Overview
Theatre in Education emerged in the mid-sixties as a unique hybrid of performance and child-centred learning. ""Contemporary Theatre in Education"" charts the creation and adaptation of this 'hybrid' through the changing political, economic and educational environment. It also takes a 'snapshot' of the TIE being created today, considering all the projects being performed in Wales during a single month. The projects are analysed and every TIE director interviewed about the work and the policies of their companies. It becomes very clear that that the distinction between TIE and Children's Theatre is being blurred. Is it possible for the hybrid to survive? Or have the economics of schools, the post-National Curriculum educational philosophy and the lack of understanding from a new breed of teachers created an environment that has forced a mutation? Perhaps theatre in education has just evolved, but perhaps just forty years after it began it is facing extinction. This book will be of relevance to any who works with TIE or drama in schools as a practitioner or a teacher or. It is also an invaluable resource for any school, college or university student studying the application of theatre in a school environment.
Full Product Details
Author: Roger Wooster
Publisher: Intellect
Imprint: Intellect Books
Dimensions:
Width: 17.20cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.331kg
ISBN: 9781841501703
ISBN 10: 1841501700
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 30 August 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Professional & Vocational
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
A most useful, provocative and well-researched theoretical document which I will most certainly have on my essential reading list for students studying theatre in education. - Charmian Savill, University of Aberystwyth The book gives an informed and erudite account of the history and evolution of T.I.E., with particular emphasis on the way in which that has been shaped by the political, social and artistic developments of the past 60 years - In combining his [Wooster] historic research and audit of current practice in Wales, he offers an interconnecting analysis of cause and effect between the various elements influencing the subject. - Bobby Colvill - The Journal for Drama in Education, 24.2 How this state of affairs has come about and the paradox it has presented to Theatre in Education (T.I.E) companies is at the heart of this very informative book. - Journal of Drama in Education This book is primarily of relevance to those who works with TIE [Theatre In Education] or drama in schools as a practitioner or a teacher. It is also a useful resource for schools, or colleges where the application of theatre in a school environment is considered. - Interplay Magazine This book is an excellent and surprisingly stimulating read. - Matthew Trustman, Dramatherapy
Author Information
Roger Wooster is Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of Wales Newport. Previously he has taught in Further Education where his students won awards and national recognition for their touring educational theatre work and for their main house productions. Much of the work he undertook with his students is now being used in video format in schools and the voluntary sector. His main areas of interest and expertise include naturalistic and avant-garde acting and directing as well as performance for media, including television and radio, including a national reputation for his work in theatre-in-education.
