“Asian Folk Music and Dance In Education and the Community"
With the uniqueness of AZAAD ARTS the community can benefit from many of the workshops to help try up turn the various social problems, deprivation and health issues faced in the borough. They can derive great benefits from making music and taking part in dance classes with other people with similar talents and aspirations. These workshops would also increase the levels of inter-culture communication between the various communities.
AZAAD ARTS
will establish links with all local youth and community to ensure
that all residents have the opportunity to gain benefits from the
workshops available.
The organisation will provide students in the area, highly
specialised musical training without disturbing the balance of their
weekly education and the normality of family life.
The dance workshops will keep students fit, and will also
teach them to dance expressively.
They will also gain confidence and learn new skills combined
with an insight into the Punjabi history and culture. AZAAD ARTS
will be providing new recreational, cultural, educational and
practical experiences to enrich the students’ lives.
The GROUP will encourage parents to sit in classes and watch
lessons, so that they can be informed about their child’s progress.
This also gives the parents a peace of mind about what their
child is getting into. The following are the aims we have:
Due to the lack of variety of arts/music offered in schools, the
teachers and students have turned to groups like us to respond to
this demand. This has been an ongoing activity, which we can expand,
with immediate effect, throughout education establishments subject
to available finance.
We
will educate and raise awareness of Punjabi Arts. This will be done
through interactive workshops, giving an opportunity for cultural
barriers to be removed.
This
is an ongoing activity that we aim to make as an integral part of
the education curriculum throughout Birmingham schools. Although
Birmingham is a multicultural society it still lacks awareness.
This
project is a response to a demand from schools and art centres,
which we have catered for informally for over 20 years. From our
experiences, this art can be adapted to suit all ages. Our Partners
will help, advise and plan to incorporate our project to meet and
suit the curriculum.
Partners are willing to work with us because of our previous track
record of the success of working with Teachers, Parents, children
and the Community.
The benefits of working with partners are to reflect and share ideas
and views on how best to take this forward and how all involved
benefit. We are aiming to have written feedback on each workshop via
an evaluation form, to measure success.
The organisation would also keep youth off the streets, helping them
to enjoy fun activities, and at the same time preventing them from
getting into bad company or habits.
We will provide the youth with a sense of belonging in a
positive environment.
The academy, in additional to our regular classes, will also give
the youth to participate in photo-days, trips, video performance and
concerts nationwide and abroad.