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DECEMBER 2001

1. THE FOURTH RESEARCHING DRAMA AND THEATRE IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE
2. NEW WEB SITE FOR GREEK DRAMA & THEATRE TEACHERS
3. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: THE HEALING POWER OF THE THEATRE
4. GM PRODUCTIONS: SCOTLAND
5. THE PERFORMING ZONE
6. LIVE PERFORMANCE AND NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION
7. MACS IMMUNE TO BADTRANS B VIRUS
8. CALL FOR PAPERS - ATHEN S
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1. THE FOURTH RESEARCHING DRAMA AND THEATRE IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE
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University of Exeter, Devon, England, 9-13 April 2002
Title: 'PRACTICE AND RESEARCH'
The conference will explore the complex and various relationships between practice and research such as 'practice as research', 'practice-based research', 'r esearch through practice' and 'drama as research'. There will be keynotes and discussion groups together with paper and practical presentations.
Further details can be found on the web here.

A brochure can be posted to those who supply a postal address. Queries about domestic arrangements to Conference Organiser, and on academic matters to the Conference Director, .
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2. NEW WEB SITE FOR GREEK DRAMA & THEATRE TEACHERS
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has started a web site for Greek Drama & Theatre teachers. It began as a site to support their International Conference but it will develop.
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3. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: THE HEALING POWER OF THE THEATRE
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Mostar, BiH
21 - 24 February 2002
The Centre for Drama Education of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Mostar Youth Theatre
The theme will be discussed from the artisti c and educational point of view and from the aspect of social environment. Conference practical workshops will introduce different theatrical methodologies in approach to the themes. During the course of the Conference there will be 5 theatre performances. Cultural visits to: The old Dervish house on the sour ce of the river Buna, ancient necropolis Radimlja, the Old City of Pocitelj and Roman City Mogorjelo.
Contacts:
Trg Musala bb Banjaä 88000 Mo star Bosna i Hercegovina
tel./fax: 00 387 36 552 893
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4. GM PRODUCTIONS: SCOTLAND
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GM Productions are based in Glasgow. They are committed to staging music theatre for young people; performed by young people IN theatres!! They were incorporated as a company in January this year. They have just finished working with the Tron Theatre in Glasgow. Contact
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5. THE PERFORMING ZONE
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Some of you will have heard from Kerry who is a new <Drama_UK> member and a t eacher of Drama at Ashfield School, Nottinghamshire, England. She has just created her first ever web site. The site is for Dance and Drama teachers and students and includes lesson plans, local arts news, Stanislavski, Brecht and Shakespeare stuff. It also has a very useful section for students on written work. Why not take a look at her site The Performing Zone._________________________________________________________________________
6. LIVE PERFORMANCE AND NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION
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BBCi and the Arts Council of England have commissioned six very different projects fusing live performance and new media production. Read all about the Shooting Live Artists performers and their works in progress.
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7. MACS IMMUNE TO BADTRANS B VIRUS
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A new Internet worm is spreading online - but it doesn't work on Macs. Find out more here.
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8. CALL FOR PAPERS - ATHENS
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The Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.) will hold its Fourth International Conference in Athens, Greece, May 24-25, 2002 on EDUCATION. The conference will be held at the Cultural Center of the City of Athens, located in the scenic part of downtown Athens (within walking distance of the Acropolis and the new metro stations of Syntagma and Panepistimiou).
The registration fee will be $50. Special arrangements will be made with local hotels for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, planned tours to picturesque Greek Islands will be organized. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars and students from FACULTIES OF EDUCATION, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMICS, SOCIAL SCIENCES and other related disciplines to identify areas of common research issues as well as methodological and analytical
differences. Papers (in English) from all areas of education are welcome. Preference will be given to submissions that emphasize the historical and institutional developments. Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings. Please submit a 300 word abstract by February 19th, 2002 to the following address:
Director, Athens Institute for Education and Research (AT.IN.E.R.)
14 Solomou Street, 10683 Athens, Greece    
Tel.: 00 301 383-4227 Fax: 00 301 384-7734
NOVEMBER 2001

