The Greek Revolution through "Towards Liberty" and "In the Land of Liberty" educational drama projects by the National Theatre of Northern Greece (2019–2021)

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Published: Nov 20, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/edth.37667
Keywords:
history refugee question Greek Revolution of 1821 primary education Exodus of Missolonghi educational drama theatre pedagogy project
Ioanna Lioutsia
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4299-1281
Abstract

This article presents the approach, preparation, work and implementation of two educational drama projects on the subject of the Greek Revolution of 1821, realised as part of "The NTNG in Education", a series of specialised educational programmes by the
National Theatre of Northern Greece (NTNG). In detail, the projects, titled "Towards Liberty" (2019) and "In the Land of Liberty" (2019–2020), were presented in primary schools in five regions across Greece. Using the sixth grade history textbook as a basis
and, in particular, the events related to the besieged Missolonghi and the swiftly liberated Mani, the aim of these educational dramas was for pupils to not only get a better understanding of the historical context, but also delve into concepts such as solidarity, cooperation and teamwork, peace and freedom. An alternative way of capturing the historical past, connecting it with current concepts and themes that concern society by encouraging an experiential way of participating in learning. An attempt to help pupils shift from memorisation to critical thinking so that they can perceive and receive history differently.

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Author Biography
Ioanna Lioutsia

Ioanna Lioutsia is a PhD candidate at the Department of
Theatre Studies of the University of the Peloponnese. Her
doctoral thesis research area is performance art in the Balkans.
She is a graduate of the Department of Theatre and the
Department of History & Archaeology at the Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki as well as the Higher Drama School
of Contemporary Theatre "V. Diamantopoulos". She has
published a collection of short plays for elementary school
children titled 12 Sketches for 19 International Days (2021).
She works as an actress, director and theatre educator. As a
member of the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network
(TENet-Gr), she designs and animates workshops within the
context of the "What if it were you?" programme.

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