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Abstract
This paper applies an action research lens to two approaches to large scale performance projects for young people: XL-D (2001) and XL-D Express (2003), both produced in Brisbane by Drama Queensland. By identifying the strengths and tensions of each project, a new model called ‘School- Initiated Youth Performance’ is proposed. This new model makes connections between youth performing arts and drama pedagogy, positioning young people and drama teachers as central agents in a creative and dialogic framework.
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Sharon Hogan
Sharon Hogan lectures in performance and drama education at the Queensland University of Technology. She has taught drama in secondary schools and worked as a project manager, coordinating performance-based projects connecting schools with artists and industry. Sharon is currently Vice-President Projects for Drama Queensland.
Kylie Readman
Kylie Readman currently lectures in pedagogies and assessment in Education Programs at the University of the Sunshine Coast. She has worked in the Creative Industries and Education faculties at QUT and she is an experienced drama teacher at secondary and tertiary levels. Kylie has also worked in youth performance as a teacher-artist, producer and researcher, most recently on Drama Queensland's XL-D and the Riverfestival's Watermark.