An international conference exploring the value of Shakespeare and the arts in young people’s lives.
Thursday 6 – Saturday 8 September 2012
Worlds Together is a collaborative conference between Tate Modern, the British Museum, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). It draws together different disciplines in order to ask what is at stake for children’s cultural lives today. It brings the worlds of arts education together across time, place and practice.
The Shakespeare strand of this special three day event is for artists and educators who are passionate about teaching Shakespeare. The conference brings together a unique ensemble of voices, experiences and insights from world leading artists, academics, directors and teachers. What we all share is a deep commitment to making Shakespeare accessible and vibrant for young people across the world.
During the three day event delegate options are organised into two related programmes. The Shakespeare strand specifically explores the world-wide influence of Shakespeare in education; the other a broader view of the contemporary arts education landscape.
Hosted at Tate Modern on London’s Southbank, this event will be one of the first to take place in the Oil Tanks – spectacular new underground spaces which open to the public for the first time in 2012.
Draft programme
Day 1
9.30am Registration
10.00am Welcome address
10.15am Key note address from Shirley Brice-Heath (leading educationalist, USA)
11.00am Break
11.30am Keynote address from Professor James Shapiro, Columbia University, New York (author of 1599 and Contested Will)
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Delegates choose from a range of workshop options exploring Shakespeare’s language.
Each workshop will be led by pre-eminent voice and/or textpractitioners including the RSC’s Director of Voice, Cicely Berry, James Shapiro, Royal National Theatre Head of Voice, Jeanette Nelson and RSC
Head of Voice and Text, Lyn Darnley. Participants will experience first hand the working approaches of these internationally renowned practitioners.
3.00pm Break
3.30pm Panel discussion: Why Shakespeare’s Words Matter.
An event which features leading voices in theatre practice andeducation exploring the power that lies in Shakespeare’s language.
5.00pm Ends
Programme of optional cultural events: London 2012 and the Southbank offersdelegates rich opportunities to experience an extraordinary range of art, theatre, music and dance
Day 2
9.30am Keynote address: Baroness Estelle Morris
10.30am Break
11.00am Delegates opt for one of five workshops exploring how young people can best connect with Shakespeare’s plays. Each workshop will be facilitated by leading practitioners from the worlds of theatre and education including: Professor Jonothan Neelands; Professor Joe Winston and Miles Tandy.
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Workshops continue.
3.00pm Symposium: Delegates will have access to a wide range of case studies, presentations and discussions that respond to these questions: What place should Shakespeare have in a contemporary curriculum? What relevance does Shakespeare have in the lives of young people today? How can we use different art forms and new technologies to illuminate and explore young people’s responses to Shakespeare?
5.15pm Delegates have the opportunity to visit the British Museum exhibition Shakespeare: staging the world
Day 3
9.30am Keynote address
10.30am Panel discussion: Why Shakespeare Matters. Drawing together the themes, insights and discoveries of the Shakespeare strand, leading internationalartists and educators discuss their implications for the future of Shakespeare teaching across the world.
11.30am Break
12.00pm Key note address from author and former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo
1.00pm Conference ends
The interest in this conference means that new contributors will be added and theprogramme adjusted accordingly. We will update you regularly as we count down to the event.
Delegate fee: £395 to include the full three day programme, lunch, refreshments and free entry to the British Museum exhibition, Shakespeare: staging the world.
Worlds Together is part of the Unilever Series: turbinegeneration, an international, online educational partnership produced by Tate, and the World Shakespeare Festival, a celebration of Shakespeare as the world’s playwright, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the London 2012 festival.
Throughout your three days with us you will have opportunities to access events that are part of the wider Worlds Together programme including key note addresses and presentations from leading international arts in education figures. You will also have access to the Tate Modern galleries, opportunities to visit the British Museum’s Shakespeare: staging the world exhibition as well as the rich cultural opportunities offered by the London 2012 Festival.
Venue: The Clore Learning Centre, Tate Modern, Bankside, London
(Events will also take place at the British Museum and the National Theatre)
Date: Thursday 6 - Saturday 8 September 2012
Delegate fee: £395 to include the full three day programme, lunch, refreshments and free entry to the British Museum exhibition Shakespeare: Staging the World.
How to book
Please call the Education Ticket Hotline on 0844 800 1113, or book online
This line is answered by a specialist Education team available from 8.30am-5pm, Monday to Friday during term-time.
Alternatively email: education@rsc.org.uk
Special payment plan offer
If you book for Worlds Together before Friday 29 June, we'd like to offer you theopportunity to pay in 3 instalments by credit/debit card. A non-refundable deposit of £145, plus two further automatic monthly payments of £125. Simply talk to our Education Ticket Hotline staff about this 'early bird' option.
For more information about the broader arts programme for the conference, visit www.tate.org.uk
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