Artistic Expression Classroom Strategies

Augusto Boal

An introduction to Augusto Boal and Theater of the Oppressed. Augusto Boal's work strongly informs the work of drama therapists, interactive theater groups, and educational programs employing dramatic techniques. It is relevant for anyone whose purposes include personal empowerment and social change.

 

Coming Up Taller

Arts and Humanities Programs for Children and Youth at Risk. Learn more about community arts and humanities programs for children and what the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities is doing to advance them. One objective of the Coming Up Taller Initiative is to pair corporations with arts and humanities programs for children at the community level.

ENACT

An organization that uses interactive drama and conflict resolution techniques to facilitate personal growth, effective communication, and behavioral and attitudinal change. ENACT's techniques are interdisciplinary and drawn from a combination of concepts from the work of theater artists, educators, drama therapists, psychologists and movement therapists. Programs are tailored to meet the needs of individuals in schools, hospitals, day treatment centers and other organizations. Offers teacher trainings.

 

The National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations (NCATA)

NCATA is an alliance of professional associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic modalities The creative arts therapies include art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry therapy. These therapies use arts modalities and creative processes during intentional intervention in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community, or educational settings.

 

Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO)

is a not-for-profit organization with the following mission: To challenge oppressive systems by promoting critical thinking and social justice. They organize an annual meeting that focuses on the work of liberatory educators, activists, and artists; and community organizers.

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