Structure And Spontaneity: The Process Drama of Cecily O'Neill - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1858563224 ISBN 13 : 9781858563220

Editeur : Trentham Books Ltd, 2005

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Cecily O'Neill has had a formative impact on the evolution of the creative and dynamic mode of teaching called process drama. Process drama characterises work powered by transformatory outcomes that bring together drama education and theatre practice. Dorothy Heathcote and Gavin Bolton were perceived as the pioneers of a new and radical form of educational praxis, but it was O'Neill who made that praxis accessible to educators worldwide. Her work on structuring classroom drama, her writings on pretext and process drama, her studies on the imagination, multicultural education, and dramatic form have been influential throughout the UK and Europe, North America and Australasia. This book is a compilation of the formative articles of O'Neill along with significant commentaries from leaders in the field. It is informed by her work but it is not simply about her. The book explores central questions about imagination: why is it critical to process drama? And how should leaders of process drama promote imagination in their work? It will be of immense value to drama practitioners and teacher trainers.

Revue de presse :

This book, co-edited by two of her own students, brings this working life into perspective and will serve as the authoritative guide to a remarkable educator and drama practitioner... This is a very important book for students and practitioners of process drama and will enjoy success in those countries like Ireland, Canada, the USA and Australia where the education climate still allows for the creative and highly engaging work that O Neill represents... Taylor and Warner are to be commended on the careful work done here to both preserve and disseminate the key characteristics and theoretical foundations of process drama . The book works successfully at a number of levels from the practical to the scholarly and readers eager to either understand or practise the unique learning offered by process drama will be rewarded. --Jonothan Neelands, Book Review, British Journal of Educational Studies, 56:1, 112-113

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Trentham Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1858563224
• ISBN 13: 9781858563220
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180