The Toad Who Brought the Rain - an interactive inclusive theatre workshop
In line with the conference theme of ‘Rethinking play and learning: Creating Joyful experiences’, Jeffrey Tan, an experienced theatre director and drama educator, will share a practical intergenerational theatre workshop on working with a Vietnamese folktale.
This workshop was first created under a residency at Lion Befrienders Clementi and presented at the Asian Festival for Children’s Content (AFCC 2023). This revised intergenerational theatre workshop has been adapted for early childhood teachers to introduce the Vietnamese tale to their children.
The children will be invited to use their imagination and creativity, to discover the various characters and locations in the Vietnamese folk tale. The children will learn to stretch their imagination to bring the characters (.e. toad, tiger, bear, bee, heavenly father, Thunder God, just to name a few) alive! The children will also learn not to judge a persons’ character from their outward appearance. i.e. the toad. Using various drama techniques, i.e. Tableau, Conscience Alley and others, the children will also learn about different points of views and learn to make informed decisions.
Intergenerational theatre offers numerous learning opportunities for all involved, to rethink about play and learning in context! Learning while having fun!
Target Audience: Educators/ Practitioners