Spotlight on drama in education

Michelle Curran

By Michelle Curran
Published April 20, 2016

The spotlight will shine on drama in education, and its role in our nation at the Drama New Zealand national conference this month.

A movement workshop at the 2015 Drama NZ Conference.

Set at Saint Patrick’s College Silverstream, which is located by beside a river, the conference on April 21 to 23 ...

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