Conference 2025 Workshops

Workshops on Friday and Saturday are 2,5 hours, on Sunday are 2 hours long, for a limited number of participants.

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The available places in each Workshop are limited.
Reserving a place in a WORKSHOP will take place after the general Conference Registration via a personal email.
Priority will be given based on the order of the date of Conference Registration.
After you have completed the Registration process, you will receive a personal email. This email will be sent based on the priority of your registration date and will allow you to choose the workshop you wish to attend.
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Note: all workshops are offered in parallel sessions in the same time slot each day. Participants may choose one each day

 

 

 

The Raft Game

The Raft Game

Athens, 21/03/2025, conference workshop, Georgia Antoniou, Angeliki Kladi

Event date: 3/21/2025 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Export event

The Raft Game

 

Georgia Antoniou, teacher at 5th High School Corfu Greece

Angeliki Kladi teacher at 5th High School Corfu Greece

 

WORKSHOP

Athens International Conference “Theatre/Drama & Inclusive Education”

21, 22, 23 March 2025

Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr)
 

Language: Greek
Limited number of participants

 

 

Short description


The Raft Game is a role-playing game which seeks to introduce its participants to the concepts of democratic and humanistic values as well as to the identification of prejudices and stereotypes.


This Workshop is divided into three main acts.


First Act. The participants are divided into groups of three and enter a raft. They are no longer themselves. They become: Alan Turing (founding father of modern cognitive science and a homosexual), Stephen Hawking (a foremost theoretical physicist and a quadriplegic), and Ruby Bridges (a major Civil Rights activist and the first black child to go to a school with white students). Right after that, History appears (as a person) and announces that (s)he can no longer carry the technological, social and humanistic load that these three great personalities represent. So, through a peculiar game in time and space, Alan Turing, Stephen Hawking and Ruby Bridges find themselves together inside a raft where they are called upon to defend themselves, when History announces the rule of the game: "One of these three personalities must disappear". This means that each raft group has to decide who will be the “weak link” who should disappear from the history of humankind. The participants are asked to base their choices on fundamental humanitarian principles such as the right to life, the respect for diversity, equal opportunities in education and the rejection of racist stereotypes.

 

Act Two: Through audiovisual material and narration, the participants learn about the APOLLO 13 lunar mission, in which a crew of three was forced, due to serious technical problems, to embark in an attempt to return to Earth by the only means available to do so: the lunar module. The lunar module was designed for only two people, not three, and could be operated safely for 45 hours, not the 90 hours required for the return journey. Thus, this presentation provides an alternative course of action in relation to the raft game that was presented a short time before, with different results, since it proves that it is possible not to sacrifice anyone and that cooperation can be the best strategy for every situation. As a result, some questions arise: Was there an option of cooperation in the raft game? Was there the freedom to make that choice?

 

Act Three: The "banality of evil", a term coined by philosopher Hannah Arendt, refers to situations where common, ordinary people commit crimes under the shroud of blind obedience to orders or instructions. According to Hannah Arendt, the basis of totalitarianism is not the fanatical exponents of totalitarian ideologies, but the petty, ordinary people who just don’t think and follow them. Without the latter, who by denying critical and responsible thinking and acting also deny their humanity, the former would be merely eccentric. Drawing on the above analysis, we proceed to presenting one of the most important and shocking social experiments in the history of mankind: the Milgram experiment. Through this presentation, we delve deeper into our theme, by asking: How easily and uncritically do we submit to any given form of power or authority figure?


 

Note:

No previous experience is required.

Participants are asked to wear comfortable clothes and to be available to step into roles with a reflective attitude.

Some of the workshop’s activities might include (non-aggressive) physical contact.



Georgia Antoniou is a Maths teacher since 2002. In 2009 she was appointed to a public school. After an initial focus on the national exams preparation, the realization that there’s a lack of activities centered on fostering the children's emotional development and social skills drove her to create a school drama group. In 2019-2020, she participated in the "Theatre in the New School" programme of the National Theatre of Greece and, after that, she also took part for two years (2020-2022) in the "Teachers' Academy" (project manager: Sofia Vgenopoulou), another educative initiative of the National Theatre of Greece. She has attended numerous seminars from the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-GR) and actively participates in the programme "It could be me - It could be you". She believes that teaching art in schools can help children understand the value of diversity as well as learn to creatively express themselves. She collaborates with her colleague Angeliki Kladi in all of the school's theatre group events.

