Playing on the great stage of fools
Shakespeare and dramaturgic pedagogy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15081149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dave Kelman (The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Jane Rafe (The University of Melbourne) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 282-295 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9783 • E-ISSN: 1470-112X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569783.2013.810924 |
| OpenAlex | W2092020788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
An artists' residency in a primary school in regional Victoria Australia staged a production of Shakespeare's King Lear in a local theatre. A qualitative, reflective practitioner research study into this project collected and analysed data from participating children and their community audience that gave some insight into their experience of the project. This article examines the processes used by teacher-artists to develop the children's understanding of the play and to create a hybrid performance text that engaged a large community audience. It interrogates key artistic decisions made by teacher-artists in adapting Shakespeare's play. It theorises this project in relation to the dramaturgical and pedagogic approaches underpinning the script adaptation and devising processes used to generate this Shakespearean performance. The role of dramaturg included the education of both actors and audience and bridging the gap between the roles of writer and director to weave words and dramatic action into a performance text. This practice constitutes what may be termed a ‘dramaturgical pedagogy’ and has a wider potential application in drama education practice
Action research · Art · Drama · Pedagogy · Sociology · Underpinning · Visual arts · Computer Science · Creative Drama in Education · Engineering · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |