
Links to Resources/Influences/Causes
Shakespeare, Theatre, and Arts Education:
Impact and Resources
Impact of Shakespeare in Education
Impact and Research | Education | Royal Shakespeare Company
https://www.rsc.org.uk/education/impact-and-research/
The RSC has been conducting exciting research on the educational impact of teaching Shakespeare through rehearsal techniques, and has been partnering with schools to develop these educational programs.
PARTNERSHIPS: RSC Education works in partnership with schools, theatres, universities and other organisations both across the UK and internationally.
https://www.rsc.org.uk/education/about-rsc-education/how-your-school-can-work-with-us/partnerships
CASE STUDY: CHANGING ATTITUDES AND ATTAINMENT THROUGH REHEARSAL ROOM TECHNIQUES
Arts are essential for young people | Royal Shakespeare Company
ORIGINAL SWAGGER: How I discovered Shakespeare through hip-hop
High School Students Need More Shakespeare Not Less
How NOT to Hate Shakespeare | Rob Crisell | TEDxTemecula
Shakespeare doesn't need rewriting - spiked
Why are we doing this? | First Encounter: The Taming Of The Shrew | Royal Shakespeare Company - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpI_MKwspEE
As You Like It Documentary By Fiona Shaw - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bTlH-EQSJE
'Let's kill Prospero!' Primary students fall under Shakespeare's spell | Stage | The Guardian
Can Shakespeare teach us to be better citizens? | University Affairs
Shakespeare and me: Dame Judi Dench | Culture | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/jul/01/judi-dench-shakespeare-and-me-hamlet
Shakespeare and me: Thea Sharrock | Culture | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/jul/01/shakespeare-and-me-thea-sharrock
Love reading Shakespeare? It can trigger a sudden burst of drama in your brain - The Economic Times
Around the Globe (And Blackfriars) September | American Shakespeare Center
Veterans Find A Path to Healing Through Shakespeare - Mad In America
Why Should We Read William Shakespeare? Four Animated Videos Make the Case | Open Culture
To Baby or Not to Baby: Shakespeare Show for Theatergoers Who Are Barely Walking - WSJ
Teaching Social Justice Through Shakespeare - Edinburgh University Press
Measure for Measure and the #MeToo Movement | Shakespeare Uncovered | PBS LearningMedia
Arts and the Economy
Why The Arts Are The Great Unappreciated Engine Of The U.S. Economy
Arts Sector Contributed $763.6 Billion to U.S. Economy—More Than Agriculture or Transportation - Artsy
Shakespeare: Teaching resources
Teaching Shakespeare | Introducing Iambic Pentameter | Royal Shakespeare Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ANp0cbRasU
Teaching Shakespeare - Unit 4 - Exploring the Imagery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFpiqGQVFg
RSC’s “Education” Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUsuT-xf9f0&list=PL0F1C17758F2193AA
Brave Spirits Theatre’s TEXT ANALYSIS GUIDE
https://www.bravespiritstheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BST-Text-Analysis-2019-3.pdf
Brave Spirits Theatre, other resources
https://www.bravespiritstheatre.com/resources/
What Is the Folger Method? - Folger Shakespeare Library
https://teachingshakespeare.folger.edu/about-us/folger-method
Folger Shakespeare Library
Teaching Shakespeare - Forsooth - Folger Shakespeare Library
Books (for purchase--some for direct download, some in paperback or Kindle):
American Shakespeare Center Study Guides
https://americanshakespearecenter.com/product_type/study-guides/
RSC books for teachers
https://shop.rsc.org.uk/collections/for-teachers-education?from=nav
Creative Shakespeare: The Globe Education Guide to Practical Shakespeare (Arden Shakespeare)
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Shakespeare-Globe-Education-Practical/dp/1408156849
Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard Second Edition
by Ben Crystal
ShakesFear and How to Cure It: The Complete Handbook for Teaching Shakespeare (The Arden Shakespeare) Paperback – May 3, 2018
https://www.amazon.com/ShakesFear-How-Cure-Complete-Shakespeare/dp/1474228712
Impact of Theatre and Arts Education
Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds
Live From 458 B.C., What the Greeks Mean to Me - The New York Times
What the theater has taught me about Washington - The Washington Post
Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds
“Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play. “ | Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
What is theatre capable of? Simon Stone at TEDxSydney - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VFfGvAVZI
How Portland’s black community and police are sharing their stories through theater | PBS NewsHour
Why High School Musicals Should Be As Respected As Sports Programs Are
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-musicals-should-be-as-respected-as-sports-programs
Study finds live theater enhances student learning, empathy | Campus | purdueexponent.org
'Arts teaching could become more important than maths in tech-based future' – education expert
Amid push for STEM education, arts instructors stress value of theater | Education Dive
AMERICAN THEATRE | NYC Mayor’s Office to Subsidize Students’ Theatre Tickets
Dance Education and Impact
The dancing species: how moving together in time helps make us human | Aeon Ideas
https://aeon.co/ideas/the-dancing-species-how-moving-together-in-time-helps-make-us-human
'I Loved Myself for the First Time': Women Prisoners Heal Trauma with Dance - VICE
What's the best dance class for young children? - The Washington Post
Music Education and Impact
Music ed isn’t a luxury. All of our children should be learning music
Music Lessons Were the Best Thing Your Parents Ever Did for You, According to Science
Ten Reasons To Let Your Kid Major In Music
Evaluating the Effect of No Child Left Behind on U.S. Music Course Enrollments - Kenneth Elpus, 2014
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022429414530759
The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality) | Intellectual Takeout
High School Students Do Better In Science, Math And English If They Also Take Music Lessons
Main Street School Gamelan and Dance Concert