Northern Ireland Community Relations Council - Services - Community Relations Groups

Contact: Colin Magee

c/o 45 Ravensdene Park

Tel: 028 9058 4022

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Aims and Objectives

Panarts aims to effect change by encouraging respect for cultural diversity and an understanding of cultural traditions throughout the innovative use of the performing arts.

Its objectives are:

To promote cross-cultural arts projects;
To facilitate contact between indivdiuals and groups in a creative and unthreatening environment;
To encourage dialogue through workshops and seminars;
To develop skills in training and educational initiatives;
To establish national and international exchanges.

Projects and Activities

Panarts continues to develop new and innovative programmes to encourage respect for diversity in Northern Ireland. Their website contains details of current and past training programmes and events created by members of Panarts. Current programmes include:

Ards Cultural Identity Programme 2003 - 2006
Castlereagh People and Place Names in Song
Ballymoney People and Place Names in Song
Changing Lifestyles Inter-Generational Project
Understanding Cultural Diversity - range of training workshops
One World Festival
Smallworld - training sessions on inter-culturalism