International Drama Theatre Educators Association

A brief history of Whakaari Aotearoa’s involvement in I.D.E.A written by Life Member Susan Battye can be downloaded here.

Whakaari Aotearoa Drama New Zealand represents the interests of drama kaiako, academics, applied theatre workers and theatre in education practitioners both within Aotearoa and at an international level.

If you are a member of Whakaari Aotearoa Drama New Zealand, you are also a member of I.D.E.A. Information about IDEA and its member associations, projects, and the IDEA World Congress (held every three years) can be found on the IDEA website.

Other international news and information about projects and conferences in drama education are posted on our web site and more frequent updates are posted our social media pages.