Current Projects - Allan Owens

UK Editor for Planting Seeds, the publication of Key notes and selected papers from the 6th World Congress of International Drama/Theatre Association, Hong Kong, China (Publication due Winter 2008).

Process Drama: Between the Present and the Future. Book, working title.

Pre-text performance based research project: Process drama and Shintashi/Body Poetry: collaborative project with Yosuke Ohashi, Tai-chi-kikaku Theatre Company, Tokyo. The initial three-month fellowship was funded by the Japanese Ministry of Culture (Nov. 2006) and will be followed by a three week UK series of performances and workshops (2008) again funded by the Japanese Ministry of Culture. Venues: Studio, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Avon Building, University of Warwick, Studio, University of Chester, Studio 1, Lowry Centre, Salford Quays.

Devising a series of Interactive performances, in collaboration with, Dr Hala Al Yamani, University of Bethlehem ,Chester City Council members, student and local population  to raise awareness of the Israeli-Palestinian situation. Paper to be submitted to Researching Drama Education Conference Exeter University, Spring 2008.

Artistic inquiry: the use of drama in management education, Articles on dissensual dialogue, analogue and digital interface, the use of sketch books and notions of extreme collaboration to be worked from papers given in 2006 in 2007. Collaborating with Professor Clive Holtham, CASS Business School, City University London.

Working towards joint publication of selected pre-texts with Pekka Korhonen and Raija Airaksinen, Pekka Korhonen, IADE, Arts Universities of Finland.

The use of Process Drama in the teaching of Modern Foreign Languages with Bethan Hulse. Paper in progress.

Drama in a women’s prison 1989-2007 student perceptions. Paper in progress.

Enactive Learning: an exploration of the use of enactive learning in higher education. Working towards the 2008 Symposium.

Developing with Prof. David Cracknell, a new collaborative project with the University of Pretoria, Department of Drama and Faculty of Education, the De Vildt Cheetah Centre following an initial working visit to South Africa 11.09.07-18.09.07.

Thinking Through Practice: Inaugral Lecture given on 27.11.07 , University of Chester (Forthcoming, Chester Academic Press).