1. THE VERSAILLES TREATY
2. GENDER AND ACHIEVEMENT
3. NATIONAL LITERACY STRATEGY
4. GUIDANCE AFTER THE EVENTS OF 11TH SEPTEMBER
5. THE INTERACTIVE PLAY
6. SAGAS AND SUMS
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1. THE VERSAILLES TREATY
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There is an opportunity to join Drama and History in this new project. Schools are invited to join a unique on-line debate to re-create the 1919 Versailles Treaty. Together with schools from Europe you and your pupils can get involved with an exciting two-part project which is aimed at KS3 and KS4.
Using extensive material from the Guardian archives, pupils will gain a sense of the atmosphere and issues surrounding that era, which are as relevant today as they were in 1919.
Students of registered schools will be able to play the role of one of the countries involved in Versailles negotiations.
It is claimed that participating schools will absorb a lot of history and students will gain many ICT skills. In addition, active citizenship is a core activity of the Versailles debate as it demonstrates to pupils how governments arrive at decisions.
The Treaty of Versailles event provides one of the largest WW1 resources on the web. For more information or to register for your free place, visit here.
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2. GENDER AND ACHIEVEMENT
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There has been much discussion on the site about the different approaches that boys and girls may take towards Drama. Those that wish to pursue this further will find some interesting reading on the Standards site.
The Gender and Achievement area is aimed at teachers, LEAs and others with an interest in gender differences and related levels of achievement. The area raises the profile of gender issues in schools, shares information on good practice and provides advice on a range of whole school issues that are critical to raising the achievement of boys and girls. The area can help by providing a presentation of national performance data by gender at each key stage and an overview of recent research on gender and achievement written by Professor Jean Rudduck of Homerton College, Cambridge. It now incorporates extensive references to gender choice issues in careers, with an emphasis on providing pupils and teachers with pointers to information sources and other advisory organisations, such as the Equal Opportunities Commission.
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3. NATIONAL LITERACY STRATEGY
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How are Drama colleagues coping with the National Literacy Strategy? Have you seen the materials appearing on the web? You can find news and updates about the Key Stage 3 National Strategy, including new publications, press releases and forthcoming events here.
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4. GUIDANCE AFTER THE EVENTS OF 11TH SEPTEMBER
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The UK Government has decided to offer some guidance on how teachers should respond to these evenets.This guidance is now available online. It reminds schools of existing sources of information and support they may wish to draw on in handling issues which arise following the events of 11th September.
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5. THE INTERACTIVE PLAY
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The final instalment of the Interactive Play is published next week and then after revisions and rehearsals will be premiered at Soho Theatre on 12 November (tickets are only £2 from the box office on 020 7478 0151). This is your last chance to influence the script.
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6. SAGAS AND SUMS
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Primary teachers may be interested to discover Sagas and Sums. This is an exciting interactive journey into the Viking era. It is aimed at KS2 and 5-14 Curriculum pupils.
Experts from the York Archaeological Trust will come online to answer questions on the Viking age. Unravel the secrets of the 'Mysterious Mound'. For more information go to here.
OCTOBER 2001

1. CHAIN-PLAY
2. INTERACTIVE ON-LINE PLAY
3. UNDERSTANDING SEPTEMBER 11 2001
4. EDINBURGH FESTIVAL CONTINUED
5. FESTE DATABASE AT THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST
6. ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS' WEBSITES
7. BARCLAY THEATRE AWARDS 2001
8. ARTS COUNCILS
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1. CHAIN-PLAY
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As part of its 25th birthday celebrations, the Royal National Theatre has commissioned 25 playwrights to contribute a scene to 'The Chain Play'. The authors, including Stephen Sondheim, Patrick Marber and Zinnie Harris, will each write one scene and then hand the play on to the next participant, who can take it in any direction they see fit. The developing work will appear on the theatre's website throughout October and receive a one-off performance at the South Bank venue on 26 October.
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2. INTERACTIVE ON-LINE PLAY
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Whatsonstage.com is running an Interactive Play Project. With your help, it aims to conceive, develop and produce a mass-participation interactive play, using the Internet as the focal point for writing and collaboration. Between now and the end of October 2001, you can vote on the various directions the one-act play should take as well as make suggestions for dialogue, plot and character development.
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3. UNDERSTANDING SEPTEMBER 11 2001
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There has been much discussion about the events that took place on 11 September 2001 on the site. For those who wish to consider this further there is a joint NATD and SCYPT event. The National Association for the Teaching of Drama and The Standing Conference for Young People's Theatre are long standing associations with a history of collaboration. The one day conference is on 27 October 2001 at Newman College in Birmingham. To obtain more details send an e-mail to .
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4. EDINBURGH FESTIVAL CONTINUED
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Some of the successes from this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe are now showing at the Pleasance Theatre's London Edinburgh Festival 2001 running in north London from 7 to 28 October.
<http://www.pleasance.co.uk>
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5. FESTE DATABASE AT THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST
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The Royal Shakespeare Company Archives FESTE Database at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has now been announced by PADS - the Performing Arts Data Service.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust came into existence after the purchase of Shakespeare's Birthplace in 1847 in order to preserve it as a national monument. The Trust maintains a museum and library of books, manuscripts and records of local historic interest with particular reference to Shakespeare and includes the archive of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

The FESTE Database is a detailed record of all performances of that company from 1865 to the present, including full cast lists and bibliographic data relating to contemporary reviews.
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6. ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS' WEBSITES
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The Association of Teachers' Websites were launched earlier in the year. The organization exists to:
a) provide a home on the web for the best teacher created web sites
b) support and promote teacher built websites.
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7. BARCLAY THEATRE AWARDS 2001
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The nominations have been announced for the 2001 Barclay Theatre Awards, which recognise outstanding regional and touring productions. Sheffield's Crucible, Stoke's Regent Theatre and Northern Stage at the Newcastle Playhouse will battle it out for the Best Theatre prize at the award ceremony on 21 October.
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8. ARTS COUNCILS
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The Arts Council of England has published new proposals for its planned restructuring. The document Working Together for the Arts was backed by new Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and claims the reforms will save up to £10m per year. Previous plans to axe the ten Regional Arts Boards have been modified, and the new structure outlined would include nine regional offices. Also take a look at Arts Online.
SEPTEMBER 20011. TeacherNet
2. Schoolplay Productions
3. Superscripts
4. BT Connections plays
5. UK Mac Mirror site

