Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2014

Publication Source

The Reflexive Teaching Artist: Collected Wisdom from the Drama/Theatre Field

Abstract

While devising Suit My Heart, I relied upon my training in the ‘three A’s’ of performance studies conceived by my late mentor Dwight Conquergood as “artistry, analysis and activism” (2002: 152). With these ‘three A’s’ in mind, I set out to facilitate a devising process and create an artistic product that would positively serve all communities involved. The quality of the project would be determined not only by the efficacy of the play that we produced in the end, but by the personal growth of my students and the empowerment of our community partners throughout the process. Discovering the reach of my authority and breaking open my own painful family history in order to grow as a Teaching Artist were not original goals for this project, but turned out to be necessary developments.

Inclusive pages

100-105

ISBN/ISSN

9781783202218

Document Version

Postprint

Comments

The document available for download is the author's accepted manuscript, provided in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Differences may exist between this document and the published version, available using the link provided. Permission documentation is on file.

Citation information for the book: Dawson, K., & Kelin, D. A. (2014). The Reflexive Teaching Artist: Collected Wisdom from the Drama/Theatre Field. Bristol, UK: Intellect; Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

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Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Place of Publication

Bristol, UK; Chicago, IL

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