This course explores the process of engaging children with teaching artistry techniques such as theatre acting games, design, and technical theatre as a means towards self-expression, personal development and content learning. This course will utilize planning tools and teach facilitation techniques that can be utilized across artistic practices. Laboratory experiences working with children are provided.
Outcomes: Students will articulate the differences and similarities between theatre for children and creative dramatics disciplines, develop age appropriate materials and exercises, identify appropriate facilitating methods and techniques and apply these techniques in a laboratory setting.
Outcomes: Students will articulate the differences and similarities between theatre for children and creative dramatics disciplines, develop age appropriate materials and exercises, identify appropriate facilitating methods and techniques and apply these techniques in a laboratory setting.