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Durban children's theater musical 'Our Stories, Our Voices' empowers at-risk youth through puppetry and performance

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1 The Creative Children Arts Team has been working with at-risk youth in Durban's care centers and underprivileged communities for the past five years, with some participating children involved in the program for four years.
2 The production features original stories written by the young performers themselves, combined with original songs created by songwriters including Dave Arnold, Sia Bonga Miz, Triple D, and Siniza, plus choreography by Vuzy Makana and Java Sapiko.
3 Addie Paxton uses puppetry and clowning techniques to encourage shy or insecure children to express themselves by using puppet voices, allowing them to overcome their nervousness and project their own voices.
4 The show is presented at the Stable Theater in Durban at 3 p.m. with ticket prices of 50 rand (or 20 rand for pensioners and students), with the team seeking further funding and team expansion to sustain long-term community impact.
5 The Creative Children Arts Team has received NAC (National Arts Council) funding for this production and aims to secure additional funding for future productions and pay team members decent wages for ongoing work with children.

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“We work with at risk youth children in care centers and various underprivileged places around Durban, and what we are aiming to do always is to use creative arts to help those children to develop their confidence, develop some communication skills, socialization.”

— Addie Paxton, comedy and puppetry trainer, Creative Children Arts Team

“I'm really inspired by how amazingly talented some of those young people are. We've really found children who were too scared to even stand up and speak normally are out there projecting their voices.”

— Addie Paxton

“As a clown and puppeteer, I've encouraged the children to work with comedy and clowning and puppetry, which is one way of allowing children who are feeling nervous and a little insecure to use a voice. They use the puppet's voice.”

— Addie Paxton

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