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Theatre for change : education, social action and therapy / Robert J. Landy and David Montgomery.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Description: xxviii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0230243657
  • 9780230243651
  • 0230243665
  • 9780230243668
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.332 23
LOC classification:
  • PN3171 .L284 2012
Contents:
Drama and theatre in education -- Educational drama in the elementary school -- Educational drama and theatre in the middle and secondary school -- Theatre for, by, and with young people -- Drama and theatre in social action -- Applied theatre -- Drama and theatre in therapy -- Drama therapy -- Reflections -- Imaginary dialogue.
Summary: "Building on Robert J. Landy's seminal text, 'Handbook of Educational Drama and Theatre,' Landy and Montgomery revisit this richly diverse and ever-changing field, identifying some of the best international practices in Applied Drama and Theatre. Through interviews with leading practitioners and educators such as Dorothy Heathcote, Jan Cohen Cruz, James Thompson, and Johnny Saldan~a, the authors lucidly present the key concepts, theories and reflective praxis of Applied Drama and Theatre. As they discuss the changes brought about by practitioners in venues such as schools, community centres, village squares and prisons, Landy and Montgomery explore the field's ability to make meaning of a vast range of personal and social issues through the application of drama and theatre"--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-304) and index.

Drama and theatre in education -- Educational drama in the elementary school -- Educational drama and theatre in the middle and secondary school -- Theatre for, by, and with young people -- Drama and theatre in social action -- Applied theatre -- Drama and theatre in therapy -- Drama therapy -- Reflections -- Imaginary dialogue.

"Building on Robert J. Landy's seminal text, 'Handbook of Educational Drama and Theatre,' Landy and Montgomery revisit this richly diverse and ever-changing field, identifying some of the best international practices in Applied Drama and Theatre. Through interviews with leading practitioners and educators such as Dorothy Heathcote, Jan Cohen Cruz, James Thompson, and Johnny Saldan~a, the authors lucidly present the key concepts, theories and reflective praxis of Applied Drama and Theatre. As they discuss the changes brought about by practitioners in venues such as schools, community centres, village squares and prisons, Landy and Montgomery explore the field's ability to make meaning of a vast range of personal and social issues through the application of drama and theatre"--Back cover.

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