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Theatre as a Medium for Children and Young People Images and Observations By Shifra Schonmann

Theatre as a Medium for Children and Young People

Landscapes: The Arts, Aesthetics, and Education VOLUME 4

SERIES EDITOR Liora Bresler, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.

EDITORIAL BOARD Magne Espeland, Stord University, Norway Eve Harwood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A. Minette Mans, University of Namibia Bo Wah Leung , The Hong Kong Institute of Education Gary McPherson, University of New South Wales, Australia Christine Thompson, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A Francois Tochon, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

SCOPE This series aims to provide conceptual and empirical research in arts education, (including music, visual arts, drama, dance, media, and poetry), in a variety of areas related to the post-modern paradigm shift. The changing cultural, historical, and political contexts of arts education are recognized to be central to learning, experience, and knowledge. The books in this series present theories and methodological approaches used in arts education research as well as related disciplines - including philosophy, sociology, anthropology and psychology of arts education.

The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.

Theatre as a Medium for Children and Young People: Images and Observations by

Shifra Schonmann University of Haifa, Israel

A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

ISBN-10 ISBN-13 ISBN-10 ISBN-13 ISBN-10 ISBN-13

1-4020-4439-9 (PB) 978-1-4020-4439-7 (PB) 1-4020-4438-0 (HB) 978-1-4020-4438-0 (HB) 1-4020-4440-2 (e-book) 978-1-4020-4440-3 (e-book)

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Contents

About the Author

ix

Foreword by Maxine Greene

xi

Acknowledgments Introduction - A Synoptic View: Images and Arguments to Provoke the Imagination Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 -

xiii 1

Boundaries: Between Theatre for Young People and Adults’ Theatre

9

An Experience: A Unique Cultural and Artistic Phenomenon

29

The Audience: Levels of Communication with Children

51

Catharsis: The Nature of Private and Public Catharsis in Children’s Theatre

69

Conventions: Shedding Light on the Sign System used in Theatre for Young People

87

Criticism: Ways to Evaluate a Theatrical Performance

119

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Chapter 8 Chapter 9 -

Contents Theatre for Young People as a School Event: Adv