Announcing
Dorothy Heathcote Now
International Drama Conference 2023
Dorothy Heathcote was ahead of her time. Her work continues to provide models, inspiration, and challenges. Her vision of a revolution in the way we think about education seems even more urgent now than ever. The 2023 conference takes place at the University of Aberdeen from 5-8 October. It will combine talks and workshops. There is an emphasis on practice, with a particular focus this year on drama conventions.
The conference will appeal to teachers, drama practitioners, youth theatre workers, students, trainee teachers, and academics. There is an international line-up of presenters including Cecily O'Neill, Tony Goode, Stig A. Eriksson, David Montgomery, Jonathan Jones, Sylvan Baker, Selina Busby, Paul Sutton and more!
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HOW IT WILL WORK
ON 5-6 OCTOBER, there will be two "Applied Practices" Day
The first day (5 October) will focus on drama conventions, in education and beyond. There will be practical drama workshops led by Cecily O'Neill, Tony Goode, Will Barlow, David Montgomery, Jonathan Jones, Tim Taylor, Iona Towler-Evans, Roberta Boschi, David Allen, and Stig A. Eriksson. The second day (6 October) will look at theatre with, for and by young people and adults. There will be practical drama workshops, led by Gary Gardiner, Lucy Gaizely, Dougie Irvine, Selina Busby, Sylvan Baker and Paul Sutton.
ON 7-8 OCTOBER, there will be a two-day conference weekend
There will be practical drama workshops and panel discussions. Speakers and facilitators include Cecily O'Neill, Tony Goode, Will Barlow, David Montgomery, Jonathan Jones, Stig A. Eriksson, Tim Taylor, Iona Towler Evans, David Allen, Roberta Boschi, Richard Kieran, Lisa Hinton, Gary Gardiner, Lucy Gaizely, Dougie Irvine, Selina Busby, Sylvan Baker, and Paul Sutton
A FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE FOUR-DAY EVENT CAN BE FOUND HERE:
You have several choices for the event. You can book just for one or both "Applied Practices" days; for just the weekend conference; or for the full four days. Early bird booking up to 14 July.
For more details and to book:
ONLINE EVENTS
As part of the 2023 conference, we are running a series of free online events.
The first featured David Montgomery, who shared his memories of working with Dorothy at New York University (see video).
The second session featured Brian Edmiston and Iona Towler-Evans, talking about "Humanizing Teaching with Dramatic Inquiry," and sharing examples from their recent practice.
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In the third session, Viv Aitken and Tim Taylor discussed the realities of Mantle of the Expert around the world.
Future session:
27 Sept @ 19.00 UK: Jonathan Jones - Assessment in Drama
To book for one or more events, go to:
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ÃœBER DIESE WEBSITE
Dorothy Heathcote war ihrer Zeit voraus. Ihre Arbeit bietet weiterhin Modelle, Inspiration und Herausforderungen.
Ihre Vision, unser Denken über Bildung zu revolutionieren, scheint jetzt noch dringlicher als je zuvor.
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Diese Konferenz wird Vorträge und praktische Workshops kombinieren.
Es werden die verschiedenen Methoden untersucht, die sie entwickelt hat - Prozessdrama, Mantle of the Expert, Auftragsmodell, Rolling Role - und die Verbindungen zwischen ihnen.
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Zu den Rednern / Moderatoren gehören: Cecily O'Neill, Luke Abbott und Brian Edmiston
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Gleichzeitig mit der Konferenz wird die National Association for the Teaching of Drama eine Sonderausgabe „Dorothy Heathcote“ des Journal for Drama in Education veröffentlichen.
ANNOUNCING
DOROTHY HEATHCOTE NOW
INTERNATIONAL DRAMA CONFERENCE 2023
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