At the start of the new academic year I have tried to offer some sites to answer those questions about where to get ideas for script work.
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1. TeacherNet
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With the changes taking place at the DfES there has been a big change on the web site at TeacherNet. They have now merged the work that EASEA were doing and this is now more of a one stop operation. However, I have found the site slow and prone to Java errors.
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2. Schoolplay Productions
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SchoolPlay Productions Limited was founded in 1989 to promote theatrical works for performance by youth groups and schools. They now publish over 130 plays and musicals covering the whole age range up to 19: one act and full length shows, casts of all sizes and a very wide range of themes and styles. Several are also suitable for performance by adult groups.
For almost all of the musicals there are cassettes available - of a past performance, for use in rehearsal and/or as a "full band" backing track. They also offer a variety of other services, including drama workshops, set design etc.
Mark Wheeller, who contributes regularly to Drama_UK (Too Much Punch for Judy and other plays) has his plays listed on this site.
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3. Superscripts
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The following are claims made by Nelson Thornes Ltd the publishers of this material: 'The demand for new literature for Key Stages 3 and 4 is met with these original scripts and adaptations of popular children's fiction. The curriculum requirement for studying genuine dramatic literature will be achieved by studying these accessible theatre scripts.The plays can be successfully performed by pupils, as they have already been performed in public to popular acclaim. The sophisticated themes and complex plots have been specifically designed to appeal to 11-16 year olds, and have a language level accessible to all pupils. These dramatic adaptations of popular texts allow pupils to respond to the subject matter from a new angle.'
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4. BT Connections plays
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The material has been compiled by a team of practising English and Drama teachers, headed up by Andy Kempe, Lecturer in Drama Education at the University of Reading.
would welcome feedback.
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5. UK Mac Mirror site
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Finding Mac specific files has been made a lot easier now that this site is up and running. It cuts out the long wait as connections are made to the US. Mac users would do well to visit this site often. (Of course other platforms are also catered for).
AUGUST 2001
1. Edinburgh Festival Fringe - next year
2. Friends Reunited
3. Virus Myths
4. MacAce
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1. Edinburgh Festival Fringe - next year
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While I was at the Fringe this year it occurred to me that colleagues might need prompting to plan ahead if they are bringing groups next year. This section of edfringe.com will help performers who are interested in learning more about participating in the largest arts festival on the planet. It outlines just what is involved, offers a 'dating agency' for any budding writers or performers looking for help and also contains valuable advice for street artists planning to stop off at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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2. Friends Reunited
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Several people on Drama_UK have recommended this site. It is a simple to use website that allows you to find out what your old school and college friends are doing now.
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3. Virus Myths
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It is just possible that over August you have had time to clean up your computer and remove all those files you never use. You may also have been panicked by the new rash of viruses. Before you email all your friends (or YahooGroup) about a new virus you have discovered check this site first. Here you can learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, hysteria, and the implications if you believe in them. You can also search a list of computer virus hoaxes & virus hysteria from A to Z.
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4. MacAce
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Colleagues will know that I am driven by all things Mac. I have been using this site for a while now and after initial teething troubles it is very reliable. If you connect to the Internnet through a Mac you may want to try their free service. MacAce is the original Mac-only ISP. They provide comprehensive Internet services - especially for Mac's - including access, hosting and Free Mac Support - as well as a useful starting point for Mac users everywhere.
JULY 2001
1. EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
2. London International Festival of Theatre
3. LUDLOW FESTIVAL
4. LICHFIELD INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
5. GREENWICH AND DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
6. JOHN GODBER
7. CHICKEN SHED CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
This month I do a round up of Festivals. Let me know if you are aware of others.
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1. EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
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Following last month's International Festival launch, the other Edinburgh festivals have now unveiled their programmes. The Festival Fringe brings 1350 shows to the Scottish capital in August. Check the website for dates and booking details.
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2. London International Festival of Theatre
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The London International Festival of Theatre is in full swing, kicking off with Declan Donnellan's production of 'Boris Godunov'. LIFT runs until 8 July at venues around the capital.
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3. LUDLOW FESTIVAL
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Centrepiece of this year's Ludlow Festival is a production of 'Macbeth' set in the grounds of the Norman castle, in Shropshire from June 23 to July 7
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4. LICHFIELD INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
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The Lichfield International Arts Festival takes over the Staffordshire city from 3 to 15 July and includes exhibitions, talks, drama and music.
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5. GREENWICH AND DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
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The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival runs from 6 to 16 July by the Thames in London. Highlights include the Italian dance company Materiali Resistenti performing in Thames Barrier Park.
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6. JOHN GODBER
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Many of you might look to John Godber for inspiration for plays to explore with GCSE students. So it may interest you that Hull Truck Theatre presents the world premiere of John Godber's latest comedy 'Our House' from 5 to 28 July.
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7. CHICKEN SHED CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL
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The Chicken Shed Children's festival runs from Tuesday 10 July until Saturday 28 July.
JUNE 2001
1. SUNSET SONG
2. ARTS BASED RESEARCH
3. SCOTTISH NATIONAL THEATRE
4. ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
5. DOUGLAS ADAMS
6. NATD WEB SITE
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1. SUNSET SONG
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National Grid for Learning Scotland has funded a new website looking at one contemporary theatre production currently touring Scotland. It is multimedia with photos, graphics and text, an educational resource documenting the creation and staging of a theatrical production of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's "Sunset Song", presented throughout Scotland by Prime Productions.
Its targeted at Drama students and teachers working at the level of Scottish Highers, and covers the original text, the production (design, direction, lighting, performance, etc) and the company.
Sunset Song
Nick Morgan
NGfL Scotland
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2. ARTS BASED RESEARCH
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Below and attached is a call for papers on Arts Based Research with an emphasis on methodology. Call for papers for the Theme Issue of the ALBERTA JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Spring 2002.
Guest editor: Joe Norris
Co-editor: George Buck
Theme: Exemplars of Arts-Based Research Methodologies Due: Postmarked or Electronically received by September 17, 2001
More information can be found at the Alberta Journal of Educational Research site.
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3. SCOTTISH NATIONAL THEATRE
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Plans for the creation of a Scottish National Theatre were given a boost recently when the results of a feasibility study, commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council, were announced. The working group's findings can be read in full on the council's website.
<http://www.sac.org.uk>
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4. ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
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Meanwhile the Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled plans to scale-down its relationship with the Barbican in London and become more of a presence in the West End. The company also announced the return of Kenneth Branagh and Ralph Fiennes to the RSC stage and the establishment of an acting academy.
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5. DOUGLAS ADAMS
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By now you will have heard that Douglas Adams died suddenly from a heart attack on the 11th of May. He was a keen net enthusiast and Mac User. His web site has become the focus for moving tributes from his many fans.
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6. NATD WEB SITE
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Guy Williams informs me that the National Association for the Teaching of Drama (NATD) website is no longer working. The host homepage has gone out of business. The website is therefore temporarily hosted here.
May 2001 1. CURRICULUM ONLINE
2. INTERNET SAFETY
3. KEY STAGE 3 NATIONAL STRATEGY
4. GREEN PAPER: CULTURE AND CREATIVITY
5. BARBICAN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE EVENT
6. LIFT
7. ARTS FESTIVALS
8. WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW 2001
9. GUARDIAN UNLIMITED
10. APPLE MAC COMPUTER USERS
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1. CURRICULUM ONLINE
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The Government see the use of digital technology for improving the delivery of education has enormous potential to raise standards and increase employability. That is why the Government has invested so heavily in the National Grid for Learning programme to provide teachers and schools with the training, hardware and software that will enable them to use Information and Communications Technology effectively in the classroom...
Download the PDF consultation: <curriculumonline.pdf> (263 kbs)
Download the PDF questionnaire: <curriculumquestion.pdf> (9 kbs)
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We welcome your views of this Consultation Paper. Copies of the paper and the response form are available on the DfEE website at http://www.dfee.gov.uk. Alternatively they can be ordered free of charge by ringing 0845 60 222 60 and quoting references: DfEE COL/2001 for the
paper and COLQUES/2001 for the response form, or by e-mailing < >
You are invited to complete the response form online, return it by e-mail to < > or send it by post (including taped responses) to:
Curriculum Online Responses,
1E Caxton House,
Tothill Street,
London
SW1H 9NA.
Tel: 0207 273 4995 (response form queries only) Fax: 0207 273 4991
Under the Code of Practice on Open Government, any responses will be made available to the public on request, unless respondents indicate that they wish their response to remain confidential. The consultation period runs until 1 July 2001.
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Curriculum Online- a Consultation Paper
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2. INTERNET SAFETY
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Michael Wills, the Minister for Learning and Technology, and Carol Vorderman have teamed up to offer new safety guidelines to protect children from the seamier side of the internet in schools. The revised guidance to schools covers the following areas:
* children's e-mail addresses, both whole class and individual;
* identification of individual children via the internet, eg from
pictures on a school website;
* advice for pupils, teachers and parents about chat rooms in an
educational context, including a checklist of what to look for in a
safe chat room
The guidance has been produced by the DfEE and BECTa, with help from NCH Action for Children, the Parents Information Network, the Internet Watch Foundation, ChildNet, Disney and the British Educational Suppliers Association. See the DfEE's Internet safety web site and download the entire document.
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3. KEY STAGE 3 NATIONAL STRATEGY
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Framework for teaching English: Years 7, 8 and 9
DfEE 0019/2001
The Framework for teaching English: Years 7, 8 and 9 extends the Word, Sentence and Text level organisation of the Primary Framework. It promotes year-by-year progression within Key Stage 3 by providing a clear set of expectations for each year, and ensuring that these
are challenging enough to contribute to raising standards for pupils of all abilities. There are even specialist words that Drama teachers should teach the correct spelling for!
KS3 National Literacy Strategy
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4. GREEN PAPER: CULTURE AND CREATIVITY
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Green Paper: Culture and Creativity: The next Ten Years - Have Your Say The Department for Culture, Media and Sport are keen to consult teachers on the Green Paper Culture and Creativity: The Next Ten Years. The Paper looks forward to a future in which creative talent is given the support it needs to flourish from childhood onwards; and sets out how that future could be secured, both through new policy initiatives such as Creative Partnerships between schools, cultural institutions and creative organisations and through the role culture and creativity play in the Government's education policies. The consultation closes on 15 June 2001. For a copy phone the DCMS
Public Enquiry Unit on 020 7211 6200 or visit the website
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5. BARBICAN INTERNATIONAL THEATRE EVENT
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BITE:01 brings the best of international drama, dance and music theatre back to the Barbican in London from May 2. This year's festival highlights include Peter Hall's 10-hour Trojan War drama Tantalus, Robert Wilson's staging of Strindberg's A Dream Play, the Ninagawa Company's re-interpreting of Mishima's plays, Julie (LionKing) Taymor's triumph of puppetry and movement, The King Stag, andTheatre O's hit from last year's Edinburgh Festival, 3 Dark Tales.
BITE
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6. LIFT
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LIFT - LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE celebrates its 20th birthday this summer. The 2001 biennial theatre festival will include Cheek by Jowl's Declan Donnellan directing a cast of Moscow's top actors in Pushkin's epic Boris Godunov; a visit from radical Italian company Societas Raffaello; and two seasons of new writing at the Royal Court, West Bank Stories and Plays From Uganda. Online booking and full programme details will be available on the LIFT website at the beginning of May.
LIFT
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7. ARTS FESTIVALS
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The eighth Swindon Festival of Literature kicks off on 1 May and offers poetry performance, drama, talks, workshops and visits by writers such as Ian McEwan, Jenny Joseph, Craig Raine and Esther Freud.Swindon Festival of Literature

