Theatre in Education started first in the Belgrade Theatre in 1965. At that time, the world was going under very many revolutions and changes. Theatre in Education was a project undertaken by the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. Gordon Vallins played a key role in finding the principles of TiE. He was appointed as Assistant to the Director in 1964. He was disappointed with how schools behaved and looked at visits to the Belgrade Theatre for a production of Hamlet. This had motivated Vallins to run a program called the Young Stagers, where young people could work to receive discounts on theatre tickets. These young people would develop and perform their own production. The theatre's director had agreed that the theatre should be the centre of the city's life, and thought that this should begin in the education systems. Later, a Theatre in Education company was made and it not only trained actors as performers but also as teachers. They visit schools that expose children to creativity and affect children's thinking through drama performances. Later, TiE became a famous approach for education through theatre, and many companies have been made after that that serves the same purpose.
The principles of the TiE:
- Creates productions for the purpose of education.
- The productions should end with delivering a message to the audience that inspires discussions, thinking, creativity within them.
- An interactive production with activities that will make it possible to interact with the audience during the performance.
- The performers should not only be trained as actors but also as teachers.
- Produce productions that raises the awareness of topics or issues that surround the students (bullying, etc.) among the audience.
- The productions should be fun and interesting for the audience.
- Appropriate and enhances learning and thinking among the audience.
This is the first TiE company I have researched on. This is a theatre in education company from Hong Kong. This company work with schools around Hong Kong, Macau and Southern China. I have chose this company to explain in more details, because compared to the other companies I have chosen, this one is based in HK, which is easier to relate to than the other companies. This company provides English-language performances in many different schools. Also, it stages a performance that would include a variety of drama workshops. Another service that this company provides, is that it could produce a school drama starring students.
This company has performed shows such as:
- Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Spring Onion Band- live music concert for teens
- etc.
This company also provides an issues-based theatre. This could contain issues such as bullying that could educate students on these issue topics.
This is the second TiE company. This company is located in the UK. This company uses performance, discussion workshops and lesson plans, to meet the needs of a range of learning styles and abilities. According to the company's website, they are "members of Anti Bullying Alliance, PSHE Association, Sex Education Forum and NWG." This could help a lot with the education topics that the company covers.
This is the third TiE company. This company was founded in 1982 and is located in the UK. According to the TiE company website, "over 5000 children and young people benefit form the company's work each year." This company has a strong theoretical basis, it "focuses artistically on the power of theatre images and dramatic action to create resonances and challenge us to new ways of thinking; whilst being educationally grounded in active learning and problem solving." This company has earned multiple awards and is recognised as a leading centre in arts education.
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