May 15
by Keriann O'Rourke A fresh new festival season is upon us - it’s been a long time coming after a loooooong hiatus from being able to even consider face to face festivals again. But baby… they are back! I have great admiration for...
May 11
A world of difference is ISTA’s global challenge for 2022-2023. We hope that ISTA’s global challenge for 2022-2023 A world of difference, will be an exciting focus for the year and engage children and young people with...
May 1
I picked this card today on the aeroplane on my way to Chiang Mai, Thailand and as usual it seems perfectly fitting. After so much time being unable to travel, flying seems something beyond the obvious especially as long-distance journeys,...
April 18
ISTA is proud to announce... The first IB authorised student textbook to be produced and published by ISTA! Written by experts to give students comprehensive coverage of the DP theatre guide for first assessments in 2024. The DP...
April 4
To listen is an essential part of my every day. It’s the basis of being collaborative, of being connected and of being current- keeping an ear to the ground, keeping informed of the latest ideas regarding both learning and artistic...
March 31
The Music & Drama Awards ceremony was on Wednesday 23rd March 2022 in London, UK. We were absolutely over the moon to be a finalist for these prestigious awards in the category of Outstanding Drama Initiative for our Digital Global...
March 14
Introducing ISTA TaPS - Perspectives 3 days - Specialist workshops – IB DP Theatre focussed – Two productions The ISTA TaPS experience engages young people with the IB DP Theatre course. ISTA TaPS: PERSPECTIVES gives IB...
March 7
Did you know that ISTA’s Digital Global Production - 2020 Vision - is a finalist for Outstanding Drama Initiative in the 2022 Music and Drama Education Awards? The Music and Drama Awards celebrate the extraordinary contribution made by...
March 1
When I picked this card today, I used it to reflect both on my first month at ISTA as well as our forthcoming month-long celebrations for World Theatre Day on the 27th March. The past month has involved a lot of deep digging. We’ve been...
February 23
This was originally published in ‘The artist toolbox’ issue of Scene in January 2015. Need that extra burst of energy? Try out these 8 fun tag game exercises to energise any group and get them moving. Applause tag So good! If you...
February 16
It feels so good to be back! We have just come off of the back of our first face to face (F2F) IB workshop in Atlanta since our IB training has gone online and the experience of coming together had such an impact on our artists and...
February 8
4th February 2022 Well, it’s the end of my first week in the new role and I’ve decided to use the reflection cards to inspire my reflections. Picking a random card and then thinking about what the message might be. The card I picked...
February 1
It’s a great honour to be taking on the role of Executive Director of an organisation I love so dearly and have worked with over so many years in the different roles of teacher, artist, board member and consultant. I’m very excited to be...
January 25
By Jubilith Moore This article was originally published in ISTA's Scene magazine in 2017. “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins this most beloved of all American Zen...
November 30
On behalf of the ISTA Board of Trustees, I am delighted to announce that Dinos Aristidou has been named as our new Executive Director, effective February 1, 2022. Those of you who know Dinos will be just as excited as we are. He has been a...
September 30
by Alex Soulsby Alex Soulsby is a creative education specialist and the creative director for Prem Tinsulanonda International School and its Artist Residency Thailand programme. They are also an ISTA Global Partner. This article was...
August 18
By Gretchen Nordleaf-Nelson Photo by Headway on Unsplash After one week in my virtual classroom in March of 2020, I was floundering. I was faced with students not having reliable internet connections, their books were in their lockers at...
July 7
We all know that theatre and the arts have wide reaching benefits for young people, but how can we implement theatre and drama in a more academic setting? For a while now we’ve wanted to involve non-theatre teachers more and based on feedback over...
July 7
Originally published in Behind the Scenes June 2020. Celebrating ISTA members' school performances 2019-2020 This was the year when education around the globe was abruptly halted and rerouted to an online environment leaving many school...
June 29
by Ellis Van Maarseveen Watch as ISTA artist Ellis van Maarseveen takes us on a journey of traditional Japanese theatre including Noh, Kyogen and Kabuki. Ellis holds a Masters of Applied Theatre Studies and lived in Japan for many years...