Arts Therapy and brain trauma

Tutubi has teamed up with Samsah, France for its second consecutive year. Samsah is an association which provides services and support to victims of brain trauma and their families. Arts therapy workshops are held weekly with brain trauma victims in an effort to encourage self expression and self esteem.

Midsummer Madness

Funded by the Arts Council of England and in partnership with the Claremont Project, Tutubi welcomes 2010 with a new theatre project, "Midsummer Madness". This is a partnership project that will bring together people in Canonbury from different generations and backgrounds. Participants will co-create a multi-ethnic summer “pantomime” at the Walter Sickert Centre. Creative participation will catalyse social cohesion, improve health and psychological well being and engender on-going social development. The project begins in February and closes in July with a free performance.

Recent Work

Tutubi at Oxford University
On the 12th of September, Isabelle Rodker and Paula Holme of Tutubi facilitated a workshop at Oxford University for the annual conference of the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth). Entitled "Lost in Translation", the workshop explored the theme of Bridging Cultures, looking at the complexities of applying Arts Therapies in Southeast Asia, combining ARts Therapy with photography and of integrating Art Therapy with Dramatherapy.



A Picture: Worth 1000 Words
In an effort to diminish isolation amongst the elderly, Tutubi facilitated a storytelling through photography workshop with a group of older people in England.



The Journey to See
In partnership with Caritas Cambodia, a group of women living with HIV in Cambodia took part in a Tutubi Arts Therapy and Participatory Photography project. The workshops focused on creating a therapeutic environment in which the women could explore their feelings through movement, art, drama and photography. The project culminated in a slideshow of their photographs presented to those they wished to invite.



"L'anglais en peinture"
In a pioneering project in partnership with Collège Saint-Charles, a French secondary school, Tutubi uses the Arts to teach English to students aged 11 to 14 years old.



Creative expression for street kids
Thirty street children aged 2 - 19 years old took part in arts and photography workshops led by Tutubi in association with Anjali House, a centre for Cambodian street children based in the city of Siem Reap.

Arts Therapy & Participatory Photography

Tutubi has pioneered a unique way of working, combining Arts Therapy with Participatory Photography. Both approaches aim to be a catalyst for change. In Arts Therapy, this is aimed for primarily on a personal level, while in Participatory Photography this is encouraged at community level.

Recently, a group of women living with HIV in Cambodia took part in an Arts Therapy and Participatory Photography project. The workshops focused on creating a therapeutic environment in which the women could explore their feelings through movement, art, drama and photography. The project culminated in a slideshow of their photographs presented to those they wished to invite.

Arts Therapy - Definition

Arts Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that allows people to express and explore emotions creatively using the arts. The emphasis is on communicating through creativity rather than words, which can often be insufficient. It is an extremely useful, non-threatening way to work through psychological difficulties and trauma.

Participatory Photography - Definition

Participatory photography is photography taken by groups who would traditionally be the subjects of other people’s pictures. It enables them to record and reflect their own strengths and concerns, and can provide training in photography and media skills. Used with Arts Therapy, it is an effective way of empowering disenfranchised and marginalised people.

Arts for Arts' Sake

Tutubi Arts Workshops aim to teach people skills to help them emotionally, socially and financiallly. In Cambodia, Tutubi worked with a group of young disabled men and women to create an educational play exploring the human rights issues of people with disabilities. The play was performed regularly and produced an income for the troupe, who had previously been unemployed.