Our House – A Photo Essay

Our House is a co-production between Ishyo Arts Centre (Kigali, Rwanda) and Helios Theatre (Hamm, Germany). It was directed by Barbara Kolling and Carole Karemera. Each story is told visually and figuratively through the words, questions, movements...

Diversity of Practice at IDIERI 9

One of the great privileges of documenting conferences such as the International Drama in Education Research Institute is being able to partake in diverse practical workshop sessions. On Day 2 of the 7-day event,...

Applied Puppetry

This is Dialogue's second article in our series about Objects with Objectives at the ASSITEJ Cradle of Creativity 2017 - to see our first post, a teaser video from their workshops, please click here. Objects with...

The Next Generation Programme at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019

The participants of the ASSITEJ Next Generation Programme welcomed delegates to their workshop space on the penultimate day of the Artistic Gathering in Kristiansand to witness and engage with a collaborative process...

A Patchwork for Every Age

Patchwork (Dir. Joanna Evans) is an award-winning Early Years Production, created in 2014 with a seed-funding grant from the European Small Size Network. Centred around a bed, the show sees pillows learning to fly,...

Panali Panali

Panali Panali, presented by Zambia-based Dinaledi Expressions, combines both storytelling and theatre. “Panali panali” is a Nyanja phrase, roughly equivalent in English to “once upon a time” or “do I have your attention?” Indeed, the...

Exploring Techniques and Practices from the IDIERI 9 Workshops (Part 1)

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...

Telling Stories in Class

The 'Our Story, Your Story' project visited nine schools in and around George (South Africa) at the start of May 2017, delivering interactive sessions to young learners and their educators. The photographs below show the workshops in...

Set Design Is Not Child’s Play

What has been incredible at the Cradle of Creativity Festival is the complexity of set designs and props on display, especially considering some Productions have travelled many thousands of miles to perform in Cape...

‘Animal Farm’ – Audience Reactions

After watching a Performance of Johannesburg, South Africa’s Shakexperience’s adaption of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, directed by Neil Coppen, I asked Schoolchildren and their Teachers for their reactions to the piece. The wealth of...