Athens International Conference 2018
Theatre/Drama and Performing Arts in Education
Utopia or Necessity?

Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr) in the 20th anniversary of its foundation (1998-2018), in partnership with the International Drama/Theatre & Education Association (IDEA) and in collaboration with a number of academic, professional and artistic institutions in Greece and abroad, is organizing the 8th Athens International Conference on Theatre and Performing Arts in Education.

Paper Presentations

Friday 23 November 2018 in several rooms (for more see “Timetable-Programme”) 
15min summary of the selected paper proposals.
Full length texts of presented papers will be included in the Conference Book
Languages: Greek or English

Note: There will be no interpretation at Paper Presentations sessions
No prior reservations are needed. Participants must have registered for Conference 2018 (see Registration-Costs-Terms)
The academic committee has approved the following presentations:
(in alphabetical order per the first speaker's surname)


PRESS HERE to see which rooms the paper presentations will be given, as well as how they are grouped together.


 

Alexiadi Katerina, Greek language and literature teacher, theatre theoretician, teacher of C. Orff music pedagogy, cultural administrator, Greece
“Contemporary dance and dance theatre: The importance of their inclusion in the school curriculum”
(Language: Greek)

 

Alexiou Giouli, Greek language and literature teacher, Greece
Avdi Avra, Greek language and literature teacher, drama teacher Greece
Karaviti Tzeni, Greek language and literature teacher, theatre/drama pedagogue Greece
“Theatre as a tool of experiential learning in teaching language and literature: using the digital educational material Politropi Glossa”
(Language: Greek)

 

Angeloglou Maria-Nefeli, theater/ drama pedagogue, Germany
“Young IDEA’s International Students Meeting in the HMT Rostock 12 – 24 May 2018. The Project: The overwhelmed Generation. Family and family developments in the age of globalization”
(Language: English)


Baltas Charalampos, primary school teacher, Greece
"Refugees and Education: Using Freinet’s techniques in the pedagogy of dissimilarity"
(Language: Greek)

 

Bargiel Anna, art curator and teacher, Poland:
““Potlatch”: a philosophical and performative project organised with the participation of children and adolescents”
(Language: English)

 

Baxter Veronica, associate professor, Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa:
“The Second Chance project: utopias in nightmare spaces”
(Language: English)

 

Boumpleka Maria, kindergarten teacher, Greece
Lenakakis Antonis, assistant professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Siroka Katerina, kindergarten teacher, midwife, Greece
“The contribution of a theatre/drama-pedagogical program to the empowerment of relationship networks among preschoolers. An experimental survey”
(Language: Greek)

 

Choleva Nassia (Athanasia), drama pedagogue, PhD candidate, School of Early Childhood Education, (S.E.C.Ed.), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Greece
Lenakakis Antonis, assistant professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“I felt and learned!: Education and training on Human Rights through Drama: A research on primary and secondary school teachers”
(Language: Greek)

 

Coetzee Marié-Heleen, associate professor, acting head, Drama Department, University of Pretoria, South Africa:
“Corporeal epistemologies: mobilising dramatic arts towards learning in and through the body”
(Language: English)


Dakari Virginia (Vinia), Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Theatre and Medicine: A Case on Art, Education and Society”
(Language: Greek)

 

de Vries Paul, course leader, BA Theatre in Education, HKU University of the Arts, Utrecht, Netherlands:
“How to cultivate a culture of ownership in the curriculum of a theatre in education course”
(Language: English)

 

Dima Aikaterini, primary school teacher Greece
Tsiaras Asterios, associate professor, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Greece
“Enhancing critical thinking skills through educational drama in 5th grade primary students”
(Language: Greek)

 

Dutta Sisir, Founder Member and Executive Director of BITA (Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts) Bangladesh,
Chowdhury Mousumi, activist, Board Member of BITA (Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts) Bangladesh:
“Theatre in Education: Connecting Children with Entertaining Education”
(Language: English)

 

Fanouraki Clio, assistant professor, Faculty of Theatre Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, director, writer, Greece,
Bilingualism and Multiculturalism through Theatre/Drama Education”
(Language: Greek)

 

Farmakaki Fani, primary school teacher Greece
“The contribution of Drama in Education in the development of love for reading”
(Language: Greek)

 

Fragi Maria, theatre theoretician, director, member of specialized and laboratory teaching staff, University of Patras, Greece
Theatre for children by children: Making a performance.”
(Language: Greek)

 

Fridrichova Petra, head of Educational Research Centre, Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University, Slovakia,
Kováčová Zuzana, teaching assistant, Faculty of Education, Matej Bel University, Slovakia:  
“International and national strategies supporting the implementation
of Drama education to school practise”
(Language: English)


Giagiozi Evangelia, Greek language and literature teacher, Greece
«Action Research: improving writing skills by using educational drama strategies”
(Language: Greek)

 

