By Professor Michael Balfour

Books

, 2018, Applied theatre: Understanding change, Freebody K; Balfour M; Finneran M; Anderson M, (eds.), Springer

Reason M; Rowe N; Balfour M; Preston S, 2017, Applied Practice: Evidence and Impact in Theatre, Music and Art

Baxter V; Low KE; Balfour M; Preston S, 2017, Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing

Preston S; Balfour M, 2016, Applied Theatre: Facilitation Pedagogies, Practices, Resilience

, 2016, Leadership in Diverse Learning Contexts, Johnson G; Dempster N, (ed.), Springer International Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28302-9

Balfour M; Bundy P; Burton B; Dunn J; Woodrow N, 2015, Applied theatre resettlement: Drama, refugees and resilience, Bloomsbury Methuen

Balfour M; Bundy P; Burton B; Dunn J; Woodrow N, 2015, Applied Theatre: Resettlement, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781472522993

, 2013, Refugee performance: Practical encounters, Balfour M, (ed.), Intellect

Balfour ML, 2012, Permissions

, 2009, Performance: In place of war, Thomson J; Hughes J; Balfour M, (eds.), University of Chicago Press

, 2006, Drama as social intervention, Balfour M; Somers JW, (ed.), Captus University Publications

Balfour M, 2004, Theatre in prison: Theory and practice

, 2004, Prison theatre: Theory and practice, Balfour M, (ed.), Intellect

, 2001, Theatre and war: Performance in extremis, 1934-1945, Balfour M, (ed.), Berghahn Books

Book Chapters

Balfour M; Dunn J, 2020, 'Geographies of hope: Exploring departures in applied theatre work with people living with advanced dementia', in Prentki T; Abraham N (ed.), The Applied Theatre Reader, Routledge, London, pp. 56 - 62, https://www.routledge.com/The-Applied-Theatre-Reader/Prentki-Abraham/p/book/9780367376291

Balfour M; Dunn J, 2020, 'Identifying and understanding the notion of quality within an applied theatre project designed to playfully engage people living with dementia', in Breed A; Prentki T (ed.), The Routledge companion to applied performance, Routledge, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351120142

Balfour M, 2019, 'The politics of care: Play, stillness and social presence', in Eckersall P; Grehan H (ed.), The Routledge companion to theatre and politics, Routledge, pp. 93 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203731055-23

Balfour M, 2018, 'Music projects with veteran and military communities', in The Oxford Handbook of Community Music, pp. 555 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190219505.013.2

Freebody K; Finneran M; Balfour M; Anderson M, 2018, 'What Is Applied Theatre Good for? Exploring the Notions of Success, Intent and Impact', in Freebody K; Balfour M; Finneran M; Anderson M (ed.), APPLIED THEATRE: UNDERSTANDING CHANGE, SPRINGER, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78178-5_1

Freebody K; Finneran M; Balfour M; Anderson M, 2018, 'Concluding Thoughts', in Applied Theatre: Understanding Change, Springer Nature, pp. 187 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78178-5_12

Balfour M; Freebody K, 2018, 'Theories of change: Cultural value and applied theatre', in Freebody K; Balfour M; Finneran M; Anderson M (ed.), Applied theatre: Understanding change, Springer, pp. 19 - 31

Balfour M; Dunn J; Moyle W; Cooke M, 2017, 'Complicité, Le Jeu and the Clown: Playful Engagement and Dementia', in Applied Theatre: Creative Ageing, pp. 105 - 124

Balfour M, 2017, 'Music projects with veteran and military communities', in Bartleet B-L; Higgins L (ed.), The Oxford handbook of community music, Oxford University Press, pp. 101 - 131

Balfour M; Dunn J; Martin K, 2017, 'Playful engagement: Exploring the features of applied theatre approaches to engaging Individuals living with dementia', in McCormick S (ed.), Applied theatre: Creative Ageing, Bloomsbury Methuen, pp. 128 - 149

Balfour M, 2016, 'Performing the promised land: The festivalizing of multi-cultures in the margate exodus project', in The Festivalization of Culture, pp. 207 - 228

Balfour M, 2016, 'The art of facilitation: Tain’t what you do (it’s the way that you do it)', in Preston S (ed.), Applied theatre: Facilitation, Bloomsbury Methuen, pp. 151 - 164

Hassall L; Balfour M, 2016, 'Transitioning home: Research-based theatre with returning servicemen and their families', in Belliveau G; Lea GW (ed.), Research-based theatre: An artistic methodology, Intellect, pp. 103 - 116

Balfour M, 2015, 'A fragile dance: Art and place making in times of war and not war', in Fleming M; Bresler L; O Toole J (ed.), The Routledge international handbook of the arts and education, Routledge, pp. 305 - 314

