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Join ISTA for this two-day immersive professional development studio designed for educators eager to reimagine Shakespeare through innovative, inclusive, and student-centred approaches.

In this dynamic, hands-on workshop, participants will explore and apply playful, accessible strategies that bring Shakespeare’s works to life for learners of all styles and backgrounds. Through devising, physical theatre, inclusive casting, and interdisciplinary approaches—including digital performance—educators will uncover fresh ways to connect timeless themes such as power, identity, justice, and ambition to students’ lived experiences and global contexts.

Participants will gain drama-based techniques to help students embody Shakespeare’s language and emotional worlds, amplifying the core elements of TEAM (Tension, Emotion, Atmosphere, and Meaning). The workshop also invites critical reflection on traditional and contemporary pedagogies, examining how Shakespeare is taught and how it can be reimagined for today’s diverse classrooms.

Collaborate with fellow educators from around the world, exchange ideas, and build a toolkit of strategies to empower young people as creative interpreters, critical thinkers, and confident performers of Shakespeare.