Neighbourhood Stories (working title): Parkour and Urban Movement Workshops
Project Summary
Workshops in Parkour have commenced in Kingswood Park, an initiative of Penrith City Council in association with Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE).
The philosophy of Parkour empowers participants to overcome obstacles through the art of movement, proving an ideal activity for young people from this area.
This project is part of Neighbourhood Stories (a working title), an initiative of the Neighbourhood Renewal Program led by Penrith City Council working with local communities in telling their stories in creative ways, across selected neighbourhoods identified under the NSW average for social disadvantage.
Each community will have the opportunity to work with a community cultural development practitioner to express their unique voice and experience of the place they live, culminating in an event and publication to showcase the journey, demonstrating Council’s commitment to empower and strengthen the voices of local community through cultural expression.
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Ali Kadhim, Parkour Artist-in-Resident based at ICE led an introductory workshop in October 2007, imparting skills and techniques to safely engage in…
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Local resident participating in the October workshop: Kingswood Park is a small locality in the Penrith Local Government Area with a high number of…
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Now in high demand, the workshops are generating a positive response, one resident commented that this was the first time they had seen an activity…
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More workshops are set to take off over summer, 2008.
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