Awakening the Senses
Sensescapes is an interactive and multi-sensory theatrical experience created specifically for babies. It challenges conventional aesthetics and proposes a unique concept for Theatre that connects Parents and Children.
The following video (2 minutes) includes some excerpts...
Space Rocks
Space Rocks, produced by Flying House (South Africa) and directed by Athena Mazarakis, follows the characters of JoJo and Jinks as they journey into Space from their bedroom, in search of a better planet.
The video below (6 minutes) gives...
Drama & Maths Education: Crossing the River
The Cradle of Creativity’s Focus Day on Theatre as Education saw an interactive, energetic and embodied Maths lesson take place in the afternoon.
Professor Kennedy Chinyowa (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa) and Selloane Mokuku...
Trish Wells and Susan Sandretto: A fresh look at literacy learning
Displacement is a global phenomenon, with relevance for all New Zealand classrooms. We explored the question ‘What does it mean to be displaced’ through a process drama featuring in a recently produced research-based professional...
Exploring Techniques and Practices from the IDIERI 9 Workshops (Part 2)
Delegates at the 9th International Drama in Education Research Institute were treated to an abundance of exciting and engaging practical workshops during the 7-day event. To give you a flavour of what was on offer, the Dialogue team...
An Interview with Andreas Fredriksen: Local by Heart
Hi! Could you introduce yourself?
Hi, I'm Andreas. I'm 26 years old and I'm on the documentation team for the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019.
What...
Alternative Dramaturgies for Cross-Cultural Productions and Productions which Represent the So-Called ‘Other’
In this talk, Mariken Lauvstad asks key questions for cross- and intercultural theatre production in our globalised world. How aware is the Western theatre apparatus of its Eurocentric worldview? When Western theatres...
The Hope and Future of Theatre for Young People
Theatre is more important than ever. Dr Ekua Ekumah, the Keynote Speaker for Tuesday’s opening address of the ITYARN (International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network) Conference, began by speaking of the importance of staging Theatre...
Speaking in a Language that Transcends Borders
OBISIKE: It Takes A Lion’s Heart
This performance, the result of an international collaboration between Germany and Nigeria, highlighted the similarities between cultures on the theme of women’s rights and questions of self-determination.
Strips of paper...
Exploring the Producers’ Bazaar
Janni Younge, the multi-award winning South African Puppeteer, facilitated the Cradle of Creativity’s Producers' Bazaar on 22nd and 23rd May 2017 at The Masque Theatre in Muizenberg, Cape Town.
The Bazaar emphasised the importance of making interpersonal connections...