Adrian Jackson is director of a unique theatre
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Adrian Jackson is director of a unique theatre
page 1 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Adrian Jackson (UK) Adrian Jackson is director of a unique theatre company, Cardboard ES0239 Citizens, which works particularly with homeless and ex-homeless people, refugees or asylum-seekers – many of whom are also staff members and performers in the company. Founded in 1992, the company tours theatre productions, especially inter-active Forum theatre, to all sorts of venues, including hostels, day centres, schools and theatres; apart from the interactive Forum Theatre IM0237 shows the company is renowned for, it has also mounted a number of larger-scale usually site-specific productions, including The Beggar’s Opera (with ENO), The Lower Depths (with London Bubble), and Mincemeat. The Company has also completed two modern versions of Shakespeare’s plays, Pericles and Timon of Athens, in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and is working on Measure for Measure for 2012. Adrian Wong & Sri Laxshemy Vasu Thevan (Singapore) Adrian Wong is a Senior Teacher with a Drama portfolio at CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School. His interests include the use of drama as pedagogy to enhance students’ inter-disciplinary learning, teacher professional development and reflective practice. Code Title & Content of Presentation From the margin to the centre: the work of Cardboard Citizens The presenter will discuss his work with Theatre of the Oppressed with homeless people. Rainbow of Desire WS0815 Process Drama - Departing is My Arriving Departing is my arriving: participants are invited to be part of a process drama where the facilitators will weave multiple narratives - facilitators’ and participants’ personal histories - with the words of the late Singapore playwright Kuo Pau Kun to collectively uncover the lives of our forebears in early Singapore. Through this, participants will gain ideas on how to use drama as pedagogy to engage teenagers in national education and cultural identity issues. Sri Laxshemy is a Literature and Drama teacher at CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School. She graduated from NIE. Her interest is the use of Drama as pedagogy for language learning as well as innovative assessment and pedagogical practices in Literature. Bernadeta Verry Handayani (Indonesia) Active as an actor of Teater Garasi Yogyakarta since 1993. In 2008, she initiated a monologue performance titled “Sum: Stories from abroad”, a monologue about women migrant workers. In March 2010, she facilitated a theatre performance in Sumba (East Indonesia) as part of a campaign around HIV AIDS and Women Migrant Workers issues. PF0432 Chang Mei Yee (Singapore) Chang Mei Yee teaches Applied Drama at the School of Communication, Arts and Social Sciences at the Singapore Polytechnic. PR0717 Stories From Abroad - Performance on the Lives of Women Migrant Workers The presenter will share her experiences working on women migrant workers issues, especially her interactive monologue performance which toured Java and East Indonesia in 2008-2009. The session will provide opportunities for participants to step into the performance so as to deepen their understanding of the complex issues involved. The session will also explore larger issues such as the development of a media campaign to increase the outreach of the work in the East Indonesian villages she was working in. Exploring Community Narratives Through Reminiscence Theatre The presenter shares her journey of working on a reminiscence theatre project with a group of senior citizens in Jurong. The sharing includes the process of approaching likely funders and participants, the nature of devising sessions and rehearsals, as well as the challenges and joys of working on the project. ES0459 Conference wrap-up page 2 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Title & Content of Presentation Dr Christina Marin (USA) Christina Marín is an Assistant Professor of Performing Arts in Theatre Education at Emerson College in Boston. She previously served as an Assistant Professor of Educational Theatre at New York University, where she taught courses in Applied Theatre and Theatre of the Oppressed. PA0328 When Students Have Their Say: Examining the School Experience with Students through Theatre Dr. Christina Marín will discuss her research with young people in the Boston Public School System. Using theatre as an arts-based qualitative research methodology and digital storytelling to gather students' narratives, Dr. Marín will share techniques of data collection, analysis, and technology options used within this ongoing project. The Seriousness of Play: Getting the Most out of Theatre Games and Drama Activities WS1427 for Conflict Resolution, Bullying Awareness and Peer Mediation The objectives for this interactive workshop are to give teachers, counsellors, and peer educators the tools to harness the power of theatre games and dramatic activities for conflict resolution, peer mediation, and counteracting bullying in schools. Down’s Syndrome Association (Singapore) Edith Podesta (Singapore/ Australia) SH0357 Edith Podesta is a graduate of NIDA’s Acting and Movement WS1123 Working with Actors with Intellectual Disabilities -- Internal States and their External Studies courses, who has worked extensively across Australia