Working with Children in Contemporary Performance: Ethics, Agency and Affect

by Sarah Austin

This book outlines how an innovative 'rights-based' model of contemporary performance practice can be used when working with children and young people.

This model, framed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), challenges the idea of children as vulnerable and in need of protection, argues for the recognition of the child's voice, and champions the creativity of children in performance. Sarah Austin draws on rich...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103245962X
• ISBN13: 9781032459622
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"