Traction Youth Theatre Ensemble: Performing Social Cohesion

Abstract

This report details the outcomes of pilot research into Traction, Queensland Theatre’s outreach youth ensemble based in Logan City. The goal of the research was to investigate the potential for Traction to promote social cohesion, and was undertaken in partnership between Queensland Theatre and Griffith University’s Institute for Educational Research (GIER). Traction was established and has since been maintained with funding from the federal government’s Department of Social Services, in response to a perceived need in the Logan community for programs and initiatives that would promote social cohesion. Queensland Theatre knew from anecdotal evidence that there were significant outcomes occur..