as an Expression. actor, director, choreographer, movement consultant and teacher. Edith is currently Head of the BA (Hons) Acting course at LASALLE This workshop centers around the practical use of the actor’s body in space and in College of the Arts. Edith collaborated closely with Australia’s relation to other actors – developing spatial, dynamic and aesthetic awareness. It Chatswood High School's Special Needs Unit to devise and present further examines movement through Anne Bogart’s ‘Viewpoints’ and calls upon three plays over three years at the Young Dramatists Page to Stage principles of Laban, Animal work, the late teachings of Stanislavski on actor’s Festival. She delivered workshops for people with intellectual physicality and Element work. disabilities in every capital city in Australia over the course of five years for the National Institute of Drama’s Open Program as well WS1224 Creating for Actors with Intellectual Disabilities as representing NIDA’s Open Program in the annual Awakings Festival as a lecturer, workshop facilitator and director. Entry points into devising and character/story development. This workshop introduces participants with the tools to devise a theatre piece using Anne Bogart’s Composition work and Leigh Fondakowski’s Moment work as a frame with which to devise. A practical workshop that tracks the devising process from source work, improvisation, direction, editing and performance. page 3 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Title & Content of Presentation Edmund Chow (Singapore) Teacher at Raffles Institution. Former teacher at Kaki Bukit Centre (Prison School) from 2004 to 2009 where he used the arts as a therapeutic means for the rehabilitation of prison inmates. In 2006, Edmund received an NAC Arts Professional scholarship to pursue his Master's degree in Educational Theatre at New York University. PR0822 Drama for Rehabilitation in a Prison School Egbert Wits is a Dutch-born theatre producer. Co-ordinator of the new Theatre for Development and Education (TDE) Indonesia programme. TDE contributes to sustainable human development through cultural engagement. This is done by creating, supporting and stimulating theatrical performances addressing various social and advocacy issues within Indonesia. PR1029 Egbert Wits (Indonesia) The presenter will share his work at the Kaki Bukit Centre (Prison School), looking specifically at how drama is used for social-emotional development and communitybuilding as part of the rehabilitation process for the prison inmates of the school. The discussion will include challenges faced, such as ethics, stigmatization and sustainability issues. Komplek Percandian Muaro Jambi: Forum Theatre’s Chances in Social Intervention This presentation looks at the complexity of social intervention by using the Muaro Jambi Temple complex in Sumatera (Indonesia) as a case-study. Participants will discuss how Forum Theatre can be used to address social issues and the challenges faced when doing so. Together with the participants, Egbert will negotiate a discussion about achieving an attainable and sustainable future for both the Buddhist temples in the area and the largely poor Muslim people that live there. WS1530 Where Are You From? What Are You Doing? Whenever people from various regions and backgrounds get together everyone is always interested in: Who are you? Where are you from? This interactive session suggests a method that addresses these questions for all participants at once in a fun and creative way. It opens the way for further collaboration whilst establishing a feeling of being united in diversity. A wonderful way to start the conference experience. Ernesto Cloma Philippine Educational Theater Association (Philippines) ES0341 Mr Cloma will share PETA’s development work in this 45 minute presentation. IM0340 PETA Creative Pedagogy Program where participants will experience group creative processes making use of the integrated theater art approach (a weaving-in of Creative Drama, Creative Writing, Body Movement, Creative Music and Sound, Visual Arts and Group Dynamics and Theater Games) towards the study and analysis of topics and issues of participants’ concern. There will be venues for surfacing thoughts, feelings, and perspective about topics relevant to their work in various art forms. Besides short improvisational output, the participants can come out with a short creative program plan of action using the Creative Pedagogy approach to be used for their own future work. Lots of fun, noise, camaraderie and discovery of self and others. page 4 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Harris Jahim (Singapore) Harris Jahim is an actor, director, and choreographer with BA in Theater and Film from Murdoch University (Australia) and University of Miami’s Actor Training Program. He is currently Program Leader in the Faculty of Performing Arts at LASALLE College of the Arts. WS0613 Lessac Kinesensic Training Workshop Dr Helen Cahill (Australia) Title & Content of Presentation Lessac Kinesensic Training is an approach to voice, speech and movement that offers a unique way of learning by integrating all three to deepen communication, human behaviour and creativity. It is a resource for vocal behaviour, performance, and clinical therapy. Helen is the Deputy-Director of the Youth Research Centre, KY0142 University of Melbourne. She is a former secondary teacher and works in youth, education and health