1 Jan 1975 Jahr - Ireland's First Theatre in Education Company: The Young Abbey

Beschreibung:

Six years after its construction, the Belgrade theatre in Coventry was established as the first theatre facilitating childrens education in Britain (Jordan and Weitz, 151; Wooster, 15). The TIE company introduced children to the concept of learning through theatre during district school visits and workshops . Traditional methods of teaching such as rote learning were questioned when teachers participated in teacher/actor roles of TIE that were successful (Wooster, 14). Belgrades success lead to a course of drama being set up to equip teachers with the drive to continue incorporating drama in education into the curriulum /school day. Ireland’s first TIE company, Young Abbey (1975-78), emerged in the capital.