“I Feel Seen”

Creating Safe Spaces to Foster Self-Understanding and Agential Expression Among Youth Through Social Circus

Bibliographic Data

ID22124183
AuthorsFranco A Carnevale (0000-0001-7255-9979, Université du Québec à Montréal, corresponding author), Miriam Rosberg (0009-0008-5768-7137, McGill University), Sydney Campbell (0000-0002-5775-954X, University of Toronto), Daphné Morin, Karine Lavoie
Year2024
Pages1-20
Publication date2024-07-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Childhood Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2371-4107 • E-ISSN: 2371-4115
PublisherUniversity of Victoria Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18357/jcs21639
OpenAlexW4400413655
LanguageEN
References cited17

Social circus refers to programs that use circus arts to facilitate social intervention with people experiencing marginalization. Although some programs focus specifically on youth, little is known about how they are impacted by their participation. We examined the experiences of youth participating in a four-day social circus event. Four themes were identified that characterized participants’ experiences: (a) creating a safe social space; (b) enriching your self-understanding; (c) bolstering your expressive capacities; and (d) experiencing the world around you. This research highlights how social circus activities can create safe and enriching social spaces that are adapted to the experiences of youth

Social space · Sociology · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Psychology · Public Spaces through Art · Social Psychology · Theatre and Performance Studies

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