promotion research, specialising in the use of participatory techniques. She has developed a number of national and international drug education and mental health promotion and HIV prevention programs for use in school and community settings. IM0443 Stretching Identities: Using Drama for Social Change Applied Drama is often selected as a tool to assist communities to change social norms. Dramatic portrayals however, can reinforce rather than challenge limiting stereotypes, and thus contain and constrain social roles. For change to occur one must stretch identities to encompass new possibilities in thought and action. This paper discusses the way in which drama can be used to help participants to detect and dislodge those assumptions that govern gender relations and health behaviours. It highlights the way in which both theory and evidence can be used to guide aesthetic approaches to enhancing social change. Examples are drawn from HIV prevention and gender rights projects conducted in South East Asia. These projects require community members to traverse social norms in order to discuss sensitive issues such sexual health, drug use, sexual preference and gender rights. Theory is developed which highlights the way in which the selection of genre influences the knowledge that can be represented through the drama, and consequently the possibilities for change that can be fashioned. Connections and Change: Incorporating Evidence-Based Approaches into the Use of Drama for Health Promotion. In the Connections and Change immersion workshop participants will sample a range of drama-based tools used within participatory programs for addressing HIV prevention and gender rights in development programs in South East Asia. In addition they will receive short presentations and notes upon the available research evidencebase which provides key pointers about the characteristics of effective life-skills programs. Dr Hsu Rey-Fang (Taiwan) Assistant professor of the Department of Drama and Application, National University of Tainan. Pre-artistic director (1994-2002) of Tainaner Ensemble. (Tainan Jen Theatre). Playwright and director. PR1862 Learning through Theatre: A Way to Experience the Historical Past This presentation/lecture will focus on two T.I.E. programmes Opening the Gate in 1895 & Bridge of Ancestor. Through the two programmes to show how the Theatre-in-Education ( T.I.E) model and its interactive strategy, such as ‘role play’, ‘meeting’, ‘image theatre’, ‘hot-seating’, and ‘taking sides’ stir up the emotion of the participants and lead them into the historical space in the play to learn the history. page 5 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Title & Content of Presentation Dr Hwang Ha Young (Singapore/ S Korea) Hwang Ha Young is Assistant Professor on the Theatre Studies Programme at the National University of Singapore. PR0309 Forgetting and Remembering: Re-Living Memories with Elders in Singapore Ian Loy (Singapore) A graduate from LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts in 2002 with a Diploma in Drama and a recipient of the NAC Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship. How do we inhabit memories in places where the landscape keeps little or a highly selected trace of history in its constant urban (re)development? Beginning with this question, this session invites participants to a dialogue on a community performance project in Singapore, through which elders remember and share their stories and experiences. PR0205 Youth Development Through Arts Education for Young Children in At-Risk Communities. Theatrical workshops to equip young children of Circuit Road / Balam Road area to realize their potential in creativity and confidence. This project targets migrant, underprivileged and at risk families. Indonesian Family Network (Singapore/ Indonesia) InVisibleSight (Singapore) SH0256 InVisibleSight is a team of 5 graduating students from Singapore Polytechnic’s Diploma of Applied Drama and Psychology who believe in encouraging exploration through the fusion of interesting concepts with applied drama. WS0406 Project: Van der Waals Addressing issues of friendship in Secondary Schools through drama. The team will share its Theatre-in-Education programme to show how drama may be used to address friendship issues, such as insensitivity and possessiveness through a 30-minute performance and a 1-hour post- performance workshop. page 6 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Title & Content of Presentation Dr Jane Gilmer (Singapore/NZ) Jane, an Asst Prof at NIE, has been a professional actor for the past 20 years touring internationally with Shakespeare's plays and, training actors in Chekhov's techniques. She specialises as a theatre theory and practice researcher. Her areas of research include: feminist theatre; psychoanalysis and contemporary theatre trainings; spiritual consciousness in 20th century theatre practice; alchemy and theatre, theatre pedagogy and, the impact of colonialism on theatre. WS0918 The Why’s and How’s of Teaching Shakespeare in the Classroom Teachers who are given the task of teaching Shakespeare inevitably feel challenged by the texts - the language, its content, the complexity of characters and how to ‘stage’ it. