Sensory Performance Practice Part Two: Establishing A Safe Space

Whilst I hadn't been able to attend Part One of Dalijia Acin Thelander's and Ellie Griffiths' symposium, “Sensorial Practices in Performing Arts for Babies and Neuro-diverse Audiences - A Critical Perspective”, I...

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...

Monica Prendergast and Robyn Shenfield Bouchard: From theatre to performance studies: Collaborating on curriculum...

The implementation of a performance studies curriculum in secondary schools presents opportunities and barriers. Following from a federally-funded curriculum development project--that led to the publication of an Open Source ebook, "Web of Performance: An...
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Chatting with Tatiana Bobrova & Reeli Lonks – Faces of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering...

Tatiana Bobrova is Chief Coordinator and Programmer of the International Theatre Kingfestival and Manager of the Novgorod Theatre for Children and Youth Mali (in Velikiy Novgorod, Russia). She is also a Composer and...

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 Encounter at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering

Artists - meet your peers from every corner of the world, and hear delegates discussing and sharing ideas about the overall theme of the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering and how it relates to...

Dancers of the Cradle

In its second week, the Cradle of Creativity hosted two Focus Days on Dance Theatre for Young People (Wednesday, May 24th and Thursday, May 25th, 2017). The sessions during these days included a workshop on "Empathy as...

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...

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  

Festivals and Diversity

Dr Steve Ball, the Associate Director for The Birmingham Repertory Theatre (UK), facilitated a session on the first day of the Producers' Bazaar at ASSITEJ's Cradle of Creativity. He asked attendees to consider: How can...