Is it just about Disability?

The Arts are not always as diverse, inclusive or accessible as we would like to think they may be. Having a disability, for instance, can be one of the hardest challenges for Young People...

Storytelling – The Teachers’ Testimony

As part of the ‘Our Story, Your Story’ project, 100 local educators were trained in how to integrate storytelling into their teaching practice. These workshops were an experiential knowledge-sharing and team building opportunity which...

IDIERI 9: Day 3 Twitter Roundup

IDIERI 9 entered its third day on a particularly cold winter's morning. With a plethora of exciting workshops, papers, and panels, the day saw a lot of pertinent provocations. https://twitter.com/selinabusby/status/1014270762289639425 https://twitter.com/gaenor22/status/1014247037099864064 https://twitter.com/ginippi/status/1014303664213667841 https://twitter.com/jendibella/status/1014285474163068928 https://twitter.com/playfulpedagogy/status/1014334353277517824 https://twitter.com/Imagine_A_Day/status/1014404376054489088 https://twitter.com/cfrenchtweeting/status/1014417643283992576 https://twitter.com/ginippi/status/1014427985028395009  

Alison O’Grady: Human Rights and Critical Consciousness For Personal Practice

Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?... If you prick us, do we not bleed? The Merchant of Venice – Shakespeare Act 3, scene 1 How do we learn to be human...

Eva Göksel: (Self)Reflection, Agency and New Perspectives: Learning to Teach with Drama in Education

This video-ethnographic study explores pre-service teacher agency and creativity in the Swiss context. A small group of student teachers voluntarily attends after-hours training on possible uses of improvisation and basic drama conventions in the...
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Interviewing Kristian Glomnes – Faces of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019

Kristian Glomnes is Head of Communication and Media at Seanse Centre for Art Production in Norway. He has a BA Degree in Drama & Theatre, as well as in Pedagogy, from Volda...

Baba Yaga – A Visual Delight

As the lights are dimmed, the audience is met with a shiny lobby area adorned in silver. Vaselina (the receptionist, played by Elizabeth Hayes) is being bombarded with phone calls from...
John Namai, a Storyteller from Kenya, facilitates a workshop at Cradle of Creativity on the Art of Sigana Storytelling

Reviving the Art of Storytelling

Storytelling can be traced back through the ages. Prior to written text and literature, communication of stories, traditions, customs and values was often through the oral traditions of voice and song. Yet, despite the...

Production Pitches and Questions of Quality

On Wednesday, 23rd May, 2017 I attended the Producer’s Bazaar as part of the Cradle of Creativity. A day of networking, performances and discussions, the Producer’s Bazaar was an exciting and thought-provoking experience. The...

Living Inclusion Through Theatre

Friday, May 26th, 2017 saw a Focus Day at the Cradle of Creativity on Inclusive International Arts - defined as Arts for, by and with people of all abilities. The day was a wonderful collection of...