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to address these questions and discover through drama exercises and discussion how Shakespeare can be taught in the classroom so that it is interesting and importantly, of value in an educational environment. PA0120 Building 21st Century Teaching and Learning Practices through Drama Singapore schools apply drama in a range of contexts: as a co-curricular activity, as part of an enrichment programme, as pedagogy for different curriculum areas, and as a subject in its own right. Those who teach drama come with different experiences, expertise and qualifications. In this paper we will discuss the results of a nationwide survey inquiring into the state of play of drama education in Singapore. We will highlight how drama is being applied in schools. We will also acknowledge and address the help school practitioners feel they need from drama artists and pedagogues to provide for 21st Century learning. Janet Pillai (Malaysia) Janet Pillai is a senior lecturer at the School of Arts, University Science Malaysia, Penang. Besides formal teaching at the University, Pillai leads Arts-ED an organization specializing in heritage education, research and publication for community. ArtsED also specializes in program development and training in nonformal arts education. Research interests include topics such as cultural sustainability, role of the arts in heritage conservation and pedagogical approaches to art education. KY0244 Transmission and Transformations 'Remembering' is a form of mental documentation that can be accessed through doing and recalling. Remembering 'how' and 'why' something happened or is done in a particular way forms an impressive cultural knowledge bank which is a tremendous asset to a people and a reliable, sustainable base for Improvisation and innovation. The keynote will focus on how community- based applied theatre work relies on cultural banks, intergenerational communication and collective memory in the transmission and interpretation of cultural knowledge. PF0545 Stories from Uncle/Aunty: Transforming Oral History into Performance This presentation is in lecture format and will consist of 3 short media presentations (slide show and video) showing different ways in which oral history collected from the community was researched by youth and transformed into 3 different performances (dance, music and puppetry). The discussion will revolve around the multidisciplinary approach which provides room for children to exercise their dominant intelligence and to work as a trans-disciplinary team. page 7 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Dr Joe Winston (UK) Joe Winston is Associate Professor of Drama and Theatre IM0651 Education at the University of Warwick, where he co-ordinates the highly successful MA in Drama and Theatre Education. He is also co-editor of the world’s leading research journal, Research in Drama and Theatre Education. He has led many master classes for students and teachers in different international settings and is well known for his lively approach to drama work. He has published widely in the field. His latest book Beauty and Education was published by Routledge in 2010 and a new edited book, Second Language Learning through Drama is due out in June 2011. PR1552 Title & Content of Presentation Myth, poetry & character education through drama Using a poem from Ted Hughes’ ‘Tales from Ovid’, the story of Midas, this immersion will explore how drama can help us get to grips with the deep human issues that resonate from the tale and also to enjoy and make sense of the sensuousness of the poetic language. This will be suitable for primary and secondary teachers as two different schemes of work will be offered to each. And it will hopefully be a workshop for us to enjoy at a personal as well as a professional level. Beauty, laughter and learning through drama Laughter in the classroom may not always be helpful, as all teachers know. There are different kinds of laughter and sometimes it can be vicious and callous rather than friendly and good natured. This paper will nonetheless argue that laughter at its best is far from a frivolous addition for the drama teacher and can be seen to be very clearly an educational virtue. Perhaps surprisingly I will propose that there is a strong potential link between the virtues of laughter thus conceived and the virtues of beauty – or at least a particular aspect of beauty, the virtues we associate with charm and being charming. And though some of us may not have the good fortune ever to be talked of as a beautiful teacher, which of us would not, after all, delight in being thought of as a charming one? Joned Suryatmoko (Indonesia) June Wee & Ann Hui Peng (Singapore) Yogyakarta (Indonesia)-based theater maker. Works with Teater Gardanalla where he serves as the Artistic Manager/Director. His background is people theater and his works focus on exploring direct interaction between artists and passers-by in public spaces. PF0331 June Wee is currently a lecturer with the Diploma in Applied Drama and Psychology at Singapore Polytechnic. PR0101 Ann Hui Peng heads the Children Service Centre of the Singapore Children’s Society. She has been intensively engaged in preventive and outreach work for children for the past 3 years. Exploring Contemporary Educational & Public Theater Performance for Developing Community How can we engage the public in simple, practical theatre performances that are accessible to all? This session incorporates the presentation of a community-based work (Story Shop) around personal stories that the presenter has performed in Indonesia and which is open to audience interaction. Sharing HOPE: Theater in low income communities. This presentation will detail the workings of the partnership between Singapore Children’s Society and Singapore Polytechnic on Project HOPE. Started in 2009, Project HOPE reaches out and gives hope to children from low-income families living in rental flats. page 8 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Prof Dr Jung Shu-hwa (Taiwan) Shu-hwa Jung has worked in professional theatre for over 26 years PR1133 and has taught theatre as part of various university and college appointments. