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Kelman, Dave; Rafe, Jane – Research in Drama Education, 2013
An artists' residency in a primary school in regional Victoria Australia staged a production of Shakespeare's "King Lear" in a local theatre. A qualitative, reflective practitioner research study into this project collected and analysed data from participating children and their community audience that gave some insight into their…
Descriptors: Drama, Dramatics, Theaters, Children
Savrami, Katia – Research in Dance Education, 2016
Since the establishment of Acting Studies, movement has always been a part of actor training. In the current vocational training institutions in the UK, movement for actors covers a wide range of subjects, including dance, somatics and movement practices. The aim of this research was to collect information about the dance techniques considered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Psychomotor Skills, Acting
Shah, Sonali; Wallis, Mick; Conor, Fiona; Kiszely, Phillip – Research Papers in Education, 2015
The transfer of disability history research to new generation audiences is crucial to allow lessons from the past to impact the future inclusion and equality agenda. As today's children are the policy makers and the legislators of tomorrow, it is important for them to have opportunities to engage with disability life story narratives to understand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Teaching Methods, History
Rosario, Azalea – Harvard Educational Review, 2013
This article describes the profound changes experienced by the author during the two years she spent as part of the 52nd Street Project Teen Ensemble, playing the part of "Julia" in Shakespeare's musical play "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." The author reports the difficulty of playing the role, since the character was so…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Drama, Perspective Taking, Emotional Intelligence
Zazzali, Peter – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation explores the relationship between US acting, actor training, and the sociology of theatre. Using the cultural criticism of notable Western Marxists, it argues that the profession of US acting has become a commodified enterprise, most especially since the 1970s and 80s. By using the now defunct League of Professional Theatre…
Descriptors: Acting, Commercialization, Theater Arts, Art Education
Walker, Marlon A. – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
The Saturday morning acting class in the Pearson Hall auditorium at Miles College boasts the school's highest attendance all year. The teacher, actress Robin Givens, was a lure few students--and others from surrounding areas--could resist. Some came to learn about their prospective field from a professional. Others were there for pointers to…
Descriptors: Acting, Higher Education, Popular Culture, Drama Workshops
Rae, Jan – European Journal of Training and Development, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which forum theatre interventions can support non-hierarchical approaches to learning, development and change management initiatives in organisations. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were carried out with theatre consultancies, actors/facilitators,…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Intervention, Organizational Change, Learning
Woodworth, Ann E. – Journal of General Education, 2014
Qatar can afford to purchase pretty much anything--including top-quality American university education. However, given the vast differences in culture, dress, religion, and social mores, along with youth's global unemployment rates and their hankering for all things technological, does it make sense for Qatar to import a course in acting? Many…
Descriptors: International Schools, Multicampus Colleges, Cultural Differences, Institutional Characteristics
Hamel, Sonia – Research in Drama Education, 2013
On 6 February 2008, a deliberative theatre experiment was held at the "National Archives of Quebec". Inspired by the democratic virtues of public deliberation but preoccupied with its blind spots, Forum Theatre was used as a deliberative medium to initiate discussion about the social tensions between the homeless and other dwellers of…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Homeless People, Resistance (Psychology), Advocacy
Jones, Gai – University of Chicago Press, 2014
"The Student Actor Prepares" is a practical, interactive approach to a student actor's journey. Each chapter includes acting principles, their importance to the process, and workbook entries for emotional work, script analysis, and applications to the study of theater. Topics cover a brief history of the art of acting and how the study…
Descriptors: Acting, Theater Arts, Creativity, Reflection
Sutherland, Alexandra – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
This article examines the role of theatrical performance as a means of addressing the embodied and spatio-temporal manifestations of race and racism within South African higher education. As part of Jansen's proposal for a post-conflict pedagogy in South Africa, the article argues for the development and inclusion of embodied knowledges as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theater Arts, Race, Racial Discrimination
Shem-Tov, Naphtaly – Research in Drama Education, 2013
The casting of a black Ethiopian Jewish girl to play a white Zionist pioneer character in an Israeli school pageant causes feelings of discomfort among the teachers, especially the vice-principal. The vice-principal uses theatrical and historical reasons to justify her opposition to the casting which can actually be perceived as new/colour-blind…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drama, Theater Arts, Acting
Bhukhanwala, Foram; Allexsaht-Snider, Martha – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
A diverse group of student teachers in an alternative certification program participated in seminars integrating Boal's "Theater of the Oppressed" (TO) activities. Participants created images and enacted scenes that recreated interactions with their students and also rehearsed ideas for taking action in the classroom. The research,…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Alternative Teacher Certification, Theaters, Video Technology
Hargrave, Matt – Research in Drama Education, 2010
This article analyses Mind the Gap's Boo, a re-imagining of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird", which features a cast of learning disabled actors. It is concerned with the public reception of the work, particularly the "effect" of an all-disabled cast. What are the consequences, both ethical and aesthetic, for these actors to tell this story on…
Descriptors: Novels, Media Adaptation, Drama, Learning Disabilities
Tuisku, Hannu – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2010
This study deals with adolescents' experiences and perceptions of physical actor training practice in the context of theatre education. The study took place in Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts in Helsinki, Finland, where I work as a drama teacher. As a researcher, I carried out an authorized inquiry with two groups of 16-year old…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Theater Arts, Art Education, Secondary School Students