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The research also highlighted that participation in the arts equips young people with protective factors against mental illness, fosters leadership, and enhances physical and emotional resilience.<\/p>\n
Key findings included that 88 per cent of participants reported their involvement positively impacted their overall wellbeing, 94 per cent reported they gained greater self-confidence, and 100 per cent said the program helped them connect with others and build lasting friendships.<\/p>\n
Patternmakers Managing Director Tandi Palmer Williams said the statistics of challenges facing young people were well known.<\/p>\n
“Australia’s social cohesion is also at an all-time low, so programs like this are becoming more valuable,” Palmer Williams said.<\/p>\n
“From what happens in rehearsals to observing the performance and surveying the participants, it struck me how the troupe empowers the young performers and creates impacts that ripple throughout a community.<\/p>\n
“From the starry-eyed children to their families and the general audiences, this program changes a community for the better, and that is incredibly powerful.<\/p>\n
“I was so moved by the evaluation that I enrolled my child to start in the preschooler classes,” she said.<\/p>\n
The report highlights the transformative impact of circus on regional youth and underscores its relevance for young people nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AUSTRALIA’S leading youth circus company, Spaghetti Circus, has released a new research report revealing the substantial positive impact of circus arts on young people’s mental health. In collaboration with research agency Patternmakers, the study reported enhanced wellbeing, increased self-confidence, and stronger social bonds among participants. It suggested that involvement in circus arts prepares young people […]<\/p>\n