פרופ' פיטר הריס
מידע כללי
קורות חיים
Head of Community & Educational Theatre Studies.
Theatre Arts Dept. Tel Aviv University, Israel.
| Education | |
| 1993 | MA. Theatre, Tel Aviv University, Subject: "The Autonomy of the spectator in interpreting the Theatrical text" |
| 1982 | BA. Social Theatre, Tel Aviv University |
| 1975 | Graduate, College of Education Swansea, Wales. |
| Academic position | |
| 2000 2004 | Head of community and Educational Theatre studies. Designing and implementing a three year B.A. course which prepares students for work as Theatre Directors in the Community, Drama/Theatre, Teachers in schools and for using Drama and Thea |
| 1991 2000 | Coordinator of Community & Educational Theatre Studies. |
| 1982 -1991 | Teacher and supervisor of field work. |
| 1992 -2003 | Oranim, Kibbutz Teacher Training College Teaching drama in the classroom, Improvisation, Community Theatre, puppet theatre. |
| Other teaching experience | |
| 1985 -1987 | Eilat College -drama in the classroom |
| 1988 -1993 | Bar Ilan University -acting and directing coach in leadership and community theatre organizers course |
| 1984 -1985 | Ministry of Education. Community Directors course |
| 1996-1998 | Kibbutzim Seminar community theatre. |
| N.G.O ISRAEL COMMUNITY THEATRE ASSOCIATION (KAHAL) Founder member, Secretary, Advisor. | |
פרסומים
Various booklets on drama and group work Ministry of Education and Tel aviv Municipality.
COMMUNITY THEATRE - a publication by - International Federation of Workers Education Association - Community Theatre in Israel.
THE CAMERI: A Theatre of Time and Place, Ed: Kaynar, Rokem, Rozik. Municipal Theatre as Community Theatre.
PRESENT PROJECTS
Jaffa Drug Rehabilitation project
Working with students and rehabilitated Drug offenders, The play " Food for thought" premiered July 2005, centered on the conflict between "normative" society and the acceptance of the rehabilitating offender.
Working with students and rehabilitated Drug offenders, The play " Food for thought" premiered July 2005, centered on the conflict between "normative" society and the acceptance of the rehabilitating offender.
Business Theatre For the past two years, using theatre as an instrument for internalizing concepts and dealing with dilemmas in organizations. The method uses "forum theatre" (a concept devised by Augusto Boal) performances with professional actors and audience participation as well as workshops where participants analyze conflicts through the stage.Organizations include: High tech companies, armed forces, prison service, insurance companies and more.
COMMUNITY THEATRE PROJECTS: TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
Maasiyahu Prison, community theatre project a nine month workshop process and performance with 1st year community Theatre students from Tel Aviv University and prisoners in a rehabilitational prison -2003-2004.
2002-2003 Maasiyahu Prison, community Theatre project, workshop and performance "The closed University", staged show depicting the encounter between 1st year community Theatre students and prisoners in a rehabilitational prison, performed 4 times to inmates and outside audience.
2001-2002 Ayalon Prison, community Theatre project involving community Theatre students and long term prisoners in a high security prison, workshop and performance "Open - Closed"' which raised poignant questions regarding rime and punishment, criminals and society .
2000-2001 Arab Hebrew Theatre - Jaffa - Arab women from Jaffa and women Community Theatre students from Tel Aviv University, all participants in their mid 20's spent a year investigating their meeting points and differences and devised a joint performance which took place in June 2001, the performance reflected the work carried out in a bicultural setting using theatre games, group dynamics and conflict resolution exercises, during turbulent "intifada" where Arab Jewish activities where virtually impossible.
PAPERS and CONFERENCES
Exeter Conference on Research in theatre in education 1999, Paper and workshop presented on The process of empowerment in community theatre".
E.L.I.A Symposium, London School of Speech and Drama. "Arts and the Community" June 2000.
IDEA conference Bergen Norway 2001 paper and workshop on Devising community Opera - "Carmen in Tel Aviv".
F.I.R.T conference Jaipur India, 2003, paper "African Israeli caught between two cultures", on Ethiopian theatre in Israel.
Israel Teachers Union- Education and the test of time 2003, paper on "Community Theatre as a catalyst for social and political change.
IDEA conference Ottawa Canada 2004 Paper - "We're looking at you and you're looking at us" Students and prisoners devise theatre a leveling encounter.
PTO conference Los Angeles 2005
A REFLECTION OF ONE ANOTHER Workshop conference theme: "Intervention" invites the creation of new cultures that critically examine existing models and offer new paradigms of praxis through the application of PTO.
2005 conference on Group work and Therapy Tel Aviv July 2005 07 10 "We're looking at you and you're looking at us" - workshop
Other work experience
1971 - 1978 - Youth work and management, London, Swansea, Tel-Aviv.
1978 - 1982 - Ministry of Education Tel-Aviv regional training centre, preparing programs, supervising & training youth workers in Theatre/Drama, organizing art and cultural events.
1982 - 1984 - Ministry of Education supervisor for Drama activities in the after school education system, job entails, in-service training, advising community Centers, organizing community arts events.
1984 - Ramat Hasharon community theatre - setting up and coaching two adult Community Theatre groups in training community organizers actors, writing, directing and involving theatre activists in community activities.
1985 - 1987 - Eilat Municipal Community Theatre initiating, setting up and running of a Community Theatre with a staff of 5 directors and over 100 actors. Providing the entire town with Theatre/Drama activity. Working with the municipal social education services. Duties including: Management, Writing and directing adults and children, Puppet Theatre and Street Theatre. Initiating events such as parades, forum theatre dealing with local problems and seaside & tourist activities.
Other Productions
Givataim Players -, Lysistrata Aristophanes - an anti war rock musical. clown show - Pub theatre evenings.
Living room Theatre, during Gulf War Tel Mond, Community Theatre group.
Participatory Theatre (T.I.E) - Where are you going - designed to help unattached young people plan their future.
The Story of King Tut - theatrical event for 3 actors and up to 200 children
Acting with actors - Improvisation meetings, dealing with social problems and pressures of adolescents.
