Expanding on Dannielle West’s journal ‘The Method of You’, this dance and mental health project took a group of young people aged 15-19 from across Greater Manchester on a creative journey of self-discovery and skills development.
In a society where mental health issues are wreaking havoc on young people’s attainment and career development, ‘the method of you/us used the arts and mindfulness to demonstrate that there is a way to reconnect meaningfully with oneself and other people in a creative, experimental and rewarding way.
This project has been developed using art to support young people to challenge embedded unhelpful behaviours, share new tools and techniques to deal with day-to-day life, work and relationships and reconnect with other people.
Over the project the young people worked with a mental health specialist, choreographer, music producer, spoken word artist and film maker to create 4 short dance films about positive well-being.
This ACE funded project was produced by me, on behalf of Maelstrom Theatre.
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