Isolation to Radicalisation

"Using professional actors and specialist facilitators to explore key issues around radicalisation."

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Workshop

Isolation to Radicalisation is an interactive forum theatre performance and workshop using professional actors and specialist facilitators to explore key issues around radicalisation.

This particular performance focuses on media influence, male radicalisation, hate crime and Islamophobia. It explores people inspired by the extreme ‘far right’ and also Daesh or I.S.

Aims

Enhance understanding of how isolation and marginalisation increases vulnerability

Highlight how organised radical groups can influence, groom and exploit

Increase confidence in terminology and speaking about issues related to radicalisation

Explore the issues that could lead to marginalisation and radicalisation

Highlight warning signs and triggers for radicalised (and other high risk) behaviour

Provide ideas and guidance of how to help someone at risk of radicalisation

Increase conflict resolution skills

Increase critical thinking skills

For our other workshop on radicalisation please see Blame & Belonging – Radicalisation

The workshop involves interactive debate and discussion exercises and engagement with the actors in performance in order to search for solutions.

There is a post-performance discussion to explore triggers, warning signs and vulnerabilities and signposting to available support services. Our workshops tackling radicalisation have been delivered to 7,500+ young people. It gained Odd Arts a US Embassy Exchange to Boston/Washington on Countering Violent Extremism and was runner up in the Spirit of Manchester Equalities Award 2018.

Quotes from Workshops

”Stand up for what's right. Detect hate crime & be a good listener.”
Workshop Participant
”Treat everyone equally & I don't leave anyone out.”
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”I will be kinder.”
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”I heard stuff like this a couple of times and it’s a real thing. The play cannot get any more real. It's down to the point and shows what it needs to.”
Workshop Participant
"To challenge but not shut down difficult conversations.”
Workshop Participant
"It taught me to listen to people carefully without judgement.”
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”It helped me understand what options are available if you’re feeling isolated.”
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"Our Year 9 and 10 students were visited by Odd Arts to watch a powerful and memorable piece of theatre. The play allowed our students to watch how radical thoughts and feelings can spiral out of control and how vulnerable some young people are. The play was well acted and it was clear that a lot of thought, care and research had gone into this piece to ensure that our students are educated and made aware of the dangers around them. The workshop after the play allowed our students to consolidate their understanding and voice their own opinions through the form of forum theatre and it really did give them a chance to explore how this situation could have been prevented.”
Teacher/SLT

Logistics

The workshop is 60 to 90 minutes long and can be repeated up to 5 times per day

This workshop is suitable for years 7-10

This workshop can be delivered as part of a longer-term project responding to the themes in the performance

Costs

Costs depend on:

Additional / specific requirements of partner

Location/travel/accommodation needs

Evaluation depth / requirements

Number of preparatory meetings required

Requests for additional staff

Usually between £450 and £560 per half day. £560 and £950 per full day (including facilitator and team of actors and multiple performances per day)

Become A Participant

You can self-refer to some of our ongoing community sessions.

We deliver FREE WEEKLY workshops at Moss Side Powerhouse in partnership with Manchester Young Lives.

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