Meanwhile in Scotland, the Pitlochry Festival Theatre's 50th anniversary season runs from May 4 until October and includes productions of Rattigan's The Winslow Boy, David Hare's Amy's View, a stage adaptation of the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers, and a Scots version of Moliere's School for Wives.Pitlochry Festival
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8. WRITE HERE, WRITE NOW 2001
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This competitionj is open to all pupils in Years 4 and 5, this competition supports the National Literacy Strategy and the drive to raise standards of writing. It can support work in the Literacy Hour to help develop pupils writing and communication skills, as part of the English curriculum, or in out-of-school clubs or projects involving drama and writing activities. Opening lines by Jacqueline Wilson, John Hegley, Tony Robinson and Phil Redmond have been provided for pupils to develop into a story, poem, non-fiction piece or script. Prizes include book vouchers and publication in the Cambridge University Press companion book, CD-ROMs and computers from the Learning Company, and day trips to The Disney Channel studios in London.
Schools must send in entries by 13 July 2001. For further details or to order a competition pack call the helpline on 01634 729825, or
visit the website
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9. GUARDIAN UNLIMITED
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I strongly recommend these sites. If you have not seen them yet take a look. I have delayed this Newsletter hoping that the new Education site would be rewritten in time but it has still not appeared. Keep watching this space.
Guardian Unlimited
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10. APPLE MAC COMPUTER USERS
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Regular readers to this Newsletter will know that I am an Apple Mac fan. It was therefore no surprise that I noticed the new DfEE site for Electronic Management Information Systems for Schools Apple Mac computer users.
April 2001

