Summer 2006

Summer 2006

Summer 2006 Volume 13.2

Process Drama and environmental issues; Make believe for real; Bandwagons, balderdash and blather; Drama teachers play many parts; Drama for the future; Tragedy's hard, comedy's harder; Circles or hope in Lisbon; Facing our fears through story drama; Not our problem. Is it?.

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In this issue we look at Environment and Citizenship, demonstrating some practical ways in which Drama can be used to help our young people to understand the consequences of our behaviour towards each other and towards the planet.

CONTENT

Interview
Pam Bowell talks to Joe Winston

Bandwagons, Balderdash and Blather
Andy Kempe discusses Assessment and Aquiescence in Drama

Dr.Wizard's Crystal Ball
Process Drama and Environmental Issues Debra McLauchlan

Make believe for real
Linda-Jane Simpson describes childrens's invlvement in citizen based drama work

Playing Many Parts
Pamela Bowell's keynote speech to the National Drama Winchester Conference

Drama for the future
Kate Fleming's personal view of this year's ND Winchester Conference

Tragedy's hard. Comedy's harder
Salsibury Playhouse's Mark Powell shares some 'Rules of Comedy'

Circles of Hope in Lisbon
Dan Baron-Cohen gives us a personal view of the UNESCO World Congress of Arts Education

Facing fears through story drama
Monica Prendegast offers some ways to address the fears we face in a rapidly changing world

Not Our Problem. Is it?
Tackling Racism through Drama with Tony Horitz, Co-Director of Bournemouth Theatre in Education