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Routledge
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Routledge
214 Pages
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Routledge
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Although much has been written on how the drama elements of the English curriculum might be taught in schools, there is less guidance available for teachers who regard drama not as an adjunct of English but as an arts subject in its own right. In this volume, David Hornbrook and a team of experienced drama specialists show how the subject of drama may be defined and taught. Drawing on... Read more
PART I The teaching and learning of drama 1 Drama and education 2 Stages of the world 3 Creativity in context 4 Crafting dramas PART II Making and performing drama in school 5 Writing plays: taking note of genre 6 Reading plays for performance 7 The choreography of performance PART III Watching and understanding drama 8 On being an audience: a spectator’s guide 9 Making sense of drama in an electronic age 10 Building a dramatic vocabulary
Biography
David Hornbrook was Staff Inspector for Drama for the Inner London Education Authority until its abolition in 1990. He is now based in the London Borough of Camden and inspects schools and colleges throughout England. A former teacher, actor and theatre director, Dr Hornbrook is an Associate Fellow of the Central School of Speech and Drama and an influential author in the field of drama education. His publications include Education and Dramatic Art (second edition, Routledge 1998) and Education in Drama (1991).
'...an important book that deserves the attention not only of drama teachers but anyone concerned with designing the school curriculum...The case is impressively made, and overwhelming.' - Times Educational Supplement
'It is good to read a book that views watching and understanding a play as a two way means of communication.' - Education Review
'A thoughtful and passionate book that fuels the fires of the longstanding process/product debate close to the heart of all drama/theatre practitioners and scholars.' - Canadian Journal of Education
