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Dr Janinka Greenwood’s Keynote Address to Drama New Zealand
Announcements, Drama Conferences, Research, TeachingThe 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
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Romeo and Juliet: NCEA Design and Technology Resource.
Announcements, Drama New Zealand News, NCEA, Research, ResourcesSet 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 [...] -
Geoff Vause, Editor of the Education Review, Writes:
Announcements, Research, TeachingMany 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).
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Drama and Theatre in and for Schools: Referencing the nature of theatre in contemporary New Zealand
Drama New Zealand News, ResearchCongratulations to Drama New Zealand member, Jane Luton, Head of Drama at Botany Downs College on being awarded First Class Honours for her M.A. from the University of Waikato. Jane writes, “I would like to acknowledge the contribution made by Drama New Zealand members, and in particular Susan Battye to my M.A. thesis, Drama and Theatre in and for Schools: Referencing the Nature of Theatre in Contemporary New Zealand.”
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Creative New Zealand to Restructure
Discussion, ResearchDrama New Zealand weclomes the news that Creative New Zealand is to restructure but asks how will this positively affect the development of Drama in Education?
CNZ announcement
The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage has released the recommended structure for Creative New Zealand’s governance.
The governance structure proposed by the Minister would replace the Arts Council, the [...] -
Culture Matters
Discussion, ResearchCulture Matters is a report prepared for the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology by John Drummond, Geoff Kearsley and Rob Lawson University of Otago 2008. This report highlights the need for the Ministry of Education to be more closely involved in the development of the Arts in Education in order to develop New Zealand’s Creative Industries. A lack [...]
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Mantle of the Expert International Conference at Waikato Uni
Research, TeachingThe conference was hosted by the Education Faculty. Lots of resources and papers presented at this conference are on the Mantle of the Expert website.
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Check out the fabulous new Dance book, Tirairaka DANCE IN NEW ZEALAND 2009 by Jan Bolwell
Books, ResearchDance Education in New Zealand Schools 1900 – 2008.
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New Zealanders and the arts: Attitudes, attendance and participation in 2008
Research, Resources, TeachingThis research report from Creative New Zealand highlights the significance of the role of the teacher in the development of positive attitudes towards participation in drama and other arts.
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IDEA Survey of a history of the development of Drama in the UK
Research, TeachingThis survey by Stuart Bennett provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Drama in the UK. He has a background in Drama Teaching, TIE, and Theatre for Young People / Coventry Theatre in Education / Rose Bruford College of Drama / London Cockpit Theatre Workshop / Inner City Theatre for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees.
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The Arts in Education: Critical Perspectives from Teacher Educators
Research, TeachingDuring the preparation of this monograph in 2007 the authors were located in the School for Visual and Creative Arts in Education. In 2008 this school and the School of Languages, Literacies and Communication joined to form a new School of Arts, Languages and Literacies at the University of Auckland. Drama New Zealand welcomes the debate raised in these articles by supporters and friends of the association.
