Evaluations

BROAD: (Building Resilience and Overcoming Adversity through Dance & Drama) Research and Evaluation Report

Building Resilience and Overcoming Adversity through Dance & Drama (BROAD) is an innovative dance theatre pilot programme designed for vulnerable groups in prisons, secure children's centres and secure hospitals, co-created by Odd Arts company and Company Chameleon. Its innovation derives from the combination of theatre and dance, underpinned by training ... read on →

Authors Lynn Froggett, Hugh Ortega Breton (University of Central Lancashire)

Published July 2020

Artforms Dance, Drama

Organisations Company Chameleon, Odd Arts

The Arts in Criminal Justice: a Study of Research Feasibility

A feasibility study examining the practical, logistical and methodological issues involved in carrying out effective research on the impact of arts interventions in criminal justice settings. Rather than producing evidence of project outcomes, this study addresses the issue of what constitutes good quality research and evidence in this context and, ... read on →

Authors Rebecca Clarke, Andrew Miles (Centre for Research on Socio-cultural Change, University of Manchester)

Published 2006

Artforms Creative Writing, Dance, Drama

Project venues Bullwood Hall, Dovegate, Styal

Dance Included: towards good practice in dance and social inclusion

Intended as a practical tool for organisations and individuals working in dance and social inclusion, covering: planning, partnerships, recruitment and retention of participants, professional development, project activity, evaluation, outcomes and, legacy. It also included a brief evaluation of case studies from the series of ACE funded dance organisations working in ... read on →

Author Helen Jermyn (Arts Council England)

Published May 2006

Artform Dance

Dance Included: dance in social exclusion contexts

An action research project that explored models of good practice in dance and social exclusion though six ACE funded dance-led projects that aimed to tackle problems associated with social exclusion. Growing out of the Art of Inclusion report (2004) and in turn feeding into the good practice guide Dance Included: ... read on →

Author Helen Jermyn (Arts Council England)

Published February 2006

Artform Dance

Evaluation of Dancing Inside: a creative workshop by Motionhouse Dance Theatre_yr 2 programme

This present study examines year two of the Dancing Inside project:Motionhouse Dance Theatre workshops conducted with prisoners in HMP Dovegate’s Therapeutic Community.  Its aim was to provide evidence for the short term impacts of participating in the workshops and also to examine the longer term gains made by dance participants. ... read on →

Author Jennifer Brown (Forensic and Clinical Psychology Research Group, University of Surrey, University of Surrey)

Published November 2004

Artform Dance

Organisation Motionhouse Dance   Project venue Dovegate

Participant type Adult Offenders

Sample size: 13

An Evaluation of Dancing Inside: a creative workshop project lead by Motionhouse Dance Theatre in HMP Dovegate therapeutic community_2003 programme

A research evaluation conducted on behalf of  Motionhouse Dance Theatre by Surrey University of their dance programmes in HMP Dovegagte.Surrey University is conducting a longitudinal investigation into the efficacy of HMP Dovegate’s Therapeutic Community. This report evaluates Motionhouse Dance Theatre’s Dancing Inside Project (spring 2003 – summer 2004), funded by ... read on →

Author Jennifer Brown (Forensic and Clinical Psychology Research Group, University of Surrey, University of Surrey)

Published February 2004

Artform Dance

Organisation Motionhouse Dance   Project venue Dovegate

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