the dramatic travellers journal: legacies and illuminations
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Keynote Presentation by Susan Davis, at the Drama Queensland State Conference 21March, 2014 Brisbane at Queensland Theatre Company. For more information and presentation notes see http://neomemoriatechnica.wordpress.com/2014/03/23/drama-education-legacies-and-journeys/ Dr Susan Davis Dramatic Pedagogue and Woman of Letters CQUniversity, Noosa [email protected]TRANSCRIPT
THE DRAMATIC TRAVELER’S
JOURNAL: LEGACIES &
ILLUMINATIONSDr Susan Davis
WHY DO WE TRAVEL?
WHY DO WE DO DRAMA?
2. THE BEGINNING?
3. IRISH CALLINGS
DOROTHY HEATHCOT
E 1926-2011
Involve different groups or
classes in building a community
that then faces some kind of
change.
The initiators create a
common context and agree to
the key features, affairs and
concerns of the community.
The students/children are
then involved in building the
community, the lives, events
and artefacts of it and add to
developments.
R O L L I N G R O L L – W H AT I S I T ? S E E ‘ C O N T E X T S F O R A C T I V E L E A R N I N G : F O U R M O D E L S ’ B Y D O R O T H Y
H E A T H C O T E
Work is often left incomplete so
another group can take it
forward and continue the drama.
Work produced by classes if
publicly open and available to
stimulate other work.
Heathcote suggested this work
lends it self to sharing through
something like a website.
4. ROLLING IN SUNSHINE
How do people cope in times of water crisis?
Why is water so important to our lives and cultures?
WATER COLLABORATION
MONTO 2013
LEARNING THAT MATTERS
+The Water Reckoningwww.water-reckoning.net
Jason deCaires Taylor imagery
5 . MEETINGS WITH GIANTS, LONDON
Gavin Bolton Cecily O’Neill & Pam Bowell
David Booth John O’Toole
John O’Toole as Dr Phil
6. IDEA - PARISIAN
STYLE
Some Queenslanders in Paris
ARIANE MNOUCHKINE
7. A PILGRIMAGE, DIDSBURY,
MANCHESTER(HEATHCOTE ARCHIVES)
8. OBJECT LESSONS
9. A REMEDY FROM THE DOCTOR
Dr Lister
10. FINNISH LESSONS
WHAT THEY FORGET TO TELL YOU ABOUT FINNISH
SCHOOLING
No blameA culture of trust and respect This extends to the students as wellNo uniforms, bags insideFocus is on learning not compliance
11. RESILIENCE & SISU
12. CZECH IN & CHECK OUT
CULTURE SURVIVES!
13. COLOUR IN PRAGUE
14. HOME
Why do we travel?Why do we do drama? Because we are human …Because we have to …And because, for many of us, quite simply …Because we must.
Credits: Dramatic traveller portraits: Alain Bouvier Photography, Eumundi Other photos: Sue DavisSuitcase courtesy of: Where ya bin, EumundiThank youDrama Queensland and the drama education community for the invitation to present this keynote and for a lifetime of inspiration. John Rainer and the Heathcote Archives, Manchester Metropolitan UniversitySean Lubbers for that early morning text chat and encouragement to totally embrace my dramatic traveller identity!