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...
Christine Hatton: Drama as a ‘pedagogy of connection’: crossing epistemological and relational boundaries through...
This paper will explore the use of Heathcote’s rolling role system in a series of drama teaching and research projects which aimed to connect different educational sites, participants and disciplines in shared drama processes....
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...
Appreciative Dialogue
As part of the Cradle of Creativity, Henrik Køhler and Peter Manscher from the Danish Teatercentrum (trans. Theatre Centre) ran a workshop to guide participants through a structured exploration of their reactions to Karoo Moose (produced by Baxter Theatre...
Rannveig Thorkelsdóttir: A suitable vision for the functions of Drama in schools, now and...
In 2013 drama was included in the national curriculum framework in Iceland for the first time. As a result, there were considerable tensions connected with how Icelandic schools could or should embrace this newcomer...
Making Theatre With Jennie Reznek
Myrto Papoulia and Tegan Arazny sat down with Jennie Reznek, Director and Trustee of Magnet Theatre, on Thursday, 22nd June 2017.
You can watch the full video (32 minutes) of their conversation here, or you...
The Girl With The Ugly Face: Audience Reactions
Check out the video above for some of the audience reactions from the performance at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering 2019 in Kristiansand.
Performace Synopsis: The Girl With The Ugly Face is...
Sharing Stories in SEN Contexts
Carpe Diem School provides for “Physical-, learning- and intellectually impaired learners between the ages of 6 and 18 years, that cannot be accommodated in mainstream education.” Based in George (South Africa), and serving young...
Mother Africa – A Soundscape
Mother Africa & Her Melodies (dir. Lulu Tsheola) is a one-hander play told by multi-instrumentalist and well-traveled musician and instrument collector Volley Nchabeleng. The indigenous musical show infuses a variety of...
The Y-Connect Project: Using Arts partnerships and pedagogies to create connections and expand horizons
This panel reports on findings from the Y-Connect project, a three-year collaboration between researchers from Griffith University, the staff and students of a culturally diverse Brisbane state high school, several arts organisations and a...