Most students believe that their teachers are experts in all aspects of the field they teach in. In April of 2009 my drama students asked me to teach Commedia dellArte during the upcoming school year. I did have a strong knowledge of the subject but I decided to approach the project with a beginners mind and take a risk teaching a form of theatre I knew little about. Over the course of the school year, my students and I learned together. We researched the history, movement, and production elements of Commedia dellArte. The end result was a Commedia inspired performance where Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet collided with A Midsummer Nights Dream. While studying Commedia dellArte the students learned how to take risks, work together, write a show, produce a show, and enjoy the journey to an end result. I discovered that it is not necessary to be an expert in everything I teach. All it takes is a willingness to risk and approach the subject with a mind open to possibilities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MONTANA/oai:etd.lib.umt.edu:etd-08312010-121810 |
| Date | 03 September 2010 |
| Creators | Sullivan, Tara Lynn |
| Contributors | Dr. Ann C. Wright, Dr. Randy Bolton, Dr. Hipólito Rafael Chacón |
| Publisher | The University of Montana |
| Source Sets | University of Montana Missoula |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-08312010-121810/ |
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