THIS MONTH
1. TEACHER EXCHANGE
2. 2001 A YOUTH ARTS ODYSSEY
3. SWINGING HER BREASTS AT HISTORY - FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
4. THE 46TH SUNDAY TIMES NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL
5. DRAMA IN SCHOOLS SITE
6. VIRUSES & OTHER URBAN MYTHS
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1. TEACHER EXCHANGE
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Recently I have received many enquiries about the possibilities of a teacher exchange. This is possible and I know that some teachers on this list have already made exchanges. Perhaps you would care to write about this experience for the list. If you have been wondering about the opportunities a good place to start is the British Council or .
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2. 2001 A YOUTH ARTS ODYSSEY
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Watch out for two linked youth arts conferences this summer under the banner
2001: A Youth Arts Odyssey
The first takes place at th e University of Northumbria in Newcastle (17-19 June), swiftly followed by the second at the University of Portsmouth (24-26 June).
2001: A Youth Arts Odyssey is a major partnership initiative from four key youth arts and youth work development agencies - Artswork, the National Association of Youth Theatres, the National Association of Clubs for Young People, and UK Youth. These organisations have come together in the belief that the time is right for a significant joint effort to move youth arts up the cultural agenda.
The conferences, which will have a particular focus on Training, Partnerships and Networking, are aimed at practitioners, managers, and policy-makers from both the arts and youth sectors. The initiative is being supported by the Arts Council of England and the English Regional Arts Boards. For info email .
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3. SWINGING HER BREASTS AT HISTORY
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CARIBBEAN WOMEN'S WRITING
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Friday 6th April and Saturday 7th April 2001

Confirmed guests:
Dr. Beryl Gilroy, Guyana/UK
Dr. Velma Pollard, Jamaica
Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, Jamaica
Georgina Herrera, Cuba
Valerie Bloom, Jamaica/UK
Pauline Melville, Guyana, UK
Ramabai Espinet, Trinidad/Canada

