August 31
Hands up who is the teensiest bit afraid of teaching Shakespeare? I’m not going to lie, I used to be petrified. It’s not a language I find easy by any means and I have sat through plays where I haven’t the faintest idea what some scenes were...
August 31
After teaching drama and theatre for more than 30 years in the international arena, I hold firmly to the belief that all educators have an obligation to be the best version of themselves for their learners. This includes the way in which educators...
August 31
What to do? Where to start? These two questions are always in my mind when embarking on a new project with my company BYTE (BackYardTheatreEnsemble) which is based in Melbourne. BYTE has created original devised theatre pieces for many years now....
August 31
Introducing the team of artists that make up the ISTA artist pool who staff our events. From TaPS, to festivals, to AiRs and PD&L experiences this group of international theatre professionals are what makes each of our events truly unique and...
June 29
Celebrating ISTA members' school performances 2019-2020 This year education around the globe was abruptly halted and rerouted to an online environment leaving many school productions hanging in limbo or cancelled entirely. The disappointment of...
June 4
Alumni school: Pierce American College of Greece ISTA alumni events: Brussels high school festival 2016, Frankfurt high school festival 2017 and Zurich high school festival 2018. I also helped organise last year's high school festival in Athens...
May 29
Using Verbatim Theatre and dance to combat the refugee crisis in Jakarta and how COViD-19 helped bring our piece to a wider audience Originally published by Erica Cali on her blog Theatreartworks. I have spent about twenty minutes writing and...
May 29
In this month’s Curriculum article we explore the work of two educators who use the performing arts as an integrative approach to learning languages, performing arts and more. Interdisciplinary learning structures in these two contexts offer much...