By Mitch on 19 December, 2013
A bicycle, angels, a toy pig, a cochlear implant, a magic tractor, ‘Eternity’, Ned Kelly, racism, Lindy Chamberlain, war widows, love letters and an acoustic guitar – this year’s Come Alive Festival of Museum Theatre covered all these topics, as Mitch explains. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects | Tagged children, creativity, critical thinking, culture, emotional engagement, exhibitions, history, museology, performance, resonance, storytelling, theatre
By Mitch on 7 August, 2013
The Come Alive Museum Theatre Festival is on again in 2013, Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November. Secondary school drama students are taking inspiration from selected collection objects and developing a performance that tells the story or stories connected to the objects. Read more >
Posted in Inspiration, Objects, Program | Tagged creativity, emotional engagement, exhibitions, history, museology, resonance, storytelling, theatre
By Cath on 22 December, 2010
Taking inspiration from the exhibits at the National Museum, eight schools participated in the inaugural festival of museum theatre in early November 2010. Experience a taste of their creative, engaging performances. Read more >
Posted in Be involved, Exhibition, Inspiration | Tagged participation, re-enactment, storytelling, theatre
By Ange on 12 November, 2010
A lot of people have been doing a lot of talking about the way we teach history, why students engage with this subject and, more importantly, why they disengage. One response to this is the developing national curriculum. Any sort of curriculum is going to try and achieve a balance between content, skills and methodology, [...] Read more >
Posted in Be involved | Tagged children, culture, emotional engagement, history, storytelling, theatre
By Susannah on 27 October, 2010
It’s been a dramatic week so far. Senior students from several Canberra schools have been rehearsing in the Visions theatre for Come Alive the inaugural schools festival of Museum Theatre, which runs from 3rd to 6th November here at the National Museum. Read more >
Posted in Be involved | Tagged storytelling, theatre
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