Dynamic Education Through Drama

Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd

Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd

Dynamic Education Through Drama

Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd (ATCo) believes theatre is a powerful tool to foster justice, equality and citizenship.  We believe the central role of theatre is to make sense of the world in which we all live, and that theatre and its processes should be available to everybody.  Applied theatre is theatre without outside audience: as actors, participants guide the process to create drama that is meaningful to themselves.

ATCo is an organization committed to creating high-quality aesthetic experiences with non-actors around issues of social justice and public health.  We use dramatic conventions and techniques to safely investigate issues from a wide range of perspectives.  Using applied theatre pedagogy, participants become actors and agents in control of the dramatic conversation.  In doing so, they have the opportunity to discover what it is to be other than themselves.

ATCo was incorporated in 1999 with two directors, Peter O’Connor and Briar O’Connor.  Since then, the company has worked with the Ministry of Education, Biosecurity New Zealand, the Ministry of Social Development’s Department of Child, Youth and Family, the Human Rights Commission, the Department of Internal Affairs, the Department of Justice, the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, and the Office of the Police Commissioner. 

Programmes developed by ATCo in conjunction with other organisations include Everyday Theatre for the Ministry of Social Development’s Department of Child, Youth and Family; Gotcha for Biosecurity New Zealand; Open the Loop for Waikato Public Health; and The Lost Bag for the Mental Health Foundation of NZ. 

The Company also offers workshops in a variety of areas, including team building and dynamic learning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you would like to be included on a mailing list to be notified of upcoming courses, workshops and addresses, or situations vacant, please send in your email or postal details.  Submission of an email address will indicate acceptance to receive emailed material from ATCo that directly relates to opportunities offered by the company and will not be distributed to any third party.

Applied Theatre Consultants Ltd

 

PO Box 38444

Howick

Manukau 2145

New Zealand

E-Mail atco@appliedtheatre.co.nz

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