Whyte T; Matthew C; Balfour M; Murphy L; Hassall L, 2015, 'Getting to know the story of the Boathouse Dances: Football, freedom and rock ‘n’ roll', in McDonald J; Mason R (ed.), Creative communities: Regional social inclusion and the arts, Intellect, pp. 81 - 97

Balfour M, 2015, 'The difficult return: Supporting returning veterans through an arts-based social leadership program', in Johnson G; Dempster N (ed.), Leadership in diverse learning contexts, Springer, pp. 389 - 408, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28302-9

Balfour M, 2014, 'Performing the promised land: The festivalising of multi-cultures in the Margate Exodus Project', in Bennett A; Taylor J; Woodward I (ed.), Festivalisation of culture, Ashgate Press, pp. 207 - 228

Balfour M; Woodrow N, 2013, 'On stitches', in Balfour M (ed.), Refugee performance: Practical encounters, Intellect, pp. 15 - 34

Balfour ML, 2012, 'Refugee performance: Encounters with alterity', in Refugee Performance Practical Encounters, pp. 213 - 228

Edited Books

Prendergast (Anthology Editor) M; Sadeghi-Yekta (Anthology Editor) K; Balfour (Series Editor) M; Balfour M, (eds.), 2022, Applied Theatre: Ethics, Bloomsbury Methuen, London, https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/applied-theatre-ethics-9781350161320/

McAvinchey C; Balfour M; Preston S, (eds.), 2020, Applied Theatre: Women and the Criminal Justice System, Bloomsbury Methuen, London, https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/applied-theatre-women-and-the-criminal-justice-system-9781474262552/

Balfour M; Bartleet B-L; Davey L; Rynne J; Schippers H, (eds.), 2019, Performing Arts in Prisons: Creative Perspectives, Intellect, Bristol, UK, https://www.intellectbooks.com/performing-arts-in-prison

Balfour M; Mullen M; Balfour M, (eds.), 2018, Applied Theatre: Economies, Bloomsbury Methuen, London, https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/applied-theatre-economies-9781350001701/

Journal articles

Balfour M; Hassall L, 2023, 'The Return: Research-Based Theater With and for Ex-Military Personnel Experiencing Posttraumatic Stress', Qualitative Inquiry, 29, pp. 332 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778004221101587

Balfour M; Cattoni J; Sextou P; Herbert A; Seear L; Lobwein G; Gibson M; Penton J, 2022, 'Future stories: co-designing virtual reality (VR) experiences with young people with a serious illness in hospital', Research in Drama Education, 27, pp. 458 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2022.2034496

Balfour M, 2019, 'The difficult return: The arts and social health of returning military personnel. [Special edition: Arts and the military]', Arts in Psychotherapy, 62, pp. 61 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2018.11.003

Hatton N; Dunn J; Balfour M, 2019, 'Editorial', Research in Drama Education, 24, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2018.1548928

Balfour M; Sallis R, 2019, 'The tyranny of distance', Applied Theatre Research, 7, pp. 3 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/atr_00001_2

Dunn J; Balfour M; Moyle W, 2019, 'Quality of life or ‘quality moments of life’: Considering the impact of relational clowning for people living with dementia', Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 24, pp. 38 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2018.1544889

Balfour M, 2018, 'Disobedient Theatre: Alternative Ways to Inspire, Animate and Play', Applied Theatre Research, 6, pp. 77 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/atr.6.1.77_5

Balfour M, 2017, 'Performing Noncitizenship: Asylum Seekers in Australian Theatre, Film and Activism', CONTEMPORARY THEATRE REVIEW, 27, pp. 418 - 420, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10486801.2017.1348078

Balfour M, 2017, 'Arts, activism and human rights [Special edition in partnership with Amnesty International]', Journal of Arts and Communities, 8, pp. 75 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jaac.8.1-2.3_2

Balfour M; Stewart D, 2016, 'Perspectives and contexts of arts, social health and the military', Journal of Arts and Health, 7, pp. 87 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2014.999247

Balfour M, 2015, 'Humanitarian Performance from Disaster Tragedies to Spectacles of War', NEW THEATRE QUARTERLY, 31, pp. 295 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X15000585

Davey L; Day A; Balfour M, 2015, 'Performing desistance: How might theories of desistance from crime help us understand the possibilities of prison theatre?', International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 59, pp. 798 - 809, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X14529728

Balfour M; Westwood M; Buchanan ML, 2014, 'Protecting into emotion: Therapeutic enactments with military veterans transitioning back into civilian life', Research in Drama Education, Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 19, pp. 165 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2014.911806

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