Panels include:
- Historiography and Caribbean Women's Literature
- Caribbean women writing the body
- Conditions of literary production
- Slavery, memory and writing
- Theorising Texts
- Absent Fathers/Absent Mothers

Conference Web site:

Contact:
Caribbean Centre
Goldsmiths College
University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW
tel: 020 7919 7396
fax/ans: 020 7919 7395

CWWA - English Department, Goldsmiths College and Caribbean Women Writer's Alliance
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4. THE 46TH SUNDAY TIMES NATIONAL STUDENT DRAMA FESTIVAL
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University drama companies from across the UK have made the short list to win awards including a directing residency at London's Bush Theatre and play writing bursaries. In addition to the 15 nominated productions, professionals such as Boublil and Schonberg, Mark Ravenhill and John Caird will be leading master classes on everything from comedy acting to pyrotechnics. The shows and master classes are open to the public and run from 4 to 11 April at venues around the town.
National Student Drama Festival
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5. DRAMA IN SCHOOLS SITE
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In 1992 the Arts Council for Great Britain generously circulated one of its last publications: Drama in Schools. This website has been put together by Mark Howell-Meri in an attempt to revive the ideas contained within the original publication.
Drama in Schools Site
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6. VIRUSES & OTHER URBAN MYTHS
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From time to time well meaning individuals alert this list and me directly to potential viruses. Often the item is not a virus but a hoax. The hoax is just as dangerous in a way as it works liek a chain letter. One person warns five others, they in turn each tell five more and pretty soon networks slow down simply with the weight of email traffic.
Be responsible and check out the provenance of the virus first. Here are some good sites to start with:
The McAfee Virus Library
VMyths
Urban Legend Combat Kit
Drama teachers who like a good story should also check out:
Urban Legends & Folklore
The San Fernando Valley Folklore Society's Urban Legends
March 2001THIS MONTH
1. BUILD A WEB PAGE
2. TIME 2001 CONFERENCE
3. NATIONAL DRAMA CONFERENCE
4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE TEACHERS OF DRAMA CONFERENCE
5. THE SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE
6. BUILDING ON SUCCESS
7. ANNUAL OFSTED REPORT
8. ARTSMARK AWARD
9. SCHOOL TEACHERS' REVIEW BODY
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1. BUILD A WEB PAGE
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Take a look at the 'Training' section of my site for some hints about writing your own web pages.
There are many free utilities to help. You may even have the necessary software already. If you rely on Word for just about everything you do, get ready for its new Web capabilities. You don't have to learn another program to develop a Web page: Creating one in Word is both fun and quick.
Take a look at some examples built by PGCE Drama Students.
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2. TIME 2001 Conference
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12 July 2001
at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London
Placing teachers' voices at the centre of intercultural debate for the first time ... changing the culture of the drama classroom. A one-day conference hosted by Tamasha Theatre Company and The Central School of Speech and Drama.
For more information visit the website:
TIME 2001 Conference
The Coppice, Higher Coombe
Shaftesbury SP7 9LR
Tel: 01747 858776
Fax: 01747 858803
Email:
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3. NATIONAL DRAMA CONFERENCE
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The next conference will be in April. Watch their site.
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4. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE TEACHERS OF DRAMA CONFERENCE
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13-15 July 2001
'Opening the Door - Expanding our understanding of children, education and the world through Drama.' Keynote Speakers:
Edward Bond - Playwright (a written contribution to be presented by the Executive)
Geoff Gillham - Playwright and TIE Director
Dorothy Heathcote - Drama Educator
Dijana Milosevic - Serbian Theatre Director
Bill Roper - Social Psychologist Conference Site
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5. THE SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE
'The Secondary School of the Future' is a Report to the DfEE by Becta which was published February 2001. One of the outcomes they suggest is: 'Secondary schools with 'Very good' ICT resources achieved, on average, better results in the 1999 Key Stage 3 tests in English, mathematics and science than those with 'Poor' ICT resources..'
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6. BUILDING ON SUCCESS
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The Schools Green Paper sets out for consultation, proposals to build on the past four years of education reform and achievement. It contains plans to embed those reforms, which have transformed primary education, and build on achievements to date to secure a step-change in secondary education as well.
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7. ANNUAL OFSTED REPORT
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The Stationery Office publish the full text or summary of selected documents prepared for the Internet. You may also find other official documents listed by category.
UK Official Publications on the Internet
The full title for the Annual Ofsted report is:
1999-2000
Standards and Quality in Education
The Annual Report of Her Majesty's
Chief Inspector of Schools.
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8. ARTSMARK AWARD
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Apparently more than 1400 schools across the country are getting ready to sign up for the new national arts award, Artsmark. According to an announcement by culture minister Alan Howarth in February. The government scheme aims to put arts higher up the agenda of schools, arts organisations and communities and to raise standards of arts education. To stand a chance of winning one of the prizes, schools need to fill out one of the application forms available on the Artsmark website. Is your school applying?
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9. SCHOOL TEACHERS' REVIEW BODY
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For those interested to find out what the report on salary came up with this month check the following.
February 2001 THIS MONTH
1. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
2. Joe Orton
3. Cheap Seats
4. International Chekhov Fund
5. Augusto Boal Forum Theatre
6. RNT Poll
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1. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre has announced details of its 2001 season. Booking opens 12 February at the Elizabethan replica on London's South Bank for productions including Macbeth in Zulu, The Comedy of Errors in Japanese and Mark Rylance in Cymbeline.
Shakespeare Globe Theatre
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2. Joe Orton
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Facts and bibliography about the playwright who came to such a tragic end an be found at this site. Also remember to consult (and contribute to) our practitioners site.
Joe Orton
Drama Practitioners
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3. Cheap Seats
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If you missed this watch out for it to be repeated soon. If you are aged between 15 and 25 and put off going to the theatre by West End ticket prices, don't despair. A new scheme to encourage young theatregoers is offering cut-price seats for a week, from Monday 29 January to Friday 2 February. Top London shows including Les Miserables, Stones in His Pockets and The Caretaker will be selling their best available tickets for only £10. Check the Society of London Theatre website for details.
Meanwhile the Young Vic is giving away free tickets in May to residents of its surrounding boroughs of Lambeth or Southwark.
