DRAMA IN EDUCATION A SIGNIFICANT APPROACH (KEY IJP************751)

• Senapati Na Nayak

Abstract

Drama in education (DIE), as an artistic and educational experience, is amply evidenced in the literature as a dialogic, emancipatory practice of education. If we consider cognition and emotion to be interrelated, drama as an educational tool becomes essential. It forms the metaphor of our lives, which we live through both the cognitive and emotional realms. Art and creativity play an essential role in the relationship between body, emotions and mind. Furthermore, as we live in relationship with the rest of the world around us, our learning is embodied, our brain, emotions and physiology are constantly connected. Thus, the article demonstrates that drama and performance are important in teaching the whole child, whether taught as a discipline or used as a teaching tool. Educators, neuropsychologists and theatre and drama specialists should be open-minded and willing to step out of comfort zones and together make a case for using theatre and drama methods as a way to improve human life. Using drama and performance techniques as educational tools to optimize learning is not a new concept 1, 12. This non-product oriented way of working with theatre and performance techniques was identified as drama in the last century. This article is about the importance of drama in education.