Drama New Zealand

Dr Janinka Greenwood’s Keynote Address to Drama New Zealand

21/8/10(0)

Announcements, Drama Conferences, Research, Teaching

The Drama New Zealand Keynote Address to the 2010 Branching Out conference was delivered in Napier by Dr Janinka Greenwood from the University of Canterbury. Keynote DNZ Janinka Greenwood 2010

Wellington Drama Teachers August – Sept Cluster Meetings

20/8/10(0)

Announcements, Drama New Zealand News, NCEA, Workshops

Drama New Zealand Executive Officer, Jo Matheson says, “ The best way forward is to have several meetings in different areas. Dates are Fri 27 August/ Fri 3 Sept/ Fri 10 Sept/ Fri 17 Sept Who would like to host one in their area? Contact me directly on jmatheson@newlands.school.nz

Be seen at Toi Whakaari’s Open Day 27 August!

19/8/10(1)

Announcements, Links, Training

Toi Whakaari is opening its doors to visitors.

Harbouring Ghosts: Extract of play.

17/8/10(0)

Playwrights, Publications, Scripts

Harbouring Ghosts: Extract available online

Teachers and students are now able to view scenes of Kerry Lynch’s play ‘Harbouring Ghosts’ which has undergone a significant rewrite in 2010. The play is appropriate for Level 2 or 3 NCEA and requires 10 Principal roles (3 must be Male) and a Chorus of 5 (2 must be Male). Kerry is a published writer who has written 3 plays for teenagers, for licensing details please contact Playmarket. ©2010 Kerry Lynch

Romeo and Juliet: NCEA Design and Technology Resource.

17/8/10(0)

Announcements, Drama New Zealand News, NCEA, Research, Resources

Set for Midsummer Night's Dream. Otahuhu College 2005
Kerry Lynch, a recepient of a Royal Society Teacher Fellowship, has produced a resource for senior Drama students and teachers who …
(a) have a strong interest in theatre design and wish to know more about the vocabularies that are used in costume, set and lighting design. This [...]

Best Practice Drama Workshops BOOKING NOW

13/8/10(0)

Announcements, Drama New Zealand News, Training, Workshops

Drama New Zealand secretary, Nick Brown says that there are still places to be filled on the Best Practice Workshops.
Best practice workshops are for teachers to improve understanding of national standards through the use of student exemplars. These workshops will:

Clarify your understanding of grade boundaries of internally [...]

Mantle of the Expert Article in Education Review-July

28/7/10(0)

Announcements, Teaching

Members may be interested in the July issue of the Education Review which is focused on International connections with New Zealand education. Susan Battye’s article on Mantle of the Expert highlights the work of Drama New Zealand member, Dr Viv Aitken in hosting the International Conference on MOE at Waikato University in August 2009.

Geoff Vause, Editor of the Education Review, Writes:

20/7/10(0)

Announcements, Research, Teaching

Many thanks for the useful material posted on your site. The Annette Searle piece ‘Kiwi kids can fly’ provided the basis for discussion around national standards, key competencies and the flexibility inherent in Arts education in a classroom setting (NZ Education Review PostGrad).

Review: Drama Cuts by Susan Battye

13/7/10(0)

NCEA, Playwrights, Reviews, Scripts, Teaching

Reviewer : Verity Davidson, President Drama New Zealand.

This interesting and rich resource for Drama and English educators comes in two parts: the first is a volume of excerpts of plays from around the world, edited by Susan Battye; the second is a resource book written by Susan Battye with a wide range of activities, additional resources related to the plays and synopses of the plays from the excerpts were taken.