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4. International Chekhov Fund
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I received the following information from Victor Goultchenko who is currently organising the International Chekhov Fund (including Chekhov Lab and Chekhov Magazine). He plans to publish Chekhov Magazine (English and Russian editions) from the beginning of 2001. The first issue must be devoted to Chekhov's Three Sisters (this play will have a centenary in this year). He will start preliminary actions for the creation of worldwide Chekhov's bibliography and would like to attract potential colleagues from around the world to this activity. Email
Chekhov Fund
_________________________________________________________________________Announcement Nr.1: The International Chekhov Fund_________________________________________________________________________The International Chekhov Fund (ICF) is in process of its foundation under recommendations of the Council of world culture history (Russian Academy of Sciences), and Chekhov's commission (Russian Academy of Sciences).Main ICF activities:
- Realization of international conferences, symposiums, festivals (Such as: International conference "Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov and "new drama" of XX Century; International Treplev's festival with general idea of new forms search; International festival of one Chekhov's play - "Uncle Vanya", "The Cherry Orchard, etc.).
- Organization of master-classes, creative labs (Such as: organization of Chekhov Lab a) in Moscow, b) abroad, c) in a Chekhov's tour "Moscow (Sadovaya-Kydrinskaya) - Melikhovo - Taganrog - Yalta - Sakhalin"; special master-classes for actors, producers, stage directors in Russia together with foreign theatre practicals).
- Own scenic activity or theatre co-production (Such as: performance co-production; consulting and other kinds of support in Chekhov's performance preparation). Main targets are a) producers' and actors' qualification development directly in practical process, and b) academic methods of work under Chekhov's materials.
- Publishing activity (Such as: "Chekhov magazine" production including some other historical & archives appendixes; Russian edition of foreign Chekhov's researchers and vice versa).
- Target aid to Chekhov's museums in Russia, Ukraine and Deutschland. Legal destination of the International Chekhov Fund is Deutschland.
Regional branch of the International Chekhov Fund is Moscow, Russia.
Organizations mentioned below agreed to join the International Chekhov
Fund:
- State Theatre of Nations (Moscow)
- Radio of Russia (Moscow)
- Alexandrinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg)_________________________________________________________________________Announcement Nr.2: Chekhov Magazine_________________________________________________________________________
Publisher: International Chekhov Fund.
Periodicity: Quarterly bilingual edition (in Russian & English) including historical & archive appendixes (in Russian).
Orientation: Prose / drama / theatre.
Audience: Chekhov's works specialists, "the new drama of XX century" specialists, philologists, theatre & drama specialists, stage directors, actors, stage-designers, lecturers & students of philological & theatre departments, literary & theatrical community.
Content:
- The most important aspects of Chekhov's (and Chekhov's followers) heritage - articles, reports, surveys.
- Republication of old materials (some of which have not been published before - in some languages, in some countries), simultaneously with publication of modern theorists' researches, together with articles of modern stage directors & actors.
- Panorama of international culture life, associated with Anton Chekhov's and Michael Chekhov's names and works.
- Headlines and full information about new books, articles, dissertations, international symposiums & conferences, being devoted to the Chekhov's work.
- Headlines and full information about new stage performances (drama, opera, and ballet) based on Chekhov's materials.
- Illustrations of experience of modern stage-designers.
- Chekhov's exchange - offers, demands, etc. Editorial board: Famous prose & drama theorists, together with practical
specialists over-the-world. Permanent address & board membership will be detailed in the nearest future.
Current actions: The pilot bilingual version of the magazine (including
appendixes) is in process for the press.
Distribution: The magazine can be delivered under subscription. At the same
time the magazine will be distributed via specialized bookstores._________________________________________________________________________Announcement Nr.3: Chekhov Lab_________________________________________________________________________The Chekhov Lab is aimed to deep an audience into the poetic world of Chekhov's plays using organic combination of theoretical and practical studies.
Methodology:
The following methodology of studies seems to be the optimal: a) theoretical thesis-ground
b) practical development of the mentioned thesis using a sketch method with
actor's participation
c) further search-improvisation and discussion on found variants d) summing up of found results, fixing of material either in play fragments, or in fantasies based on the play subject, or in complex performance
Main subjects:
1) Tourgenev - Chekhov - Gorky
2) Chekhov and Gogol
3) Ibsen - Strindberg - Chekhov
4) Chekhov and Moscow Art Theatre
5) Experience of Stanislavsky, Nemirovich-Danchenko and other producers in
Chekhov's plays: starting from "theatre of feeling" to "theatre of performance"
6) Chekhov in the culture of XX Century
7) Chekhov and "new drama" of XX Century 8) Chekhov and "theatre of absurd"
9) Base of Chekhov's theatre
10) "Space" and "time" in Chekhov's plays. Chekhov and Einstein. 11) Sense of stage direction in Chekhov's plays 12) Function of pause in Chekhov's plays 13) Features of final in Chekhov's plays 14) "Through" and "fluctuating" characters in Chekhov's plays 15) Russian Eros in Chekhov's plays
16) Chekhov's characters up to the end of XX Century: who'll see "the sky
in diamonds"? :
17) Chekhov in the East and the West cultures : Etc.
Audience:
- An audience of Chekhov Labs may be formed with participation of actors, producers, theatre researchers, Slavonic philologists, students and postgraduates of theatre institutes or faculties. - An optimal group quantity is from 30 up to 50 peoples for every study.
Studies organization:
- Minimal duration of Chekhov Lab is 2 weeks. - Maximal duration is 8-12 weeks.
Set of themes and material richness will be based on the Lab duration and group professional features.
Play's fragments, study or commercial performances may be prepared as a result of Lab studies.
Abilities:
- Chekhov Lab studies may be held in memorial Chekhov's buildings (Moscow, Melikhovo, Yalta, Gurzuf, etc.), or in native countries of interested groups.Victor Goultchenko
E-mail:
Information about Chekhov Fund you can see on: http://www.chekhov.org
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5. Augusto Boal Forum Theatre Training Workshops February 2001
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Cardboard Citizens is running a series of training workshops in London on the Theatre of the Oppressed methodologies developed by Brazilian practitioner Augusto Boal. The company, which works with homeless people in London, is one of the leading UK practitioners of forum theatre. The workshops will be led by
Cardboard Citizens Company Director, Adrian Jackson, an expert forum theatre trainer who has worked widely overseas and has translated Boal's books into English. One of the workshops will be co-led by Augusto Boal.
i) The Forum Theatre Week 12 -16 February 2001Led by Adrian Jackson and featuring a demonstration performance by Cardboard Citizens.
VENUE: The Jerwood Space, Union Street, London SE1
TIMES: 11 am - 6pm Monday, 10 am - 6pm Tuesday-Friday.
FOR: Anyone using theatre as a toold for debate and social change in
communities inclusing theatre practitioners, teachers, community
organisers, youth workers. No experience necessary.
COST: £400 plus VAT (full Price), voluntary organisations/individuals £330
plus VAT, reduced rate £150 plus VAT (limited availability).
ii) The Rainbow of Desire Week 19 - 23 February 2001

