Archiving and reporting on the arts is just as important as the execution of artistic practice by itself.
The archival and recording of theatrical work may not be a part of creating the actual work, but it makes sure that theatrical happenings live beyond their ephemerality.
Careful recording and detailed reflections are extensions of the creative process behind any performance, educational program or workshop, and can become valuable learning resources for the entire field.
At TEFO, we’ve always been thinking about how to fulfill our responsibility to develop ourselves as a networking and consulting organization for other practitioners in this field, and we hope that the principle of “Shared Knowledge” can continue carrying us forward in this work.
Thus, we are continually working to strengthen our online database’s ability to gather, organize and preserve applied theatre practice here in Hong Kong, so that our field’s research, records and archives can inspire present and future generations of applied theatre practitioners.
Please note that our English database is still under construction, and there may not be as much content as our Chinese database. For more resources, please visit the Chinese version of our website.
Call for Submissions to The Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia (DaTEAsia) IDEA Congress 2024 Special Issue
Call for Submissions to The Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia (DaTEAsia) IDEA Congress 2024 Special Issue The Call. DaTEAsia welcomes submissions for a special issue to mark the 10th IDEA (International Drama/Theatre and Education Association) World Congress. The aspirational Congress theme of “A Harmonious World” can be interpreted broadly. Congress participants—both in-person and on-line—are encouraged to submit, as are IDEA members across the globe. Academic articles, practitioner pieces and congress reflections are all acceptable formats. The Journal. First published in 2010, DaTEAsia is the only academic journal...
From Play to Drama: Practices, Challenges and Prospections of Preschool Children’s Drama Education in Mainland China｜DaTEAsia Vol.12
Since the launch of the third wave of early childhood curriculum reform in the 1980s in Mainland China, significant changes have occurred in China’s early childhood education, pedagogies and teaching ideologies. With the import of early education pedagogies and curriculums from the West, Western drama
education models have been introduced, practiced and developed in Mainland China. This paper, adopting secondary data analysis, begins by the role of games in China’s early childhood education. It then provides an overview of the reform in China’s early childhood education, with a focus on pedagogies,
children’s play, as well as aesthetic education. Meanwhile, this paper explores the trajectory of Western drama education in China’s early childhood education, aiming to outline its transformation from “children’s play” to “drama education” since 2000. The opportunities, trends and challenges of adopting drama education in China’s early childhood education are also discussed.
Anti-School Bullying Forum Theatre in Rural Boarding Middle School in China – Empirical Analysis Based on Programme Practice｜DaTEAsia Vol.12
In 2021, the revised Law on the Protection of Minors defined bullying for the first time in legislation in China and clearly stipulated that schools must establish mechanisms to prevent bullying. However, how to establish a working system still needs to be further formulated. This study implemented a semester-long anti-bullying Forum Theatre in a Chinese rural boarding middle school and conducted qualitative and quantitative analyses. Based on the actual conditions, the project introduced the social-emotional learning (SEL) framework as a tool for teaching and assessment. Results showed that bullying had significant negative correlations with SEL. Forum Theatre improved students' SEL, and can be seen as a bridge between learning and doing of SEL. Anti-bullying Forum Theatre is effective and feasible in Chinese education context and needs to be supported by the psychological and personality development of students.
Exploring How Community-based Theatre Praxes in the Philippines and Taiwan Tackling Climate Change-related Issues and Providing Alternative Philosophies and Aesthetics for Climate Change-induced Problems｜DaTEAsia Vol.12
Distances are created by geographical locations, fixed ideological cultural construction as well as social classes, race, nationalities and gender. However, facing the drastic climate change and continuous natural disasters brought by typhoons, flood and over-exploitation of natural resources in Asia, community theatre practitioners in the Philippines and Taiwan, located in the global south, tried to bridge the distances between countries and within their own societies. They reflect on and combat the impact caused by these challenges with community-based theatre praxes and musical praxes consecutively.
The Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia Volume 12
Editorial: Drama Opens Up Endless Possibilities Po-chi Tam Over the past few decades, in the context of economic globalisation, creativity has been an essential element in fostering institutional, technological and product developments and enhancing the global competitiveness of a country/society. Many developed countries focus on nurturing a creative talent pool and labour force, which often gives a justification and purpose for the development of applied theatre as well as drama education. Nonetheless, in the current times of wars, pandemics and natural disasters, the impact of creativity on bringing hope to...
Participating in IDIERI 10: Observations and Reflections｜DaTEAsia Vol. 11
今年七月，我到英國華威大學參加了第十屆國際教育戲劇研究所（International Drama in Education Research Institute，下稱IDIERI 10）這國際會議。本文分享個人在當中的觀察和反思。
