Young People as Legislators: Legislative Theatre and Youth Parliament

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Applied Theatre Research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI:10.1386/atr_00049_1

Matthew Elliott

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Abstract

Young People as Legislators is the result of a six-month Legislative Theatre project with Collective Encounters Youth Theatre, Youth Focus NW and Youth Parliament UK. The project formed part of a wider scheme of practice as research that explored youth theatre practice as political engagement for young people. Legislative Theatre practice was utilized to work alongside the Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark scheme, an annual poll for young people to decide on campaigning issues. In this article, I consider three elements: tokenism in youth engagement, differing experiences between artistic process and product, and applied theatre’s inability to develop long-term effects. Employing the critical theories of Paulo Freire, the article regards the practice as a failed attempt to develop critical youth theatre practice. I argue that the Legislative Theatre project led to uncritical engagement and no political change due to partner organizations regarding the theatre practice as a service to satisfy their own targets and requirements.

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青年作为立法者：立法剧场和青年议会

作为立法者的年轻人是与Collective Encounters Youth Theatre、Youth Focus NW和Youth Parliament UK合作的一个为期六个月的立法剧院项目的结果。该项目是一项更广泛的实践研究计划的一部分，该研究探索了青年戏剧实践作为年轻人的政治参与。立法剧院的做法被用来与青年议会的“标记”计划合作，这是一项针对年轻人决定竞选问题的年度民意调查。在这篇文章中，我考虑了三个因素：青年参与中的象征性，艺术过程和产品之间的不同体验，以及应用戏剧无法产生长期效果。本文运用保罗·弗雷尔的批评理论，认为这种实践是发展青年戏剧批评实践的一次失败尝试。我认为，立法剧院项目导致了不加批判的参与，也没有政治变革，因为合作组织将剧院实践视为满足其自身目标和要求的服务。

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Applied Theatre Research THEATER-

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0.70

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期刊介绍： Applied Theatre Research is the worldwide journal for theatre and drama in non-traditional contexts. It focuses on drama, theatre and performance with specific audiences or participants in a range of social contexts and locations. Contexts include education, developing countries, business and industry, political debate and social action, with children and young people, and in the past, present or future; locations include theatre which happens in places such as streets, conferences, war zones, refugee camps, prisons, hospitals and village squares as well as on purpose-built stages. The primary audience consists of practitioners and scholars of drama, theatre and allied arts, as well as educationists, teachers, social workers and community leaders with an awareness of the significance of theatre and drama, and an interest in innovative and holistic approaches to theatrical and dramatic production, learning and community development. Contributors include eminent and experienced workers and scholars in the field, but cutting-edge contemporary and experimental work from new or little-known practitioners is also encouraged. This double-blind peer-reviewed journal has a global focus and representation, with an explicit policy of ensuring that the best and most exciting work in all continents and as many countries as possible is represented and featured. Cultural, geographical, gender and socio-economic equity are recognised where possible, including in the Review Board.