Performative Approaches in Arts Education

Anna-Lena Østern is Senior Professor in Arts Education at the Department for Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.Kristian Nødtvedt Knudsen is Associate Professor in Drama and Theatre Education at the Department of Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

"This anthology gathers cutting edge researchers and practitioners from different art modalities to explore how and why performative approaches contribute to teaching, learning and research. Through the use of diversified examples, the authors shed light on how artful ways to engage in pedagogy and research can reveal unexpected insights and complex understandings. Furthermore, each chapter provides compelling evidence as to why creative learning and researching matter in today’s society."Dr. George Belliveau, Professor of Theatre Education, University of British Columbia."Centering on the concept and practices of performing approaches, and what they can offer to arts education through artful teaching, learning and research, this book is an original and vibrant collection and an important contribution to the literature. Enthusiastically recommended!"Liora Bresler, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

• ForewordBrad HasemanIntroductionAnna-Lena Østern & Kristian Nødtvedt KnudsenPart I The poiesis and mimesis of learningThomas Dahl Exploring (dis)ability: Towards affirmative spaces in and through arts pedagogyLiisa Jaakonaho & Kristina Junttila Revitalizing drama in education through fictionalization- a performative approach Kristian Nødtvedt Knudsen & Ida Krøgholt Research through the gaze of the dramaturge – Narratives from inside the artist’s studio Kristian Nødtvedt Knudsen & Anna-Lena Østern Part II Artistic exploration of a storyteller’s expressive repertoire in events with toddlersIngvild Olsen Olaussen & Lise Hovik Designing as composing music with iPads - a performative perspectiveBjørn-Terje Bandlien & Staffan Selander Experimenting with experience Searching for "the middle ground" of artful literature teaching Anna-Lena Østern & Hannah Kaihovirta Part III Inhabiting practice – Performative approaches to education and research as artTormod Wallem Anundsen & Helene Illeris Performing justice in the Amazon Dan Baron Cohen10. Untamed stories told by artfully creative artists in Malawi and NorwayAnna-Lena Østern & Sunniva Skjøstad HovdeSummary