Drama to Inspire : A London Drama Guide to Excellent Practice in Drama for Young People

by Coventon, John

• ISBN13: 9781858564760
• ISBN10: 185856476X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-31
• Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

Summary

Drama to Inspireis a timely selection of accounts of exciting drama practice in schools. It is written by fifteen workshop leaders and friends of the long established association for teachers of drama, London Drama, many of them internationally renowned for their work. Each piece affirms the immense potential for dynamic learning that is at the heart of drama. They illustrate how teachers can use inspiring drama to provide valuable reflective learning experience while at the same time fulfilling the essential requirements of the curriculum. This book is especially valuable at a time when drama in our schools approaches crisis; when it is too often arid in conception and avoids creative risk, looking only to tick the right boxes. But this collection shows practical but adventurous ways to reverse this trend, and will encourage teachers to use their full range of skills when they deliver school drama. These are some of the gems in this book: * the ethics and aesthetics of risk-taking in the drama room are explored by Andy Kempe and also by Stella Barnes * Alistair Martin-Smith and Lucy Cuthbertson offer contrasting accounts of working with Shakespeare * multi-disciplinary projects are explored by Adam Annand and others * Daniel Shindler examines emotional and spiritual health in his project "Who am I: Roots/Routes" * Stuart Bennett looks at the use of theatre companies and actors in the classroom * Julia Potts shows the potential of good relationships between commercial theatre and schools * Amanda Kipling identifies the skills drama teachers need today * Dorothy Heathcote, Gaynor Pilbeam, Jonothan Neelands and others describe their current practice and philosophies through their ongoing projects Drama to Inspiresupports teachers of drama, celebrates the diversity of approaches and offers individual teachers a variety of ways forward. It is a must for all who care about what drama can do for school students.

Author Biography

John Coventon is a drama teacher and examiner. He is a past chair of London Drama and a regular contributor to Drama, the magazine of National Drama.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction - A Good Place to Be: On being inspired through drama	p. ix
Shaping Principles
Shaping principles for drama and theatre education (D&TE): What we do and why we do it	p. 3
In The Classroom and On The Stage
Laughter in the Dark: Exploring sensitive issues through drama and the question of ethics	p. 8
Who am I?: Roots and routes for defining identity and personal history through GCSE Drama	p. 21
Three Days in Ankara: Practical step by step approach to a Mantle of the Expert teaching project	p. 37
Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground: The school play from rehearsal to Riverside Studios	p. 81
'The Play's the Thing...': Analysing what we and the children are really doing when they play and do drama	p. 95
Guerrillas in the Studio: Making the 14-19 Creative and Media Diploma work	p. 113
Working Together
Speech Bubbles: London Bubble and educational psychologists working with Key Stage 1 pupils needing support	p. 139
Quicksilver Theatre; Primary Voices: From child script idea to professional performance	p. 153
Creative Learning in the ATG: How commercial theatre supports learning in schools and the community	p. 169
About London Drama: The professional organisation for teachers and others, past, present and future	p. 179
The Last Word
Article 31 - UN Convention of the Rights of the Child	p. 187
The Contributors	p. 189
Index	p. 193
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