 

Angeliki Kladi is a Philologist, employed in the public sector. In recent years she grew an interest in theatre and attended classes at the theatre workshop "Thymeli", in Corfu. This interest led her to work to bring theatre to the school students, so as to motivate and introduce them to its benefits. She collaborates with her colleague Georgia Antoniou in all the theatrical events of the school group, always seeking the best possible outcome.

 
FRIDAY 21/3/2025, 16.30-19.00

"The Raft Game"
Georgia Antoniou, teacher at 5th High School Corfu Greece
Angeliki Kladi teacher at 5th High School Corfu Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 5405 (wheelchair accessible)

The acceptance of self through the affirmation of others
Lambros Arapakos, social worker, Greece
Giouli Douvou, theatre pedagogue, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 131 (no wheelchair accessible

"we all can…supporting diversity through enhancing the general self-confidence of adolescents in secondary education"
Aikaterini Asimidou, teacher, Music School of Piraeus, Greece
Antonios Lenakakis, Professor of Theatre Arts and Education, Department of Preschool Education Sciences, Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Angelos Souliotis, music teacher,  Music School of Piraeus, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 5407 (wheelchair accessible)

"Biography Based Language Teaching Through Creative Drama"
Ferah Burgul-Adıgüzel Assoc. Prof. Gazi University Gazi Faculty of Education, Turkey
Language: English
Room: 132 (no wheelchair accessible)

"The theatrical educational model through the neurological approach of acting"
Annita Capousizi, Instructor of the inclusive performing arts, Artistic director of the theatre group ARTimeleia, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 5404 (wheelchair accessible)

"Oficina Manta plus democracy and modern slavery"
Hugo Miguel Coelho, ExQuorum, Portugal
Language: English
Room: 127 (no wheelchair accessible)

"I am Malala - a process drama approach to address gender-based violence in classrooms"
Adam Cziboly, associate professor Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Language: English
Room: 310 (wheelchair accessible)

“The Navel of the Earth- A workshop on inclusion” 
Maria Frangi, University of Patras Department of Theatre Studies, Greece 
Language: Greek
Room: 313 (wheelchair accessible)

"Lotus Project yoga meets poetry"
Bruno Freyssinet artistic director of Transplanisphere France
Foteini Dimitriou Yoga Family Violet Alignment school, Greece
Language: English/Greek/French
Room: 311 (wheelchair accessible)

"Who Was My Granny"
Sunčica Milosavljević, theatre director, drama pedagogue, Serbia
Nataša Milojević, drama and dance pedagogue, Serbia
Mladen Brekić, Youth Drama Club POKUS, Serbia
Sara Prodanović, Youth Drama Club POKUS, Serbia
Language: English
Room: 5204-nykton organon (wheelchair accessible)

"POWER! - Exploring and blocking racism within and around us” 
George Moschos, Director of Youth Engagement Scheme YES, CAMHI, Greece 
Olga Orfanidou, primary school teacher, Greece 
Language: Greek
Room: 410 (wheelchair accessible)

"A Thousand Languages of Dance: Dance as a Tool for Inclusion"
Maria Papadopoulou, Movement Teacher / Trainer, InDancEdu, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: Estiatorio (wheelchair accessible with some difficulty)

"Journey to the Water"
Tríona Stokes, Drama Lecturer, Maynooth University, Ireland
Language: English
Room: 312 (wheelchair accessible)

"Devised Theatre - new meanings and new narratives"
Sofia Vgenopoulou, child psychiatrist, director, theatre educator-group animator, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 409-chorodias (wheelchair accessible)

 

 

SATURDAY 22/3/2025, 09.30-12.00

"The things couldn't fit in my suitcase"
Ömer Adıgüzel, Prof. University Faculty of Educational Sciences, Turkey
Zeki Özen, Assoc. Prof.  Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences, Turkey
Language: English
Room: 131 (no wheelchair accessible)

"Uninstall the installs: deconstructing the roots of fascism"
Katerina Alexiadi,  educator, drama teacher Greece
Vasilis Klissiaris educator, drama teacher Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 5405 (wheelchair accessible)

