Whilst numerous instances of the use of visual art, drama & even video in prison education have been identified by PAN European & The Will to Dream, there are few examples in the areas of music & dance. Yet many PAN & Will to Dream partners identify these art forms as having great potential in the rehabilitation of offenders, despite their sad neglect in most European countries. A few examples of music in prisons in Ireland, the Netherlands & Greece, highlighted on the PAN website, indicate the enormous potential in this area, although the lack of information on dance & from the ‘new’ EU member countries clearly reflect a need for a specific project, focused on promoting music & dance in European prison education as a whole.

The project will address & start to overcome the key issues raised above:

To remedy the lack of employment of music and particularly dance in prison education;

To redress in particular the limited use of these art-forms in many European countries;

To supply specific material to encourage & support prison teachers in introducing music & dance;

To promote the involvement of professional practitioners in music/ dance education in European prisons;

To raise awareness of the wide range of applications & impacts that music & dance can have in offender learning;

To identify the diversity & range of music & dance in European culture.

1. The Practical Teaching Model covering 3 key aspects concerned with prison education: Music, Dance, Combined.
2. Examples of Best Practice & Innovation.

More detailed information could be found on http://www.movablebarres.eu