A different tune
Welcome
from Bisakha Sarker on behalf of Chaturangan
Dear Friends and Colleagues
On behalf of Chaturangan I greet you with a warm welcome.
It is heartening
to see delegates from different parts of the country representing different
professional interests, in Liverpool ,to discuss and debate and to observe
and contemplate on different aspects of the artistic practice for the
children that can contribute to the building of a better future.
I invite you today,
to be in touch with that child inside you and go through the journey of
making friends ,falling out ,being left on your own ,no one to play with
or to chase ,giving in to self doubt and then the moment of regaining
the self esteem and acceptance of the peer group . This is an everyday
story that takes place in every playground as a part of the process of
growing up .
As artists and the
stakeholders of children’s provision it is our duty to find ways
to support the child through this journey . by bringing experiences that
can give hope and comfort . They should have the opportunity to grow into
a world which is not only made of conflict and competition but of trust
and harmony .
The experience of
making A DIFFERENT TUNE is not totally unfamiliar to a child’s story
.Falling out and making up has been a regular feature of this process.
Being a partnership of a no of organisations and individuals at every
step the project had to balance diverse interests and solve complex logistics.
For me one of the success of today is to know that it is possible and
collectively we can achieve something that is much more than our individual
dreams . Without naming anyone individually I extend my thanks to all
of them .
The seminar opens
with the performance of A DIFFERENT TUNE which touches on to two important
areas of education, the issue of social cohesion and the engagement with
digital technology .The two sections of the seminar will separately address
these two significant issues.
I hope that the seminar
proceedings will show us the way forward.
Best wishes
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