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Her specific interests are in Community Theatre, Drama in Education and Theatre in Education, especially as it pertains to Taiwan. Juraimy Abu Bakar (Singapore) Juraimy is an educator, who has been actively involved in the performing arts as either an actor or dancer for the last 16 years. He currently teaches English, Art, and Drama. WS0714 Integrated Art-Drama Approach to Foster Reflective Learning Kenneth Kwok (Singapore) English Language, Literature and Drama teacher, recipient of Outstanding Youth in Education Award (2002) for youth development efforts through drama. M.Ed in Arts in Education. WS0203 Forum Theatre in the Classroom: Bullying Kok Heng Leun is the Artistic Director of Drama Box. Under his direction, Drama Box has become known for its exploratory Chinese Language theatre work and extensive works in the community. He is known particularly for his joker (facilitation) skills and has conducted many workshops in various countries for different communities. Heng Leun is the recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award in 2000 and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Culture Award in 2003. KY0349 Hui Ling co-founded and oversees NeNeMas, the educational arm of Drama Box. She recently completed her Masters of Arts in Applied Drama at University of Exeter, UK. With many years of teaching and facilitating experience in educational institutions, Hui Ling continues to believe in the humanistic value of education and aspires to touch people with her work. With that passion, she founded ARTivate – the youth wing of Drama Box in 2007, aiming to groom the next batch of young artists for the theatre industry. IM0550 Kok Heng Leun & Koh Hui Ling Drama Box (Singapore) Koh Hui Ling Drama Box (Singapore) Code Title & Content of Presentation Theatre in Education: School-Parent Partnership This presentation provides a platform for discussion around how parents can be important stakeholders in school-based drama education efforts. The presenter will share parents’ experiences in Taipei He-Tee Primary School where the parents themselves have initiated and run five different Theatre in Education programmes. Workshop participants will be immersed in a secondary school classroom experience that uses an integrated art-drama approach specially designed by the presenter to foster student engagement and social-emotional development, particularly students’ ability to engage in reflective learning. Interactive workshop that will immerse participants in an introductory forum theatre experience designed for teenagers to address the issue of bullying. Ideal for teachers in a secondary school or tertiary education setting. Theatre is a Language Theatre is not just an entertainment. It is a language. A language not just words, but a system of telling and understanding the world. It embodies memory and creativity, expressed through the body, words and emotion. In the keynote we will talk about how Drama Box has been searching for that particular language, and how we try to share this language with our audience and community, so that we can talk about the world in the most creative way. It is our belief that theatre is not just a mere product, but also as a means to engage, to understand and to dialogue. Introduction to Forum Theatre: Breaking the Silence Breaking the Silence is the Forum Theatre training workshop in Drama Box’s Applied Theatre workshop series. Combining Brazilian theatre legend Augusto Boal’s “Theatre of the Oppressed” and David Diamond’s “Theatre for Living”, Breaking the Silence is a pedagogy that was developed through ten years of community theatre work by Drama Box, many of which involved using Forum Theatre as a tool to engage different segments of the community in dialogues. This short immersion workshop will introduce participants to our pedagogy, the art of creating Forum Theatre, as well as the aesthetics behind Forum Theatre. Participants will also experience some activities page 9 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Title & Content of Presentation Luisito Nario & Elsie Burgos Theater for Batangas (Philippines) Luisito Nario, the Chairman of Theater for Batangas, is a theatre and dance practitioner. PR0925 Project Lipa: Sustainability and Survival Strategies for a Community-Based Theater Arts Programme. Lynn Kremer (USA) Lynn Kremer has written and directed for theatre, opera, and film. Her work has been performed in venues in New York City, Minneapolis, Boston, Cambridge, Washington D.C., Ft. Worth, Chicago, Ireland and Bali. Professor Kremer is a member of the faculty at College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts. Elsie S. Burgos is the Vice-Chairman of Theater for Batangas and Executive Director of ESI Little Theater, a community based theater group composed of children ages 6-12. Theater for Batangas