IACD Hosted First Global Village Residency--Watch the Video
In July IACD hosted the first Global Village Residency (GVR) with the TR14ers, an innovative youth dance group from Camborne, England who ran free dance workshops for youth in Fife, Scotland.
The TR14ers name comes from the postcode for the community in Cambourne where the group started. The area had attracted such a bad reputation that people would often feel stigmatised simply by their link with that postcode. The group name therefore is symbolic of an effort to make a positive impact and to change the situation of young people in Cambourne for the better. The Cornish project has been researched by staff in the public health unit of Plymouth University and this work has shown a positive link between the dance workshops and improvements in anti-social behaviour, smoking cessation, school attainment and community participation for the young people involved and for the wider community.
From the over 600 young people currently involved in the dance workshops in Cornwall, a group of Dance Leaders have emerged who wish to share what they have learnt with their peers who come from other low income communities around the UK.
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As part of the Global Village Residency (GVR) programme through the IACD, the TR14ers hosted two dance workshops for youth in Fife, Scotland. The GVR seeks to link communities globally who are working in community development. In addition to hosting youth workshops, the TR14ers also performed at the Big Tent Festival (Scotland's largest ecofestival) on the main stage.
