Collective residencies / Olot
Research based Theatre, Pedagogy, Diversity
From Monday, 20 March 2023 to Monday, 27 March 2023

March 2023
This Residency features a group of international scholar-artists committed to developing interdisciplinary theatre-based projects focusing on complex societal issues. The 14 scholar-artists from North America, Europe, and Asia (including 4 scholar-artists from Spain) bring a wealth of diverse experiences in theatre and pedagogy. During our time at FABER-Olot, we will work collectively on an emerging project that integrates the aesthetics of professional theatre with pedagogical, scholarly, and community-based commitments.
A key reason to gather this international group is to engage in conversations around how our respective work on wellbeing and diversity issues translate into different geographical, cultural and community settings. Collectively, we aim to design a research-based theatre (https://rbtlab.ubc.ca) and pedagogical process that is inclusive and community-driven. Rather than developing a uniform approach or a constricting set of guidelines, we aim to provide a landscape of possibilities for working with research-based theatre and pedagogy in diverse contexts. We aim to learn from one another and build on each other’s knowledge and commitments to social and health equity.
Residents

GEORGE BELLIVEAU
Professor
JOËLLE ADEN
Full professor in language and arts education
ANDREA CALSAMIGLIA MADURGA
Social Psychologist and Theatre practitioner
EMILIO MÉNDEZ MARTÍNEZ
Primary teacher and researcher
NISHA L. SAJNANI
Associate Professor of Drama Therapy
ESTHER URIA IRIARTE
Doctor in education, professor, researcher and artist
GRAHAM W. LEA
Associate Professor
JOE SALVATORE
Professor, Theatre maker, Arts-Based Researcher
SELINA BUSBY
Professor of Applied and Social Theatre
METTE BØE LYNGSTAD
Professor in drama an applied theatre
CHRISTINA COOK
Playwright, Therapist, Ph.D. Candidate
KATHRYN DAWSON
Associate Professor of Theatre
MONTSERRAT GONZÁLEZ PARERA
Deputy director at Escola Superior d'Art Dramàtic (ESAD)
TETSURO SHIGEMATSU
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What residents are saying about us

Professor
GEORGE BELLIVEAU
Rich connections made during Research-based Theatre Group Residency The 2023 Research-based Theatre Faberllull Group Residency provided a curated and structured opportunity to think deeply about the research methodology with both long-term and new ...
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