Links to Resources/Influences/Causes
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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.
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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
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CASE STUDY: CHANGING ATTITUDES AND ATTAINMENT THROUGH REHEARSAL ROOM TECHNIQUES
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Arts are essential for young people | Royal Shakespeare Company
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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
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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
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'Let's kill Prospero!' Primary students fall under Shakespeare's spell | Stage | The Guardian
Can Shakespeare teach us to be better citizens? | University Affairs
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Shakespeare and me: Dame Judi Dench | Culture | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/jul/01/judi-dench-shakespeare-and-me-hamlet
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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
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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
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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
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Why The Arts Are The Great Unappreciated Engine Of The U.S. Economy
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Arts Sector Contributed $763.6 Billion to U.S. Economy—More Than Agriculture or Transportation - Artsy
Shakespeare: Teaching resources
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Teaching Shakespeare | Introducing Iambic Pentameter | Royal Shakespeare Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ANp0cbRasU
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Teaching Shakespeare - Unit 4 - Exploring the Imagery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFpiqGQVFg
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RSC’s “Education” Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUsuT-xf9f0&list=PL0F1C17758F2193AA
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Brave Spirits Theatre’s TEXT ANALYSIS GUIDE
https://www.bravespiritstheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BST-Text-Analysis-2019-3.pdf
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Brave Spirits Theatre, other resources
https://www.bravespiritstheatre.com/resources/
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What Is the Folger Method? - Folger Shakespeare Library
https://teachingshakespeare.folger.edu/about-us/folger-method
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Folger Shakespeare Library
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Teaching Shakespeare - Forsooth - Folger Shakespeare Library
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Books (for purchase--some for direct download, some in paperback or Kindle):
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American Shakespeare Center Study Guides
https://americanshakespearecenter.com/product_type/study-guides/
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RSC books for teachers
https://shop.rsc.org.uk/collections/for-teachers-education?from=nav
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Creative Shakespeare: The Globe Education Guide to Practical Shakespeare (Arden Shakespeare)
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Shakespeare-Globe-Education-Practical/dp/1408156849
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Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard Second Edition
by Ben Crystal
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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
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Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds
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Live From 458 B.C., What the Greeks Mean to Me - The New York Times
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What the theater has taught me about Washington - The Washington Post
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Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds
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“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
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What is theatre capable of? Simon Stone at TEDxSydney - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VFfGvAVZI
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How Portland’s black community and police are sharing their stories through theater | PBS NewsHour
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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
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Study finds live theater enhances student learning, empathy | Campus | purdueexponent.org
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'Arts teaching could become more important than maths in tech-based future' – education expert
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Amid push for STEM education, arts instructors stress value of theater | Education Dive
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AMERICAN THEATRE | NYC Mayor’s Office to Subsidize Students’ Theatre Tickets
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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
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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
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Music Lessons Were the Best Thing Your Parents Ever Did for You, According to Science
Ten Reasons To Let Your Kid Major In Music
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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