Sarah Woodland is a researcher, practitioner and educator in applied theatre, participatory arts and socially engaged performance. She is currently Dean’s Research Fellow in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Australia, investigating how the performing arts can promote social justice and wellbeing in institutions and communities. Sarah has published widely in applied theatre and interdisciplinary arts, including articles in leading journals Research in Drama Education, Qualitative Inquiry, and Cultural Trends. Sarah is also lead Editor on a forthcoming volume Sonic Engagement: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Community Engaged Audio Practice (2023). Sarah has undertaken teaching and supervision in theatre, is an editorial board member for RiDE, and an executive member of the Australasian Drama Studies Association (ADSA).Kamarra Bell-Wykes (Yagera/Butchulla) is a playwright, director, dramaturge, devisor, facilitator, performer, producer, curator, community developer and education consultant. Her transformative practice is highly sought after, delivering innovative research, resources and acclaimed performances. Kamarra served as ILBIJERRI’s Education and Learning Manager and later Creative Director from 2014-2018 and has been a Malthouse Resident Artist since 2020. Kamarra’s writing/directing credits include Because the Night (Malthouse), CHASE (A Daylight Connection/Malthouse/Hothouse), The Score, Scar Trees, Viral, North West of Nowhere, Body Armour, Chopped Liver, Shrunken Iris (ILBIJERRI), Crying Shame (Next Wave) and Mother’s Tongue (Yirra Yaakin). Kamarra received the 2021 Patrick White Playwrighting Award (Sydney Theatre Company) for her work Whose Gonna Love ‘Em? I am that i AM (Footscray Community Arts Centre/ILBIJERRI).

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• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Background into ILBIJERRI’s Social Impact works.- Chapter 3: Theatre in Health Education: A First Nations Australian Approach.- Chapter 4: Culturally Led, Culturally Focused, Culturally Safe Performance Making.- Chapter 5: The “Gripping Dramatic Yarn”.- Chapter 6: Community Engagement and Empowerment through Theatre.- Chapter 7: Towards Best Practice in First Nations Health Education through Theatre.- Chapter 8: The SCORE: A Participatory Model for Transformative Health Education through Theatre.- Chapter 9: Conclusion: Acknowledging the Legacy.

Sarah Woodland is a researcher, practitioner and educator in applied theatre, participatory arts and socially engaged performance. She is currently Dean’s Research Fellow in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Australia, investigating how the performing arts can promote social justice and wellbeing in institutions and communities. Sarah has published widely in applied theatre and interdisciplinary arts, including articles in leading journals Research in Drama Education, Qualitative Inquiry, and Cultural Trends. Sarah is also lead Editor on a forthcoming volume Sonic Engagement: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Community Engaged Audio Practice (2023). Sarah has undertaken teaching and supervision in theatre, is an editorial board member for RiDE, and an executive member of the Australasian Drama Studies Association (ADSA).Kamarra Bell-Wykes (Yagera/Butchulla) is a playwright, director, dramaturge, devisor, facilitator, performer, producer, curator, community developer and education consultant. Her transformative practice is highly sought after, delivering innovative research, resources and acclaimed performances. Kamarra served as ILBIJERRI’s Education and Learning Manager and later Creative Director from 2014-2018 and has been a Malthouse Resident Artist since 2020. Kamarra’s writing/directing credits include Because the Night (Malthouse), CHASE (A Daylight Connection/Malthouse/Hothouse), The Score, Scar Trees, Viral, North West of Nowhere, Body Armour, Chopped Liver, Shrunken Iris (ILBIJERRI), Crying Shame (Next Wave) and Mother’s Tongue (Yirra Yaakin). Kamarra received the 2021 Patrick White Playwrighting Award (Sydney Theatre Company) for her work Whose Gonna Love ‘Em? I am that i AM (Footscray Community Arts Centre/ILBIJERRI).

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• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Background into ILBIJERRI’s Social Impact works.- Chapter 3: Theatre in Health Education: A First Nations Australian Approach.- Chapter 4: Culturally Led, Culturally Focused, Culturally Safe Performance Making.- Chapter 5: The “Gripping Dramatic Yarn”.- Chapter 6: Community Engagement and Empowerment through Theatre.- Chapter 7: Towards Best Practice in First Nations Health Education through Theatre.- Chapter 8: The SCORE: A Participatory Model for Transformative Health Education through Theatre.- Chapter 9: Conclusion: Acknowledging the Legacy.

Sarah Woodland is a researcher, practitioner and educator in applied theatre, participatory arts and socially engaged performance. She is currently Dean’s Research Fellow in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, Australia, investigating how the performing arts can promote social justice and wellbeing in institutions and communities. Sarah has published widely in applied theatre and interdisciplinary arts, including articles in leading journals Research in Drama Education, Qualitative Inquiry, and Cultural Trends. Sarah is also lead Editor on a forthcoming volume Sonic Engagement: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Community Engaged Audio Practice (2023). Sarah has undertaken teaching and supervision in theatre, is an editorial board member for RiDE, and an executive member of the Australasian Drama Studies Association (ADSA).Kamarra Bell-Wykes (Yagera/Butchulla) is a playwright, director, dramaturge, devisor, facilitator, performer, producer, curator, community developer and education consultant. Her transformative practice is highly sought after, delivering innovative research, resources and acclaimed performances. Kamarra served as ILBIJERRI’s Education and Learning Manager and later Creative Director from 2014-2018 and has been a Malthouse Resident Artist since 2020. Kamarra’s writing/directing credits include Because the Night (Malthouse), CHASE (A Daylight Connection/Malthouse/Hothouse), The Score, Scar Trees, Viral, North West of Nowhere, Body Armour, Chopped Liver, Shrunken Iris (ILBIJERRI), Crying Shame (Next Wave) and Mother’s Tongue (Yirra Yaakin). Kamarra received the 2021 Patrick White Playwrighting Award (Sydney Theatre Company) for her work Whose Gonna Love ‘Em? I am that i AM (Footscray Community Arts Centre/ILBIJERRI).

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• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Background into ILBIJERRI’s Social Impact works.- Chapter 3: Theatre in Health Education: A First Nations Australian Approach.- Chapter 4: Culturally Led, Culturally Focused, Culturally Safe Performance Making.- Chapter 5: The “Gripping Dramatic Yarn”.- Chapter 6: Community Engagement and Empowerment through Theatre.- Chapter 7: Towards Best Practice in First Nations Health Education through Theatre.- Chapter 8: The SCORE: A Participatory Model for Transformative Health Education through Theatre.- Chapter 9: Conclusion: Acknowledging the Legacy.