No Is Not Enough: Activism in the drama classroom

On my journey to school recently I've added some audiobooks to my playlists, in addition to the various podcasts I am already subscribed to (Radiolab, The Drama Teacher Podcast, Flash Forward, Under The Skin, to suggest a few). It's a great way to digest some...

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Accelerating up to the IB: London TAPS with ISTA

This past weekend, IB Theatre students from ISB took part in the Theatre Arts Programme Symposium (or TAPS for short) in central London, to help accelerate their learning and prepare them for the IB. A weekend more packed than the stalls at The National Theatre,...

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48h Theatre Project

This past weekend, 21 Middle School students participated in the 48h Theatre Project at ISB. Starting at 4pm on Friday evening and finishing 4pm Sunday, it was an event of team-building, creativity, gaining confidence and having fun. In that time, the cast...

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What/where knows you best?

"No one knows me like the piano in my mother's homeYou would show me I had something some people call a soulAnd you dropped out the sky, oh you arrived when I was three years oldNo one knows me like the piano in my mother's home" Sampha- (No One Knows...

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Artist Toolbox: Immersive Performance Tasks

THE ROOM HAS A SECRET. WHAT IS IT? DANCE ALONE. PREPARE YOURSELF. WHO DO THESE OBJECTS BELONG TO? SAY THE NAME ALOUD. WHISPER YOUR REGRET TO THE WALL. TELL A SECRET TO THE STRANGER IN THE CORNER. SAY THINGS YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUT LOUD. SING A LULLABY. HIDE UNTIL TWO PEOPLE HAVE PASSED YOU BY. SOMEONE IS WATCHING YOU. EXPLORE THE DARK WITH THIS...

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Artist Toolbox: How To Learn Your Lines Faster

Learning lines (or not) can be one of the biggest challenges faced by a cast of actors. If someone doesn't know their lines, rehearsals can grind to a painful pace, shows can fall apart and tensions can form in the ensemble rapport. So what can actors do to...

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Directive-Response-Response: complete lesson plan

Directive-Response-Response - a strategy for collaborative creation Workshop by Carl Robinson (with Cat Leclerc) This workshop has been written for teachers here, but could easily be adapted for students learning about devising. Directive-Response-Response...

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