Chairman Luisito Nario and Vice-Chairman Elsie Burgos will share the best practices and survival strategies implemented in developing a communitybased theater arts programme in a locality in the Philippines, particularly highlighting the public-private partnership which was the key element for achieving sustainability. WS1326 Training the Beginning Performer This is a workshop that equips teachers with strategies to engage their students in voice and body training. A vocal and physical warm-up led by the facilitator will be followed by participants sharing personal stories which will be used to clarify acting techniques such as focus, gesture, timing, commitment, objective, emotion memory, and vocal variety. Madhu Sakhrani Tan (Singapore) Madhu Sakhrani Tan has taught English and Literature in secondary WS0507 Process Drama - Secondary School Teachers schools for over 17 years. Her interest and belief in the use of drama as pedagogy led her to pursue an Advanced Post-Graduate This experiential workshop aims to take participants through the process of Diploma in Drama in Education at NIE/NTU. developing a dramatic response to situations and materials from a range of perspectives. This workshop will be particularly helpful to educators who wish to use process drama in the secondary school classroom for language learning as well as personal and social development. Matthew Lyon (Singapore) Drama Educator, Editor of online arts journal The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance. Has been writing reviews of Singapore theatre since 1999. WS0102 Teaching Theatre Review-Writing Hands-on workshop targeted at teachers who want to take their secondary or tertiary education language, literature or drama students through the process of theatre review writing as a means to develop arts appreciation and critical thinking skills. page 10 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Mok Chiu Yu (Gus) Though trained as a counsellor, Mok is currently teaching part time PR1961 (Hong Kong) at Lingnan University and is the chairman of the Asian People’s Theatre Festival Society. His varied background includes work as a youth worker, a newspaper editor, a high school teacher, an arts festival organizer and a cultural worker. He was Executive Secretary of the Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong (ADA) from 1995 - 2004 after which he headed a new organization called Centre for Community Cultural Development. He has extensive experience in cross cultural collaboration in theatre e.g. the Big Wind Project, a cultural caravan involving artists from nine cities in Asia, Australia and America, which toured Asia for 4 months. He has been involved in many community theatre projects (including projects involving migrant workers and persons with disability) in Hong Kong. He has also been a keen promoter in various educational and community theatre methodologies in Hong Kong e.g. Basic Integrated TheatreArts, Theatre of the Oppressed, Playback Theatre, Playforward Theatre etc. He was the Congress Director of IDEA 2007 in Hong Kong. He has published numerous works and has made a number of independent films. He won the first ever Drama Achievement Award presented by Hong Kong's Arts Development Council in 1999. More recently he helped Griffith University to set up a Master programme in Education and Applied Drama in Hong Kong. He was the hearing director of the First Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival in 2010. Nazreen Osman (Singapore) Senior Teacher in Drama & Performing Arts at Tampines Primary School. She completed her Masters Degree in Drama Education in 2007 from the National Institute of Education. Title & Content of Presentation The Centre for Community Cultural Development since IDEA 2007 The presenter will talk about his organizations attempts to promote community cultural development (community arts) and not just community theatre/drama in Hong Kong. WS0304 Developing Curriculum 2015 through Drama Presentation and practical session that demonstrates how drama has been applied as a pedagogical tool in a Singaporean primary school context, especially for English Language learning as aligned to the new 2010 syllabus. page 11 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Title & Content of Presentation Dr Peter O’Connor (NZ) Associate Professor Peter O’Connor is the Director of the Critical Research Unit in Applied Theatre at the University of Auckland and Founding Director of the acclaimed Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd (ATCo). ATCo is one of the world’s most successful applied theatre companies with major national and international projects. PR1347 Getting Better at and Through Drama This session considers what it means to get better at doing drama in the classroom and how teachers can assess and measure developing drama skills. A matrix of progressions developed for the NZ Ministry of Education is used as a spring board for discussion. Similarly the question of how to assess other curriculum areas when drama has been used as a teaching pedagogy will also be discussed. PR1448 Measuring Success: Applied Theatre, How do We Know if it Works? Using the theatre as a means of changing attitudes or dealing with sensitive issues with targeted audiences is proving a popular approach by government and NGO funders keen to make significant changes. This session looks at how administrators and funders can evaluate applied theatre programmes