"Me and the Other…"
Giorgos Bekiaris, teacher, Drama Pedagogue, Greece
WORKSHOP
Athens International Conference "Theatre/Drama & Inclusive Education"
23 March 2025
Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr)
Language: Greek
Limited number of participants
Short Description:
In this workshop, participants explore the concepts of personal and group identity, self-image, and "otherness" through experiential activities and theatrical techniques. The session addresses the theme of stereotypes, how they create conflicts and tensions in human relations, and how they can lead to discriminatory or even racist behavior.
Participants will understand how initial assumptions we make about others, often based on stereotypes and preconceptions, can hinder communication and lead to misunderstandings or conflict. They will learn to identify factors and skills that contribute to peaceful coexistence among groups with different cultural backgrounds.
Giorgos Bekiaris is a primary school teacher and drama educator. He has attended seminars on Playing-Through-Theatre and Educational Drama and is actively engaged in Theatre in Education both an art form and as a teaching method, using drama techniques, theatrical play, and experiential learning. He facilitates Playing-Through-Theatre groups for primary school students and teenagers. He is a member of the Theatre Pedagogy Group "PAiThEA," through which he developed the Theater-in-Education program “349’ Still…”, addressing school bullying using Educational Drama and Forum Theatre techniques. Giorgos has focused significantly on shadow theater in education and on alternative uses of shadows in drama classes. He directed the theatrical production “The Carousel of Shadows and Colors…” with his team. As an expert in the Pedagogical Institute (Greek Ministry of Education) for the "New School" project in the field of Culture, he contributed to the development of new curricula and teachers’ guides for a Drama Course in compulsory education and for a Drama and Text Dramatization Course for Greek Art High Schools. He is a member of the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr) and has been a trainer in the program “It Could be Me - It Could be You” implemented by the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network and the UNHCR since 2015.
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