Giannoulatou Ioanna-Daphne, Ph.D candidate, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Tselfes Vasilis, emeritus professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Paroussi Antigoni, associate professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
“Theories about light for sale: an installation representing theoretical ideas”
(Language: Greek)

 

Gümüş Nevin, teacher, drama teacher, Turkey
Metinnam Özge, teacher, drama teacher, Turkey  
“Necessity or Emancipatory Action: Drama in the Classroom”

(Language: English)

 

Jozifek Zsófia, drama teacher, intercultural expert, Nyitott Kör Egyesület (Open Circle Association), Hungary
Lendvai Lilla, intercultural expert, social pedagogue, Hungary
“R.U.IN? (Are you in?): Drama methods’ innovation for inclusive youth communities”
(Language: English)

 

Kakoudaki Georgina, theatre theoretician, director, Greece
"Ancient Greek drama as education: archetypical questions for adolescent audiences"
(Language: Greek)

 

Kallianta Thaleia, primary school teacher, ΜΑ Drama in Education, Greece
Kotzampasaki Evangelia, Msc STEM in Education, Greece
“Drama in Education and STEM: STEM from theory to practice”
(Language: Greek)

 

Karagianni Αgni, teacher, museum educator, Ph.D candidate, Drama pedagogy, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Papadopoulos Simos, assistant professor, Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
“Drama and inquiry in museum: utopia or necessity”
(Language: Greek)

 

Karantzouli Emilia, teacher, PhD candidate, Department of Primary Education, National and Kapodostrian University of Athens, Greece
“Theatrical Techniques in the Educational Process with the use of Digital Media: The example of Digital Storytelling”
(Language: Greek)

 

Katsaridou Martha, dr., Theatre/ drama pedagogue, fellow teacher (member of specialized and laboratory teaching staff), School of Drama, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Christodoulou Theodora, theatre theoretician, Cyprus
“Poverty and Theatre/Drama Education: An educational intervention”
(Language: Greek)

 

Kosma Georgia, English language and literature teacher, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
“Mantle of the Expert as a means of developing creativity; the case of Efl (English as a foreign language) teaching in Greek primary school”
(Language: English)

 

Kosti Katerina, high school teacher, Ph.D in Drama in Education, postdoctoral researcher, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Greece
“From Utopia to Necessity: Drama and ‘Ego Integrity’ in Third Age”
(Language: Greek)

 

Koukounaras-Liagis Marios, assistant professor, Department of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece,
Potamousi Iro, sociologist, theatre/drama pedagogue, Greece:  
“The "Most Significant Change" technique: research on the evaluation of the effects of T.i.E. programs and other social interventions”
(Language: English)

 

Krsmanović-Tasić Sanja, theatre director, dance and drama teacher, Serbia:  
“Togetherness: The Necessity of Utopia”
(Language: English)

 

Lagou Eleni, English language teacher, drama teacher, Greece
“How can drama enable students to develop their language?”
(Language: English)

 

Madika Afroditi, teacher, Greece
Dougali Anna, preschool teacher, special education teacher, Greece
“Tracing the road of Lignite”
(Language: Greek)

 

Mamali Evgenia, primary school teacher, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Papadopoulos Simos, assistant professor, Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
“The physicality of theatre as a developmental counterpoise to digital era’s education: eco-bodily, sociological and neuroscientific approaches”
(Language: Greek)

 

Mantaka Chryssa, assistant professor Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, set and costume designer, Greece
“The collaboration of  the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki-Theatre Department-Set & Costume  Modules with primary and secondary schools: results of the 2014-2018 implementation”
(Language: Greek)

 

Mardas George, French language and literature, teacher, high school teacher, theatre theoretician, Greece
“Drama in Education and Its Influence on Adolescents’ Empathy”
(Language: Greek)

 

Memou Stamatia, student, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Greece
Pigkou-Repousi Myrto, dr Theatre in Education, Greece
“The Contribution of Theatre/Drama in Εducation to the Subversion of the Stereotypes in the Grimms’ Tales”
(Language: Greek)

 

Metinnam İhsan, research assistant, Faculty of Education, Trakya University, Turkey,
Adıgüzel Ömer, professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara University, Turkey:
“Establishing Cultural Contact Zones through Creative Drama”
(Language: English)

 

Mitsika Ioanna, choreographer, dancer, Greece
“Dancing the Restricted Body: Drama and Theatrical Movement Workshop in Diavata Prison of Thessaloniki”
(Language: Greek)

 

Naughton Greg, senior lecturer, Department of Performing Arts, University of Winchester, UK:
“‘Mimesis’ as a structure of consciousness”
(Language: English)

 

Özen Zeki, drama teacher, research assistant, Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ankara University, Turkey,
Adıgüzel Ömer, professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara University, Turkey:
“Using Dorothy Heathcote's "Commission Model" approach to promote the teacher candidates’ school real- life relationship skills”
(Language: English)

 

