The Reflexive Teaching Artist - Collected Wisdom from the Drama/Theatre Field

Writing from the dual perspectives of artist and educator, Kathryn Dawson and Daniel A. Kelin II raise fundamental questions about the complex functions of the teaching artist in school, community and professional theatre settings. Contributions to the text explore a series of foundational concepts, including intentionality, quality, artistic perspective, assessment and praxis, all used as a reflective framework to illuminate case studies from a wide range of teaching artist practice.

Readers are also offered questions to guide their practical application, charts to complete, and the editors examine the practice of teaching in, through and about drama and theatre.

About the author

Kathryn Dawson is assistant professor in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin and serves as director of the Drama for Schools program. Daniel A. Kelin, II is director of drama education at the Honolulu Theater for Youth and a teaching artist on the national roster of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Summary

Writing from the dual perspectives of artist and educator, the authors helps you raise fundamental questions about the complex functions of the teaching artist in school, community, and professional theater settings.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kathryn Dawson (Editor), Daniel A. Kelin (Editor), II Kelin (Editor), II Daniel A. Kelin (Editor), Daniel a. Kelin II (Editor)
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2014
• EAN: 9781783202218
• ISBN: 978-1-78320-221-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 581 g
• Series: IB - Theatre in Education; IB - Theatre in Education; THEATRE IN EDUCATION
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering