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Elana ShyongCreative facilitator & trainer

World Theatre Day and Innovative Teaching Approaches: Weekly Recap, 27 March 2026

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Dancers practising movement on a theatre stage

Happy Friday & World Theatre Day! 🎭✨

For me, theatre is everywhere, that’s what drew me to it in the first place. It’s not confined to stages; it’s in how we learn, connect, innovate, grow. This week’s recap is my celebration of that.

From work...

🇱🇹🇮🇹 Training course on innovative approaches: for educators from Lithuania and Italy. Drama techniques like freeze frame and thought tap brought vocab to life, sparking critical thinking. One teacher shared: "Excited to use these to empower my learners." Yes!

🎬 Final session of Ouch Theatre’s online 3-part training: Week 1 was experiencing drama education; Week 2 was a theory deep-dive and this week they will create their own workshop plan. Love seeing that moment when teachers get drama’s power.

To pleasure...

🎥 Watched not one but two amazing films this week: Hoppers and Project Hail Mary. Both brilliant in their own right, stories that truly resonated!

In my eyes, theatre connects everything, classrooms, history lessons, stories on the screen...

Leaving you with this photo of me in action during Playback Theatre training back in January. What story do you think we're telling?

#WorldTheatreDay #DramaInEducation #CreativeFacilitation #WeeklyRecap #InnovativeTeaching #Storytelling

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