Lessons from our Students

Meditations on Performance Pedagogy
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-367-71158-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 420 g

Lessons from our Students: Meditations on Performance Pedagogy is a collection of thirty short personal case studies about pedagogical issues that arise in theater classrooms and rehearsals.

Teaching in the acting and performance classroom is rapidly changing in the early 2020s. In the wake of the global pandemic, online education, massive trauma, and a social justice revolution, educators are seeking wisdom, clarity, and reassurance about their pedagogy. The authors speak to the current moment and the unique challenges of teaching theater by presenting a personal, practical, and authentic expression of vulnerability, humanity, and artistry as teachers. Through thirty personal meditations, the authors pose reflective questions and discussion prompts that evaluate the craft of teaching theater, issues that arise, and ideas about how to respond with vision and integrity. Accompanying exercises invite readers to reflect on their own teaching practices.

This book serves as a text for theater teachers and teachers-in-training in search of inspiration, validation, and transformation in drama education and theater pedagogy classes.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Odinov, Andrea

Cabaj, Stacey

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Privatschulen, alternative Schulformen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Entscheidungstheorie, Sozialwahltheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Schauspieltechnik, Theaterpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Dear Reader 

Part 1: Inhalation

1. Why Theater?

2. An Ecosystem of Love

3. I Am, I Feel, I Am Bringing

4. Teacher Talking Time

5. The Jargon Finger                            

6. Everything but the Kitchen Sink

7. Standard Operating Procedures

8. Perennial Questions

9. To Grade or to Ungrade

10. Evaluations and Evolutions

Part 2: Exhalation

11. Prototypes

12. The Wisecracker

13. Breakdownthrough

14. Permission Slips

15. The Psychology of Apology

16. Ahimsa

17. Whole Body Yes

18. Hover and Hunker

19. Spoons

20. I Need a Champion

Part 3: Transformation

21. Whose Need Is It Anyway?

22. Lessons from my Dream Students

23. Teaching through Chaos

24. When the Teacher is Not Alright

25. Unspeakable Wounds

26. There’s Always One

27. There’s More than Meets the Ear

28. Lessons from my Recent Role as a Student

29. When Death Comes

30. Holding Space

Conclusion: Lessons from my Co-Author

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Stacey Cabaj is an Assistant Professor of Acting and Pedagogy at Loyola Marymount University. Her spirited approach to performance is grounded in her teaching certifications in Meditation, the Meisner Technique, Vibrant Voice Technique, Hatha and Vocal Yoga.

Andrea Odinov is a Voice, Speech, and Dialect Specialist, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Voice and Speech at Loyola Marymount University. She has provided coaching for theater companies and actors in the greater Los Angeles area and is a Certified Associate Instructor of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. www.andreaodinov.com