Songbridge
2009-10-15
Social Integration and Learning Through Inter-cultural Music Making
Susan Knight
Founder and Artistic Director of Shallaway
Introduction
Susan Knight
is a socio-cultural entrepreneur working in choral music. She follows a philosophy that celebrates the value of the arts to society, yet seeks to transcend that intrinsic value with extrinsic application. In her artistic and cultural practice with young people, she intentionally works through the transformative power of the arts to create community, nurture cultural identity, promote leadership and consciously develop critical agents of change. Susan is the Founder and Artistic Director of Shallaway: Newfoundland and Labrador Youth in Chorus. She serves on the boards of IFCM, Chorus America, Irish Business Partnerships, World’s End Theatre Company, Opera on the Avalon, Canada Council for the Arts and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. E-mail: smknight@nf.sympatico.ca