and know if they are effective and efficient tools. Using a range of case studies session participants will look at different evaluation models as a way of measuring applied theatre success. page 12 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Dr Prudence Wales (Singapore/ Australia) Prudence was a secondary school teacher for many years, teaching WS1019 Using Drama as a Core Pedagogy in the English Language Classroom Drama, Theatre Studies, and English. As Director of Publications for Drama Australia from 2002 to 2008, she edited NJ (Drama Australia This workshop explores ways in which to engage primary school students in speaking, Journal) and worked on a range of Drama Australia publications. reading, writing and listening through drama and storytelling. Working with a form of She is a past president of Drama Victoria and has worked as a drama education known as Process Drama, the facilitator will model ways to involve curriculum writer and VCE examiner in Victoria, Australia. Her PhD and actively engage all the students in a class. The facilitator and participants will (University of Melbourne) focused on teacher identities. Her collectively construct an episodic drama that is created with the application of a research interests include narrative inquiry, identity and variety of role-playing and improvisational activities and drama conventions. As the subjectivities, applied theatre, adolescent health, feminist theory, participants move in and out of the fictional dramatic world they create they will and ethnographic performance. Prue is currently working on a make choices and reflect upon their decision making from a range of perspectives, research project with colleagues from the University of Melbourne engaging in deep and critical thinking. focusing on women working in educational institutions. This has been developed into an ethnographic performance that they Process Drama is a form a drama education. It involves all the students in a class being continue to develop and perform. actively engaged in an episodic drama that unfolds as it is created by the students and teacher. The dramatic narrative of the drama develops through a string of role-playing and improvisation activities and conventions. During these activities the students and teacher 'live' in the moment of the drama, accepting the world of fiction. However, they are also simultaneously encouraged to step out of the drama and critique their choices and decisions. PA0221 Title & Content of Presentation Exploring Possibilities for Embodied Learning for the 21st Century Learner In this paper we will draw on findings from our mixed methods study identifying and building drama pedagogical practices in Singapore. Focusing on a mentoring programme funded by the NIE Office of Educational Research (OER) we discuss the processes and praxis, challenges and tension of implementing drama across the curriculum to facilitate engaged and embodied learning in a variety of settings. Dr Richard Barber, Makhampom Foundation (Thailand/ Australia) Dr Richard Barber is a theatre and community worker, currently living in Chiang Dao in northern Thailand. He is the International Program Director of the Makhampom Foundation. He has a 20year background in theatre, social movements, and conflict resolution in the Asia-Pacific region. He designed and developed the Makhampom Living Theatre centre and earned his PhD at the Monash University School of Theatre and Drama Studies. WS1635 Using Theatre Art as an Engagement Tool The workshop will provide a dynamic introduction to Makhampom’s ActionReflection-Re-Action approach, through participatory games and exercises, group reflections and discussion, and case presentations of Makhampom’s applied practice. ES0136 Dreaming, Theatre, and Community Engagement – Lessons of the Makhampom Living Theatre in Northern Thailand This presentation will invite the audience to reflect on Makhampom’s journey of immersion into the diverse Chiang Dao community. page 13 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Title & Content of Presentation Rosemarie Somaiah (Singapore) Rosemarie Somaiah, author, entertainer and arts educator, runs Asian Storytelling Network. She performs and writes for all ages, but delights in and values her work with children for the discipline it enforces on the artist. PR1653 Storytelling at St 11: Rediscovering the Pedagogy of Play in Preschool Rosemary McGowan (Singapore/ UK) & Hannah Grant (UK) A graduate of London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, Rosie PF0108 is a freelance theatre practitioner, facilitator and educator, based in Singapore, who has taught in numerous academic institutions and is an adjunct lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic, lecturing and developing course material on the Applied Drama and Psychology Diploma. This presentation will share the process, the reflections and the learning that took place during the 16 sessions of storytelling at St 11 Childcare Centre. For these 16 sessions, very detailed written Reflections of every session from the storyteller provided the teachers specific skills instruction, including tips on Phonics, Literacy Instruction, Comprehension, Motivation and Childcare to give the teachers the support they needed to help the children build up their literacy skills, including speaking, listening, reading, writing, thinking and self-expression. Hannah obtained her MA in Applied Theatre (Drama