Led by Augusto Boal and Adrian Jackson
VENUE: The Jerwood Space, Union Street, London SE1
TIMES: 11 am - 6pm Monday-Friday.
FOR: People interested in using theatre to explore psychology and therapy
including theatre practitioners with some experience of using Forum
Theatre, dramatherapists, psychodrama practitioners.
COST: £500 plus VAT (full Price), voluntary organisations/individuals £430
plus VAT, reduced rate £150 plus VAT (limited availability).
Booking information is available from: Cardboard Citizens, 146 Mare Street,
London E8 3SG. Tel: +44 (0) 20 8533 4466. Email:

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6. Royal National Theatre Poll
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The RNT would like you to participate in choosing some of the most memorable productions from the National Theatre's 25 years on the South Bank. See their poll here.
January 2001 THIS MONTH
1. Lesson Plans
2. Bullying online
3. TeachersFirst Professional Resources Matrix
4. The Arts Education Partnership
5. UK Gov Statistics

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1. Lesson Plans
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People have been kind over the holiday season and I have some new lesson plans going on the site this month. Watch the lesson plan area for developments. Gradually I will add all plans collecting in our Drama_UK eGroup area but for now watch there as well.
If you want to submit your own plan, send a Word document to Ken by
clicking on the link .
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2. Bullying online
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Bullying is a subject that is sometimes confronted by Drama Teachers and this is a useful site that provides a variety of information and resources. Be aware that it does also carry advertising.
Bullying online
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3. TeachersFirst Professional Resources Matrix
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This site offers a range of material. In this section you will find Teaching Strategies covered, SEN and Professional development. Quite a complex site and US focussed but worth looking through.
TeachersFirst
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4. Arts Education Partnership
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I am often asked for information that teachers can use to argue the case for their subject with parents, governors, the Head etc. This is an excellent site for this purpose with very interesting links. See the new report 'Champions of Change' which specifically looks at the impact of the Arts on Learning.
AEP
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5. UK Gov Statistics
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This site organizes UK government statistics around thirteen themes, such as crime and justice, education, the economy, health and care, population and migration, and much more. It gives easy access to all those hard to find details you may want for a lesson plan or to impress your friends!
UK Gov Statistics
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May I take this opportunity to wish all my readers a happy and relaxed New Year!
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