The ephemerality of bearing witness

Participatory refugee theatre with Syrian young adults in exile

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15081085
AutoresSofie De Smet (0000-0001-6747-2916, KU Leuven, autor de correspondencia), Mark Fleishman (0000-0002-8345-6868, University of Cape Town), C Rousseau (0000-0002-6533-6774, McGill University), Christel Stalpaert (0000-0003-3733-4103, Ghent University), Lucia De Haene (0000-0002-3806-1015, KU Leuven)
Año2024
Volumen29
Número4
Páginas553-569
Fecha de publicación2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaResearch in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1356-9783 • E-ISSN: 1470-112X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569783.2024.2318218
OpenAlexW4393933793
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas30

In this essay, we critically reflect upon the ephemeral nature of theatre. Such a reflection becomes particularly important in participatory refugee theatre, since the process of participants' bearing witness to experiences of trauma and violence is emphasised as the core impetus. To this end, we investigate the experiences of Syrian young adults participating in a theatre project in Belgium. We argue that the ephemeral nature of theatre enables a potential to initiate reparative pathways of bearing witness by creating a space that may hold both remembrance and forgetfulness, as well as distance and interconnectedness. In a final section, we discuss the implications for theatre practice

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Citizen journalism · Criminology · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Witness · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration