Creating a Theatre in Your Classroom - Softcover

(Ed.), Bernie Warren

9781895712544: Creating a Theatre in Your Classroom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1895712548 ISBN 13: 9781895712544

Publisher: Captus Pr

Creating a Theatre in Your Classroom explores problems and concerns in the training of drama educators and in the practice of educational drama and theatre. In doing so, it expands upon themes and ideas begun in its predecessor, A Theatre in Your Classroom. This new book incorporates six new chapters covering a wide range of topics as diverse as Drama and Writing, Drama in a Multicultural Classroom, Drama in Early Childhood Education and Drama in Teacher Training. It is organized into four sections which examine the following: the basic "elements" of drama; relationships between students and teachers; forms of dramatic activity; and connections between theory and practice.

Accessible and informative, this book is full of practical ideas, tips, lesson plans and conceptual approaches to teaching drama and theatre at all levels of education. Students, teachers, professional practitioners and non-drama specialists in rehabilitation, special education and counselling will find this book to be an invaluable resource.

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About the Author:

Bernie Warren, Ph.D., was born in England. He has worked as an actor, choreographer and director with theatre and dance companies in Europe, Canada and the United States. The author of many articles, chapters and books on the value of drama and arts education, he is also a published playwright and poet. He has worked as a drama specialist in schools, hospitals and community centres in Europe, Canada, the United States and the Middle East. He is currently a Professor of Dramatic Art at the University of Windsor where he teaches courses in "Drama in Education" and "Movement for the Actor."

Review:

"Drama of the moment, within its specific school context, is what this book is really about. That is where its value lies." -- Dr. Robert D. Taylor -- Program in Educational Theatre, New York University

"One great strength of this book lies in its ability to empower teachers and drama leaders to both reflect upon and experiment with their own ideas and practices in drama." -- Professor Patricia Moore Zimmer -- Drama/Theatre for the Young Program, Eastern Michigan University

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