre practices. C-SET offers Canadians organizations and communities meaningful opportunities to participate in leading-edge research, through critical reflection on and engagement with social justice and applied theatre practices.
Linkubator.
a dedicated workspace where people with inspiring ideas and commitment are able to connect, discover and vigorously pursue opportunities for presenting and publishing artistic and scholarly works. The Centre is a lab for creative exploration of applied/devised theatre and performance-based innovative ideas for both communities and scholars.
Mobilizer.
the Centre sponsors symposia, workshops and performances, host guest speakers and visiting scholars, and vigorously pursue opportunities for presenting and publishing artistic and scholarly works of its affiliates, including research generated by the Chair, graduate and post-doctorate students, in various performance-based art forms.