Name: Children’s experiences of Baycourt Community & Arts Centre: Past and Present
Start: 2024-07-01T18:00:00+12:00
End: 2024-07-01T19:00:00+12:00
Location: University of Waikato - Tauranga

$Children\u2019s experiences of Baycourt Community & Arts Centre: Past and Present$

Children’s experiences of Baycourt Community & Arts Centre: Past and Present with Dr Bronya Dean & Professor Lynda Johnston from the University of Waikato, Tauranga.
ABOUT THE LECTURE
Children’s performing arts practices are often associated with home and/or school spaces. This lecture reports on a project that put children’s experiences of the performing arts centre stage at Baycourt Community & Arts Centre. Coinciding with the theatre’s 40th anniversary last year, Dr Bronya Dean and Professor Lynda Johnston undertook a two-phase research project, speaking with adults about their childhood memories of Baycourt (phase 1) and speaking with children who also drew about their experiences of Baycourt (phase 2). Bronya and Lynda share some of their findings and discuss the role a community venue plays in the lives of children and the development of cultural citizenship.
EVENT
Date: Monday 1 July 2024
Time: 6pm - 7pm
Venue: The University of Waikato - Tauranga campus, 101-121 Durham Street, Tauranga (Lecture Theatre, Level 2)
Parking: Street parking is free after 5pm on weekdays in the CBD and is also available at the Spring Street carpark building opposite the campus. There is no parking available on campus for this event.
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/childrens-experiences-of-baycourt-community-arts-centre-tickets-896772690257
Registrations are essential as there is limited seating.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Dr Bronya Dean's research interests centre around music in everyday lives, with a particular focus on the musical ‎experiences of young children at home and in the community. She has a professional background in ‎arts management and early childhood music education and her research interests straddle these ‎areas. ‎
Prof. Lynda Johnston's teaching, research and community interests are centred on social and cultural geographies, in particular people's embodied (gendered, sexualised, raced, disabled) everyday experiences of place. Lynda held the role of President of the New Zealand Geographical Society (2017 - 2022) and she is the current New Zealand Representative for the International Geographical Union.
The Tauranga Public Lecture Series is a free community event and open to the public to attend. Registration is essential. Please click the ticket link to register and present your eticket at the door.