From cradle to stage : how early years performing arts experiences are tailored to the developmental capabilities of babies and toddlers
Fletcher-Watson, Ben and Fletcher-Watson, Sue and McNaughton, Marie Jeanne and Birch, Anna (2014) From cradle to stage : how early years performing arts experiences are tailored to the developmental capabilities of babies and toddlers. Youth Theatre Journal, 28 (2). pp. 130-146. ISSN 0892-9092
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Theatre for early years (TEY) has become increasingly popular around the world in the last 30 years but has struggled with legitimation. Scholars have challenged TEYs validity and have declared performance to children aged younger than 3 years to be frivolous or even impossible. However, new models of aesthetic sensitivity and intersubjectivity have become allied with artistic practice, as artists choose to collaborate with developmental specialists. This article provides case studies of recent early years performances and explores how they have been tailored to specific developmental stages throughout early childhood. The authors propose that this comparison of the routes by which contemporary artists combine age appropriateness, accessibility, and aesthetic validity may define two alternative models of current praxis.
Creators(s): | Fletcher-Watson, Ben, Fletcher-Watson, Sue, McNaughton, Marie Jeanne and Birch, Anna; | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 50364 |
Keywords: | early years education, performing arts, Theatre for early years, TEY, child development, Special aspects of education, Education, Visual Arts and Performing Arts |
Subjects: | Education > Special aspects of education |
Department: | University of Strathclyde > University of Strathclyde Faculty of Education > Childhood and Primary Studies |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 17 Nov 2014 10:13 |
Last modified: | 01 Jan 2021 11:07 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/50364 |
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