FInal Project reoprt for The Beacon's For Engagement Funded performance project entitled: Reclimaing the Shrew; a partnerhship between Beacon for Engagement, Wales, University of Glamorgan and Valleyskids aimed to engage and retain young people at risk in creatiing a personally meaningful art project for their communities. The research drew on Csikzemmyhaliyi's work that promotes effortful physical activity to induce flow in adolescents couple with devising and phsyical theatre practice that enables a democratic creative experience for participants.