November 17
by Emily Grant It was my second year of researching practitioners for all six TAPS events for the 2023-2024 season in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. At these events, we had a host of talented professional artists who worked...
August 9
by Sophie Galton ISTA Education Development Manager Educators and artists are always thinking outside the box. It comes with the territory. A last minute change to a lesson plan, a new teaching approach to reignite distracted...
July 18
As get ready to jump to events of the new season, we wanted to take a moment to look back on the exciting experiences that took place in 2022-2023 for ISTA. Here's a snapshot of the season: ◦ We put together 69 different Artist in...
June 22
by Mark Worth Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Highly Sprung Food feeds the body, but art feeds the soul. The words of Holocaust survivor Michaela Vidláková during a 2 hour talk – where the inspirational octogenarian...
June 20
By Anne Drouet and Jeremy Hung Canadian International School of Hong Kong Grade 7 students recently participated in a special theatre arts festival, 'Be The Change', as part of their interdisciplinary learning on climate change in...
June 14
by Amy Luskey-Barth I feel compelled as a theatre educator and former IB teacher to share some observations and thoughts about the value of attending ISTA festivals and IB World Conferences. One of the aims of IB is to foster global...
May 4
Using AI tools in the theatre classroom by Keriann O'Rourke There's a new(-ish) kid on the block and it's already making a huge impact on the world. AI tools are popping up everywhere these days and are pretty impressive in their...
May 3
On Wednesday 3rd May 2023 the ISTA community came together to celebrate an extraordinary man and all he contributed to theatre, the arts and education and his many inspiring friendships around the globe. We thank everyone who was able to...
April 25
When an artistic connection comes full circle by Emily Grant It’s a crisp winter morning in December 2022, when I look at my phone to see a social media message from someone I don’t know. Spam I assume. On opening, I discover...
April 24
Watch the video below from Vicki Close, ISTA’s Engagement Manager, about new and exciting Membership Offers for 2023-2024 and important information about the membership renewal process. View all Membership benefits...
March 14
We wish to inform you that the funeral of Dinos Aristidou will take place on Monday 27th March 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Everyone is welcome. - A live stream of the funeral service will be available through this link...
February 16
In the ISTA spirit of collaboration and the development of global learning through theatre, we’ve been exploring ways of enhancing our work with the introduction of new initiatives, collaborations and areas of work. ISTA™️ Young...
January 25
by Tom Scott Before I worked for ISTA I’d never heard of Terezín and the education I was given about the Holocaust was minimal. In fact, I can’t recall a great deal of what I was taught back when I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I...
January 23
by Rachael Phiasanaxay What is a Quest Challenge? Quest Challenges seeks to create and offer outdoor adventures which promote collaboration and team building, enhance creativity and productivity and develop self-confidence and...
January 12
ISTA’s global challenge for 2023-2024 is ‘Tuning in’. Why this global challenge? At a time when the world and individual communities face so many challenges, it has become difficult for young people to tune into...
January 9
by Pete Harris Lindop For three days at the end of November, I had the incredible fortune to collaborate with ISTA and Amala Education, an organisation that works exclusively with refugee youth to enable them to return to high school...
January 5
by Helen Abbott Scene Editor / Event & Artist Manager As some of you may have already seen, I recently got the role of Guest Director working with the theatre company Separate Doors on a project called Directing Tomorrow's...
December 8
As a break in the school year fast approaches, you may already be looking ahead to a fresh take on 2023. ISTA's here to help every step of the way, whether you are looking to enhance your lessons or develop your own professional learning...
November 30
What is the ISTA Arts Academy, Hong Kong? The ISTA Arts Academy is an inclusive and diverse performing arts community in Hong Kong that provides young people the opportunity to create and connect across cultures, developing skills and...
November 30
Stories connect us to the past, position us in the present and guide us into the future Two school campuses located across continents (one in Korea and the other in Canada) worked together to build an IB MYP interdisciplinary unit of work...