Conference Fields/Topics of interest
Conference will cover a wide range of topics, including:
- Inclusive Education
- Education for Diversity
- Intercultural Education
- Anti-Racist Education and combatting xenophobia
- Education for Gender Equality
- Education for Global Citizenship and International Solidarity
- Human Rights Education
- Peace Education
- Critical Education
- Education on Refugee Issues
- Education for Students with Refugee and Migrant Backgrounds
- Active Citizenship education
- Education for Vulnerable Social Groups
- Education for Roma Inclusion
- Education for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
- Education to combat religious fundamentalism
- Education to combat fake news and conspiracy theories
through practices as:
- Theatre/Drama in Education
- Applied theatre/drama
- Community theatre
- Intercultural theatre
- Devised theatre
- Documentary theatre
- Theatre of the Oppressed
- Puppet & shadow theatre
- Inclusive dance and embodied educational practices
- Intermediary and digital performance
- Music education
- Audio-Visual education
And other approaches to Performing Arts in education.
The above-mentioned genres can be seen as pedagogical and teaching methodology, as forms of art, as means of social intervention, as research methodology in education and social sciences.
These topics and practices reflect the diverse challenges and opportunities in promoting inclusive education and addressing various forms of discrimination and exclusion within educational settings and society at large. They will be examined regarding their application in formal preschool, primary, secondary, and tertiary education, adult education, non-formal education, curricula and policies.
For whom
Conference aims at teachers of all levels and specialties, academics, researchers, theatre educators, theatre scholars, artists working in both formal and non-formal education, university students, youth facilitators, social scientists, and anyone involved in the field of research and practice in Performing Arts in education.
Conference includes
- Keynote speeches
- Workshops
- Artistic events
- Paper presentations (opinion papers, research papers, papers on good practices, art projects or teaching proposals)
- Special Interest Groups / Thematic Discussion Panels
IMPORTANT DATES
10 September 2024: Deadline for proposal submissions (papers or workshops)
22 October 2024: Authors of submitted proposals will be notified of the acceptance or rejection
28 October 2024: Conference registration opens
9 January 2025: Registration for participation in workshops and Special Interest Groups starts
10 January 2025: Deadline for submission of final texts for the conference book
Communication / Info: www.TheatroEdu.gr / info@theatroedu.gr/ +302106541600
About the "It could be me, it could be you" project: 2015-2025
The “It could be me, it could be you" project aims at raising awareness within the broader educational community in Greece about human rights and refugee issues through experiential activities, theatre techniques, and educational drama. It has been designed and implemented since February 2015 by the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr) in partnership with UNHCR with a view to promote empathy, understanding and refugee inclusion. The project includes a) training seminars and workshops for teachers, as well as for university students, youth facilitators, aid workers and members of the local community, b) drama workshops for school students, c) interactive forum performances for students, teachers and members of the local community, d) networking events and School Art Festivals, and e) collaborative activities for local and refugee students and youth. Additionally, educational material is published and made available for free on the project's website. The “It could be me, it could be you" project is accredited by IDEA and approved by the Hellenic Ministry of Education. More than 19000 teachers and 45000 students from 870 schools in 70 towns have participated, more than 150 Student Festivals-Action Days have beed organised, and more than 100 local organisations have joined (Local Educational Authorities , Municipalities, Universities, Musems, communitiy centres etc).
About the "Theatre Makes Politics" (TMP) project: 2022-2025
The TMP project aims to empower and encourage youth educators to incorporate methods into their work that will help them address antidemocratic forces in European societies using theatre/drama and performing arts.
The issues TMP addresses are:
- Far-right extremism and populism: Racism and rhetoric against refugees
- Far-right extremism and populism: Conspiracy theories and misinformation
- Religious fundamentalism: Searching for Identity – Focusing on Right Extremism and Islamic Fundamentalism
- Religious fundamentalism: Christian religious dogmatism and politics
The project includes pilot workshops among partners and with groups of young people in each project country. The results from the workshops are documented through evaluation processes in a handbook with the prospect of becoming a useful tool ready for implementation by facilitators. Additionally, an online tool is created through which exchange of opinions, practices, and improvement proposals can take place. The TMP program is implemented by the organizations Bundesverband Theaterpädagogik e.V., (BUT, Germany), La Transplanisphere (LT, France), Ex-Quorum - Associação de Divulgação de Eventos Culturais (EQ, Portugal), Centre for Intercultural Dialogue Association, (CID, North Macedonia), Stadt Theatre Dortmund (STD, Germany) and the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet, Greece)