2019 AATE National Conference
August 1-5, 2019
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Beyond Consciousness-Raising: Theatre, Education, and Activism
Organized and presented by the CUNY School of Professional Studies MA in Applied Theatre and the Creative Arts Team, under the auspices of AATE.
Date and Time
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
9:00 am- 6:00 pm
Location:
CUNY SPS Campus
101 and 119 W. 31st Street
Manhattan, New York 10001
Description:
$135
This one-day conference will profile practical ways in which artists have attempted to implement educational and applied theatre practices to bring about social and political change. In so doing, it will raise important questions about educational theatre and theatre activism. What are the similarities and differences? How can we develop our practices to move beyond ‘raising awareness’ into the realms of active engagement? Is that the role of theatre? What does it look like? What steps do we need to take? Should we take them?
The day will be framed by a keynote presentation from a prominent theatre and education activist, and will offer a selection of hands-on workshops and demonstrations led by individuals and organizations that are using theatre and participatory drama strategies to intervene directly in educational, social, economic and political processes. At the end of the day, time will be made available for participants to reflect on and critique the strategies they encounter, with a view to incorporating them into their practices and making action plans of their own.
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