Catalina Villanueva and Carmel O’Sullivan: Challenging distances: Navigating the waters of critical pedagogy in...
Drama’s potential for critical pedagogy has been explored in recent years (Freebody & Finneran, 2013; O’Connor, 2013), but seldom in Latin American settings. This case study analyses the experiences of Chilean teachers when learning...
Exploring Techniques and Practices from the IDIERI 9 Workshops (Part 6)
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...
Faces of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019
At the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019, the Dialogue team were lucky enough to interview some of the delegates. You can find links to all of their interviews below:
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,...
Jump First, Ask Later – A Reflection
Innovative. Inspiring. Groundbreaking.
While watching a screening of Jump First, Ask Later on Wednesday night, I was captured by the creative use of real-life stories from Young Immigrants in Fairfield, Australia. Devised by Powerhouse Youth Theatre,...
Performing for Babies
During the Focus Day on Theatre for the Early Years, Paweł Gałkowski presented a paper, that was co-authored with Alicja Morawska-Rubczak, entitled “Baby and contemporary dance. Feedback of creativity between adults and children”.
Paweł Gałkowski...
Fingers, Toes and Happy Toddlers
Nicola Elliot’s Fingers And Toes, My Body Knows was an exciting addition to the programme for Early Years at the Cradle of Creativity.
With the audience each being given a cushion upon entry into the...
Zimkhita Mzimba, Sivuyile Dunjwa, Natasha Gana and Tina Hashe
NG: My name is Natasha Gana. I was a trainee, 2014-15.
TH: Hello, my name is Tina Hashe and I was a Magnet trainee, 2014-15.
ZM: Hello, I’m Zimkhita Mzimba I’m a Magnet Theatre graduate,...
Dorothy Morrissey: Dramatic performance as pedagogy in initial teacher education
This paper focuses on the use of dramatic performance as pedagogy in an elective module in drama education, located in the final semester of a four-year initial teacher education programme in Ireland. The paper...
Norifumi Hida: Creating next-generation international artists for theatre for young audiences
The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) comprises theatre artists from all over the world who, despite the diversity of their backgrounds, experiences and artistic investments, share a belief that...