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Drama And Ethics23-03-2007

Nadège Néchadi

RUSHSAP (Regional Unit for Social and Human RUSHSAP (Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific), Sciences in Asia and the Pacific),

UNESCO Bangkok, 920 Sukhumvit Road, Prakanong, UNESCO Bangkok, 920 Sukhumvit Road, Prakanong, Bangkok 10110, , ThailandBangkok 10110, , Thailand

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Drama is a literary composition involving conflict, action crisis and atmosphere designed to be acted by players on a stage before an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, mime, puppets, music, dance, sound and show -indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts.

Drama -Definition

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Drama and moral through history

Drama and Education

Drama, Development and Prevention

Different forms for different targets

From the concept of psycho-drama to the concept of Ethico-drama

OUTLINE

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Greek period

Drama and morals through history

Middle Ages •Morality play •Mystery play

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T.I.E. (Theatre In Education)  It is a work done by professional actors and teachers in a school context. The main aim is to use theatre and drama to create a wide range of learning opportunities across the whole curriculum.

Drama and Education

D.I.E. (Drama In Education) The most significant aims of DIE are to get the students taking in consideration different viewpoints and achieve deeper understanding.

PROCESS DRAMA This concept allows students and teachers to create an imaginary dramatic world. In this world they work together to explore problems and issues such as ethical and moral issues.

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Drama, Development and Prevention

KENYAGeorge Ayoma – Puppetry

Zamaleo ACT – Theatre

THAILAND The Community Theatre Project

PHILIPPINES The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)

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MASS MEDIA (for instance Radio Drama) can touch a large range of the population but will exclude people living in remote areas where they don’t have this access or people who do not speak the same language or dialect as it is the case in Thailand.

Different forms for different targets

FORUM THEATRE is a participatory theatre form where parts of the play are performed by the audience, usually to convince a character to change its behavior followed by a “theatre debate” launched after the play to raise the discussion about certain issues.

STORY DRAMA is a constructivist approach to collaborative script creation, dramatization, and professional development. ”. In story drama, the roles of “actors” and “spectators” are fluid, interactive, and interchangeable. People work collaboratively to co-create both individual and group understandings.

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ETHICO-DRAMA the expression of the conflicting theses in an ethical issue by the performing individuals within a dramatic texture. It is as well an an educational method presenting the basic dilemmas of ethical issues in a succinct, clear and neat manner.

PSYCHO-DRAMA In the process of acting out conflicts and problems in interpersonal relations, the actors gained insight and were helped by the group process to remedy problem behavior patterns and improve coping skills. He created the concept of group therapy.

SOCIO-DRAMA is a way of simulating what happens in life in order to: explore social issues; develop greater understanding between groups and individuals; problem-solve and make decisions; rehearse new roles and strategies and predict outcomes. Sociodrama can provide an action forum for resolving conflicts among people with different views.

From the concept of psycho-drama to the concept of Ethico-drama

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Y tour: A theatre company dealing with bioethics issues

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“Down the Dark Well” (Mumyo no I)By Tomio Tada (adapted from The Well of Ignorance)

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DEBATE

•Responsibility and obesity

“ The responsibility of saving lives”

•Disease and Privacy

“ My career, my life, my choices”

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Drama scripts will be available soon on RUSHSAP ethics

teaching materials:UNESCO Bangkok website

http://www.unescobkk.org/rushsapEthics Teaching resources