Drama NSW Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A podcast for students, teachers, practitioners and anyone interested in Drama. We have interviews with those working in the industry, educators and past students to help you look specifically at areas covered in the NSW Drama syllabus and the broader Drama world.
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In this episode we talk to the amazing Anna Johnstone from Canberra Youth Theatre we talk all things youth theatre and she offers her insights into her process of devising works.
In today's episode we talk to Dr Sarah Lovesy about her inspirational career and the performance essay.
In today's episode we celebrate and chat to the wonderful Henrietta Stathopoulous an educator for over 34 years.
In this spooky episode we talk to Nat Richards about a Bloodfest kids horror film festival and how it is helping our young filmmakers
An interview with Dr Nina Rajcic about her background and research regarding technology and artificial intelligence
In this episode we talk to Sam Foster from Shock therapy Arts and his insights into creating innovative works.
In this episode we talk to Ryan Whitworth-Jones a proud Wiradjuri man and an Award Nominated Director. He shares his insights into First nations dramaturgy.
Carrie Ann Quinn is an award-winning actor, director, producer/writer and Associate Professor of Theatre in the Department of Performing Arts at University of Massachusetts, Boston. We talk about all things industry, including what it is like to produce, write and direct a play across two countries. We also gain her insights into safe practices in Drama.
Dr Sally Blackwood is the Program Manager for Schools and Community with NIDA Open. We talk all things about her career journey, NIDA open and embodied training. For more information on Nida open visit: https://www.open.nida.edu.au/
Bina Bhattacharya is an AWGIE nominated feature film writer and award winning film maker from Sydney's west. Also the creative producer - Youth and emerging at PYT.
Amy is a drama educator and HALT teacher with over 23 Years experience. Amy is also the Vice president of professional learning at DRAMANSW and is an education innovation leader for Youth Off The Streets.
In this podcast episode we are in conversation with George Kemp. George is the education coordinator and resident artist at Australian Theatre for Young People and a director, actor and playwright. He offers strategies and insights into his processes of developing works for and with young people.
In today's episode we are in conversation with Amy Matthews. Amy Matthews is the Senior Producer: Education and Communities at Parramatta Riverside theatre. We discuss her journey in the Performing Arts, Industry and our young people.
Amy Murphy
Amy is an exceptional Drama teacher who shares her insights into teaching in an innovative educational environment and her experience of Drama teaching.
CJ
Catherine Grootenboer is an innovative Drama teacher. We explore her Drama teaching journey, her insights into Drama pedagogy and her workshop at the Drama Australia conference.
Kathleen Rourke
In this Drama NSW podcast we are in conversation with Kathleen Rourke. A primary school Drama teacher who uses Drama to enhance the literacy in her classrooms. She explains the importance of literacy and some useful ways we can unlock literacy strategies in any classrooms.
In a DramaNSW special we chat to Naomi Edwards the Australian associate Director of acclaimed musical &Juliet
Katy Walsh
Katy is a Drama teacher and academic talks about her latest research explores post COVID collaboration. We explore her Drama teaching journey, teaching in a rural setting and her insights into her Drama research.
Kelly Young
Kelly is the Drama NSW president. In this podcast we are in conversation about her Drama teaching journey, her role at Sydney Theatre Company in education and what it is like being a president of Drama NSW.
Di Mac
In this episode we are in conversation with Dianne MacDonald or as we all know her DiMac. She is a renowned Drama teacher, actor and mentor for so many of us. We explore her Drama teaching career, Dramatic experiences and her advice to teachers.
In this episode Sonia speaks to Amy Matthews who has experience working with teachers to help them get the best out of theatre companies. They discuss the resources that teachers can tap into, how theatre companies can take our students to the next level and what we can do as teachers to support the theatre world.
In this episode Sonia interviews Nicole James about the relatively new unit called The Voice of Women in Theatre. They speak about why the unit is so relevant now, how to break down the rubric, why context is important and more.
In this episode Sonia speaks to experienced marker, teacher and actor Anna-lea Russo about topic area Black Comedy. Anna-lea breaks down the rubric, gives advice on writing essays on it and exploring what exactly Black Comedy involves.
In this episode Sonia interviews Michael Anderson about what the 4C's are, how it's based on Drama pedagogy and the way in which it is transforming schools. For more information on the 4C's head to the website: https://www.4ctransformativelearning.org/
As part of our series examining the Studies in Drama and Theatre options Sonia interviews Belinda Farr-Jones about what this topic area incorporates, how to workshop the plays and what to avoid in the exams.
Show notes can be found here: https://dramansw.org.au/podcast-show-notes/
This episode includes a discussion on what EAL/D is and how Drama can be used to effectively teach students who fall under this category. Sonia interviews Dr Rachael Jacobs from the University of Western Sydney about the work she is doing in this field and what teachers can do to make their classrooms more inclusive and richer in activities that help students who are EAL/D.
Show notes can be found here:
https://dramansw.org.au/podcast-show-notes/
This episode includes a discussion on what social justice looks like in the Drama classroom. Sonia interviews Dr Kelly Freedbody, Dr Carol Carter and Andrew Byrne in regards to what social justice is and how it can be explored in the classroom.
References and links to documents can be found at https://dramansw.org.au/podcast-show-notes/
This episode Sonia speaks to Brenton Fletcher about one of the most uncommon options in Studies in Drama and Theatre - Japanese Theatre. A fascinating discussion is had on what this unit includes and the richness of teaching and studying it.
The Japan Foundation Library - https://jpf.org.au/library/
In this episode Sonia speaks to Paul Eastway about Approaches to Acting. They speak about the rubric, how to write effectively for the topic and what to make sure you study.
In this episode Sonia interviews Kathryn Breen who is an experienced teacher of Multi-discipline theatre. Kathryn speaks about what Multi-discipline theatre is, how to approach the rubric, how to create your own multi-discipline theatre and much more.
In this episode we talk to Daniel Kavanagh about the option of Verbatim Theatre for Studies in Drama and Theatre. He explains how to unpack the rubric, how to balance the original performance and the texts and why Verbatim is such a great topic area.
This episode explores how to create Group Performances with HSC students in the current COVID-19 environment. Sonia interviews Jane Simmons and Jo George who are both experienced teachers and markers of the GP and have suggestions as to how to work with online or in person scenarios for the GP.
This episode looks at why the written examination in Drama is important, how to write for this exam and what the marking of it looks like. Dianne McDonald joins Sonia as they explore some of the key questions that students and teachers have about the written component.
Since changes have occurred to the HSC and teaching with COVID-19 NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority) have released some decisions and guidelines in relation to Drama and the HSC. Today we discuss these guidelines with the Curriculum Inspector the Arts John Montgomery.
In this episode Clare Cavanagh speaks about the importance of keeping up improvisation skills. She offers some activities to do at home alone and some group improvisation to do online or on the phone.
Welcome to a brand new podcast from Drama NSW.
This podcast will be for teachers, students, practitioners and anyone interested in Drama. We will have interviews from industry, educators and past students and we will be focusing on key areas of the NSW Drama curriculum as well as the broader Drama world.