Papaioannou Theodora, Ph.D., Department of Primary Education, University of Thessaly, Greece
Kondoyianni Alkistis, emeritus professor, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Greece
“Creating stories with Drama in Education”
(Language: Greek)

 

Papastefanaki Lydia, primary school teacher, Msc Theatre and Education, Greece
Pedagogical dimensions in Jerzy Grotowski ‘s work: Searching for a “grotowskian” theatrical technique for children”
(Language: Greek)

 

Papatriantafylloy Marialena, drama facilitator, actress, Greece 
Papoulia Myrto, drama facilitator, Greece 
"Process Drama and Bonds in the Community"
(Language: Greek)

 

Paroussi Antigoni, associate professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Tselfes Vasilis, emeritus professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
“The theatrical representation of abstract ideas: the case of ‘time’”
(Language: Greek)

 

Pavlidou Kalliopi, primary school teacher, Ph.D candidate, Department of Primary Education, University of the Aegean, Greece
Konsolas Emmanuel (Manos), associate professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Aegean, Greece
Kladaki Maria, assistant professor, Department of Primary Education, University of the Aegean, Greece
“Educational drama program for teenage alcoholism”
(Language: Greek)

 

Pigkou-Repousi Myrto, dr Theatre in Education, Greece
“Theatre and Pedagogy of the Real at the contemporary school: perspectives and possibilities”
(Language: Greek)

 

Prentki Tim, professor, University of Winchester, UK
“Merely Players”
(Language: English)

 

Riga Vassiliki, assistant professor, Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, University of Patras, Greece
“Skills, experiences, and knowledge of Performance Studies’ students in higher education in the USA”
(Language: Greek)

 

Simou Polyxeni, highschool teacher, MSc Drama in Education, Greece
“The path to performance in youth theatre shows the path to self- confidence and self-esteem”
(Language: Greek)

 

Spanou Haritini, Greek language and literature teacher, Greece
“The involvement of students in drama techniques according to the National Curriculum for Literature: Implementation, on G. Viziinos’ short novel “The only journey of his life”, with 3rd grade high school students”
(Language: Greek)

 

Stavrogiannopoulou Efthymia, Ph.D. candidate, Department of educational Sciences and Early Childhood education , University of Patras, theatre theoretician, Greek language and literature teacher Greece
"The Journey of Halima: a narratological approach to the fairytale and its dramatic transformation into puppet theatre play"
(Language: Greek)

 

Stenou Sofia, Greek language and literature teacher, facilitator, Greece
“Teaching History through the Educational Drama, in the framework of museum education interventions aiming at the cultivation of Historical Empathy in Lyceum students”
(Language: Greek)

 

Stratou Elpida, occupational therapist Greece
Tsiaras Asterios, associate professor, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Greece
“The effects of Drama in Education in the development of social skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)”
(Language: Greek)

 

Tsarbopoulou Antigoni, Language and Literature teacher, Greece
“If you were in ... the heroine's shoes: How drama can contribute to the formation of a reading community and awareness raising of children and young people in refugee issues”
(Language: Greek)

 

Tselfes Vasilis, emeritus professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Paroussi Antigoni, associate professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
“Bridging the theory-experience chasm: an educational approach of epistemological matters through theatrical expression”
(Language: Greek)

 

Venieri Foteini, theatre theoretician, museum theatre professional, Greece
Shelley Rebecca, theatre/ drama pedagogue, arts education professional, UK
“Drama in Heritage Education: Negotiating identities through an exploration of classical Athens”
(Language: Greek)

 

Ventouli Konstantina, kindergarten teacher, Msc Greece
Lenakakis Antonis, assistant professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Vouyoukas Constantinos, assistant professor, Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“The effect of Theatre/ Drama Pedagogy on the self-perception of 5th and 6th grade primary school students” 
(Language: Greek)

 

Vgages Stelios, primary school teacher, theatrical play animator Greece
Kalogridi Valia, kindergarten teacher, special education kindergarten teacher, theatrical play animator Greece  
“Theater as a means to promote awareness on issues of disability and the development of an inclusive culture, aiming to ensure the acceptance of Diversity”
(Language: Greek)

 

Vitsou Magda, preschool teacher, Ph.D in Drama in Education, Department of Theatre Studies, University of Peloponnese, Greece
“Multimodality of Drama: identity texts and self-empowerment”
(Language: Greek)

 

Zachu Katerina, assistant professor, School for German Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Makri Vasoula, Ph.D. candidate, School for German Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Drama Club in higher education: The case of the German school, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki”
(Language: Greek)

 

Winston Joe, Professor of Drama and Theatre Education, University of Warwick, UK
“Research by the Royal Shakespeare Company: Teaching Shakespeare in school”
(Language: English)

 

Zanetti Federica, Associate Professor, Department of Education Studies, University of Bologna, Italy:
“Rainbow Theatre: a cultural project on gender education between theatre and pedagogy”
(Language: English)