Exploring Research-Based Theatre within Contemporary Theatre Education

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue on “Exploring Research-based Theatre within Contemporary Theatre Education” invites authors to submit articles about research projects that integrate the aesthetics and artistry of theatre into pedagogical, scholarly, and community-based settings. We invite authors to speak about theatre-based projects that explore ways and approaches they have found that effectively engage and activate the public through rich dialogue stimulated by the arts-based approach. We encourage various kinds of research projects and initiatives, though ones that center on current social issues such as mental health, climate justice, migration, and identity are encouraged.

Research-based theatre projects are most often committed to a collaborative inquiry process that involves a team, including theatre artists, researchers, and community members who collectively engage with a complex research topic in academic, community, and/or learning spaces. With a focus on theatre education, we invite authors to consider the pedagogical approaches and methodologies they have engaged with in the conceptualizing, development, and sharing of their research-based theatre projects.

We aim for submissions that would appeal (equally) to researchers, artists, and community members, and we encourage/invite arts-based approaches to be emphasized when sharing your scholarly work. Single-authored articles are welcome, though given the collaborative nature of theatre, we also encourage co-authored pieces where senior and junior scholars, or researchers and artists, or researchers and community members, or a combination of all of these might collaborate. This collaborative dialogue between writers often generates rich understandings and nuances to further both the practice and scholarship of research-based theatre within the larger field of theatre education.

Prof. George Belliveau
Prof. Joe Salvatore
Prof. Kathryn Dawson
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Arts is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.