Contemporary theatre in education / Roger Wooster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wooster, Roger.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama in education.

Amateur theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Chicago, USA : Intellect, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Origin of the Species: The Genetic Legacy from Drama in Education; Chapter 3: The Origin of the Species: The Theatrical Legacy and the Theatre and Education Hybrid; Chapter 4: The Fight for Survival; Chapter 5: The Welsh Environment; Chapter 6: Current TIE Provision in Wales: The Survival of the Fittest?; Chapter 7: Conclusion: Evolution or Mutation?; Appendix 1: The Companies, the Projects and the Interviewees; Appendix 2: The Questionnaire; Appendix 3: The Interviews

Appendix 4: Summary TablesBibliography; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-159).

ISBN:

9786611187361

9781281187369

1281187364

9781841509846

1841509841

OCLC:

476124795