in Education & Drama in the Community) at the Central School of Speech and Drama specialising in the power of theatre as a tool to share global stories and characters in community settings. She has been a director and performer and has worked in education, youth development and public service with a focus on youth at risk and issues of diversity. Srisrividhiya Kalyanasundaram & Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy (India) Srivi is the Founder-Director of Fooniferse Arts Pvt.Ltd and CoFounder and Partner at ArtIndea Project, organizations based in India that are engaged in using arts and media to create spaces for empathetic and honest education systems and human interaction. A large part of her work in the last 8 years has been designing educational media and products for the underprivileged, with the long term goal of empowering them to be leaders who can define their learning pathways. Bindhu Malini is a singer, actor, graphic designer and illustrator. After intense training in Carnatic Music for 15 years she now trains in Hindustani Music and is a disciple of Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan, a resident guru of Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. She also teaches music, and spearheaded a British Council Project, International Voices, in Bangalore where 55 children from 4 schools including 13 blind children came together to share the joy of sharing music and singing. IM0134 Theatre:Connect- Youth Identity in London and Singapore - A Pilot Project. Theatre:Connect’s pilot project was an exploration of young people’s identities in connection to the area in which they live. Working with a youth theatre based in Hackney, London and a group of young people in Singapore, two interesting and thought- provoking pieces were devised with the guidance of established theatre practitioners. The objective of the session is to showcase and discuss the two different performances, the methods and results of evaluation, the difficulties faced, the successes and how it can be improved for future developments Connecting Energies – Creating Visuals – Transforming Selves In traditional India, the various art forms were connected by a common philosophy, symbolism and spirituality even though each had its own rules and formats. This immersive arts experience which has been conducted around India with children of varying ages will create a dynamic and safe space for participants to engage in diverse movement, theatre, vocal and visual art exercises, culminating in the creation of an illustrated storybook, with characters, myths and experiences evolved from a unified state of body-mind consciousness. page 14 correct as of 15 March 2011 Presenter Biography Code Tapestry Playback Theatre (Singapore) Tapestry, the first Playback Theatre company in Singapore, was PF0211 formed in April 2002. Tapestry uses a form of improvisational theatre to engage people to share stories or moments from their lives, and recreate their stories immediately on stage. Tapestry combines the oral traditions of storytelling, the use of rituals, deep listening skills, and various performing styles. Essentially, Playback Theatre uses the arts as an act of service to affirm each person's uniqueness, and at the same time, builds and strengthens our PR0512 connections to each other as a community of people. Title & Content of Presentation Playback Theatre and Personal Stories; A powerful instrument for artistes, community workers and therapists Playback Theatre is a unique form of improvisational theatre that engages people to share their stories or moments from their lives, and gives them an opportunity to see their stories recreated immediately on stage. The objective is to showcase how Playback works and have a discussion on its possibilities in community work. Playback Through the Eyes of Cambodia - An Overseas Project by Tapestry Playback Theatre Tapestry Playback Theatre, in partnership with Mercy Teams International and Singapore International Foundation, carried out a series of Playback Theatre workshops in Cambodia from 2006-2007. Tapestry will present insights and challenges, such as language, culture and logistical issues, in using interactive drama with the local communities. Tay Tong (Singapore) PR1238 Theatre for Seniors (Singapore) SH0155 Wong Yock Leng (Singapore) Dr Wong Oi Min (Malaysia) Yock Leng, a critique on social injustices, hopes human kind will PR0616 cultivate the honesty to self-discern and the wisdom to using one’s power. Project X – Bridging the Gap of Alienation Between Sex Workers and Society Wong Oi Min is a PhD in Arts, actor, director, drama/theatre educator. She is currently a full-time lecturer at the National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage (ASWARA) of Malaysia. She specializes in Physical Theatre & Applied Theatre and mainly takes them as her orientation in promoting and developing theatre arts & education. She upholds her beliefs in “Cross-Boundary Towards Multicultural Coexistence” in her work. The Possibilities of School-based Art Projects by Artists In Collaboration with Schools PR1758 Project X hopes to use this session to create a platform to critically engage and expand the mindsets of every individual present in the dialogue on the issue of sex work/er. A comparison with 3 school-based art projects that initiated by artists in collaboration with schools in finding their impact, their possibilities and their difficulties.