Norwegian Wood: How to Navigate the Norwegian TYA Forest
If the first part of that title made you bop your head to the tune of The Beatles song, you would be forgiven - for I fell for the same reference! And...
Eva Österlind: Drama Workshop on Sustainability – could the context confuse the content?
Previous research on Education for Sustainable Development, ESD, reveals that many young people associate environmental problems with feelings of helplessness, guilt and insecurity. Therefore, new ways of teaching that gives students an opportunity to...
Chilla Tamas and Erika Piazzoli: Who’s Culture Is It Anyway? An exploration of DiE...
International schools are a melting pot of students from a diverse range of cultures. They afford students unique opportunities to experience cultural immersion in their developmental years. In order to nurture intercultural understanding educators...
Opening up a Creative Case for Diversity and Interculturality
A theme that has surfaced repeatedly over the past two days is intercultural exchange and diversity. The Cradle of Creativity is, in itself, a tremendous forum of exchange. As such, being able to reflect on...
Quotes of the Day from the ITYARN Conference
Presenters in the International Association of Theatre Critics’s ‘Mature Criticism in Children's Theatre’ keynotes panel. L-R: Dr Octavian Saiu, Dr Manon van de Water, Tracey Saunders and Professor Emmanuel Dandaura.
On Socially Conscious Theatre ....
Gaenor Stoate: The tyranny of affective distance in the devised drama ensemble
This paper explores the concept of the devised drama ensemble, specifically students in their final year of secondary school curriculum drama in New Zealand’s National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) programme. Ensembles are established...
Walking the Line Between Past and Present
Making Mandela and Insta-Grammar were both featured performances during the Cradle of Creativity's Focus Day on Theatre for Social Change, held on Saturday 20th May 2017 at Guga S’thebe Arts and Cultural Centre in Langa Township.
Making Mandela, produced by...
Roundtable on Latin and LatinX and the Post Dramatic in TYA
Presented at the Conference of the International Theatre for Young Audiences Research Network (ITYARN), part of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 in Kristiansand, Norway
With participation from: Lorenzo Garcia,...
A Grand Day of Stories and Sharing
Facilitated by Drama For Life (DFL) from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, the Storytelling Focus Day burst into action at City Hall today as DFL master's students energetically invited audience participation right from the outset....
Exploring Techniques and Practices from the IDIERI 9 Workshops (Part 5)
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...