Drama in Education

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Description

A method of participatory drama which is based on collective, situation/context- based thinking, where the fictional context allows a safe space for practical group exploration of problems. Drama in Education/ Creative Drama in this sense creates a space for participants to understand the world in which they live. The method is transferred as implemented in the framework of the DIVERSE project.

Examples, lesson plans, case studies

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Ancient Greek Journeys

Democratic Education for Teachers and Practitioners

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The Labyrinth Academy and the Minotaur (Chris Bolton)

Antigone – The Guard (Adam Bethlenfalvy)

Exarcheia Square (Chris Bolton)

The Marathon Runner- Pheidippides (Adam Bethlenfalvy)

Migrating Memories (Flavia Gallo)

The Poetry of Mimesis (Gilberto Scaramuzzo)

The Journey of Eva and Humza- A Migrant Story (Edward Lee)

Odysseus’ Travel Journal- A Reflective Tool (Sara Lembrechts & Nele Willems)

 An Exhibition

Meet Jónás Barnabás- Introducing the Frame (Chris Bolton)

Planning the Exhibition Space- Developing the Dramatic Frame (Chris Bolton)

Narcissus: Working from text through image and situation (Adam Bethlenfalvy)

Re-contextualising texts: Graffiti in the yard (Adam Bethlenfalvy)

“Meet Elona, Professor in teacher training” (Ellen Van Vooren)

The Great Depression: Creating a human historic situation (Adam Bethlenfalvy)

The Budapest Uprising 1956- Creating a human historic situation (Chris Bolton)

The Disruption- Teacher in Role (TiR) in curriculum teaching (Chris Bolton)

Reflecting on Disruption- re-visiting/re-evaluating the frame (Chris Bolton & Ellen Van Vooren)

Learning needs and dilemmas (Ellen Van Vooren)

Looking into the eye of the storm- Exploring social issues in fictional contexts (Robert Colvill)

 Building civic coexistence through body and movement (Gilberto Scaramuzzo)

“A different perspective” (Ellen Van Vooren)

Becoming “The Infinity” by Giacomo Leopardi through mimesis (Gilberto Scaramuzzo)

A question of which role to take- Creating depth and layers of meaning (Adam Bethlenfalvy)

A Democratic Classroom- Creating depth and layers of meaning (Chris Bolton)

“An unexpected visitor” (Nele Willems & Ellen Van Vooren)

“Interesting encounters: The Sirens, Polyphemus, Scylla & Charibdis and Your Helpers” (Nele Willems & Ellen Van Vooren)