| Author | Yi-man Au, Jeffrey Tan |
| Yi-man Au｜ auyiman@ymail.com Jeffrey Tan｜ jefftancl@gmail.com |
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| Affiliation | Yi-man Au｜ Applied theatre practitioner, researcher and trainer, Hong Kong Jeffrey Tan｜National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Article Language | English |
APA Citation
Au, Y., & Tan, J. (2024). IDEA2024 in Beijing: The 10th International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (IDEA) World Congress, Beijing, China, July 16-20, 2024 [Conference Review]. The Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia, 13(1), 51-62.
Abstract
International Drama / Theatre and Education Association (IDEA) is an international association encouraging and supporting drama/theatre and education. It was founded in Portugal in July 1992 through the initial Congress in Porto. IDEA has since held international congresses in Brisbane, Australia, 1995; Kisumu, Kenya, 1998; Bergen, Norway, 2001; Ottawa, Canada, 2004; Hong Kong, China, 2007; Belém, Brazil, 2010; Paris, France, 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2022. Each Congress is hosted by an IDEA’s member working in collaboration with the IDEA Elected Officers. Each IDEA Congress has a unique identity reflecting a sense of place and culture of the host member.
The IDEA 10th Congress was organised by IDEA members from China IDEAC (International Drama/Theatre and Education Application and Cooperation Congress) in Beijing, China, from 16th to 20th July 2024.
Yi-man Au from Hong Kong and Jeffrey Tan from Singapore, two Asian educational drama practitioners who have met at several of the IDEA conferences, decided to jointly reflect on their recent experience in the IDEA 2024 Congress in Beijing and collaborate on this Conference Review.
The conference review offers a snapshot of the keynotes and programmes in the IDEA 2024 Congress Congress in Beijing. It also offers some recommendations for future IDEA Congress organisers to consider when putting together an international drama/theatre conference.
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