"Theatre as an Awareness Practice: 1955 - 2024, a Bus Ride"
Maria Olga Athinaiou, Theatre Practitioner, Processworker, Greece
Language: English
Room: 5404 (wheelchair accessible)

"Oratio Mix, intercultural dialog at school"
Noémie Besace, artist, pedagogue, France
Bruno Freyssinet, artistic director Transplanisphère, France
Language: English/French
Room: 132 (wheelchair accessible)

Theatre with singing as a vehicle
Aris Biniaris, Director, actor, Greece 
Language: Greek
Room: Estiatorio (wheelchair accessible with some difficulty)

"Embodied Storytelling: Exploring Kathabhinaya for Empowering Vulnerable Social Groups"
Janardan Ghosh, story performer, creative director, education officer, India
Language: English
Room: 409-chorodias (wheelchair accessible)

"Everyday stories through trace, movement, and sound” 
An inclusive approach inspired by local pedagogy, kinesiology, and the work of Trisha Brown.
Vagelis Kolotsios, educator, Greece
Elina Vafeiadi, educator, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 127 (no wheelchair accessible)

"The prince and the prince"
George Konstantinidis, Child Psychologist, Actor, Volunteer at the Rainbow School, Greece
Elena Skarpidou, Sexual Education Trainer, Head of Education Department at the Rainbow School, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 5407 (wheelchair accessible)

"Devising as a Process of Inclusion and Developing Group Harmony" 
Sanja Krsmanović Tasić, choreographer, dance-theatre practitioner, Serbia 
Language: English
Room: 5204-nykton organon (wheelchair accessible)

"The Red Lantern Festival, or How the Emperor’s Maidservant changed his Mind and Saved the People"
John O’ Toole, Professor University of Melbourn, Australia
Language: English
Room: 410 (wheelchair accessible)

‘Truth or Lie’ - simple responses to a complex world
Lutz Pickardt, director, theatre pedagogue, BuT, Germany
Language: English
Room: 313 (wheelchair accessible)

"Elements of applied theater and technique by Ivana Chubbuk 12 Tools in drama pedagogy on examples of scenes from plays by A.P. Chekhov"
Arma Tanovic-Brankovic Professor on Academy of Performing Arts, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language: English
Room: 311 (wheelchair accessible)

"One Well, One World: Activating Water Justice in the Global Textile Industry"
Philip Valle Lecturer - Department of Theatre and Dance, California Polytechnic State University, USA
Phyllis Wong Lecturer - Department of Theatre and Dance, California Polytechnic State University, USA
Jenna Brock Student, Research and Teaching Assistant - California Polytechnic State University, USA
Sara Sjoblom Student and Research Assistant - California Polytechnic State University USA
Language: English
Room: 312 (wheelchair accessible)

“Me, You, Together!” 
Eirini Zoi, philologist, drama teacher, Greece 
Foteini Papacharalampous, psychologist, psychotherapist, Greece 
Melina Hadjigeorgiou, drama teacher, educator, Greece 
Language: Greek
Room: 310 (wheelchair accessible)

 

SUNDAY 23/3/2025, 09.30-11.30

“Getting into improv theatre”
Frank Hohl, theatre pedagogue, Germany
Language: English
Room: 313 (wheelchair accessible)

“Where is mum? - Applying Drama for Gender Equality Education” 
Martha Katsaridou, Assistant Professor of Drama/Theatre Education at the Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Thessaly, Greece 
Koldo Vio, Drama Educator, Theatre director, Greece/Spain 
Language: English /Spanish/Greek
Room: 132 (no wheelchair accessible):

“Codes Under the Shadows”
Aglaia Naka, drama-pedagogue, Greece
Christos Rachiotis, actor, animator, teacher, Greece
Language: Greek
Room: 127 (wheelchair accessible)

"Play Jam"
Eleni Papaioannou, Movement Educator, Choreographer, Performer, Greece
Language: English
Room: 131 (no wheelchair accessible)

“Talking about the ideas of hate in the classroom” 
Kostis Papaioannou, director of “SIMEIO: for the Study and Confrontation of the Right-Wing Extremists”, Greece 
Aspasia Kalisora, teacher, member of “SIMEIO: for the Study and Confrontation of the Right-Wing Extremists”, Greece 
Language: Greek
Room: 5204-nykton organon (wheelchair accessible)

 

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