Iran – Infrastructure, historical and current developments in performative pedagogy

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dc.contributor.authorHossein Esmkhani, Amir
dc.contributor.editorSchewe, Manfreden
dc.contributor.editorEven, Susanneen
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-02T16:25:15Z
dc.date.available2022-03-02T16:25:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractTheatre and other forms of art have played an unarguable part in the formation of cultures and civilizations all around the world. There is some proof that performance began even before language was invented by man. In their rituals and traditions, our earliest ancestors used their body to convey messages and performed rituals on different occasions. The history of our culture and civilization is replete with various forms of art and performance narrating the stories of generations. From mothers’ bedtime stories to religious ceremonies, for a wide range of purposes, art in general and performance-based art in particular gave shape and meaning to human’s everyday life experiences. This article will present an overview of the history of performative arts in Iran, how it has come to contribute to foreign language teaching, and outline its limitations and future projections. Performative arts have a rather long history in Iran. In one of the most authoritative books on Iranian Performance Tradition, William O’Beeman (2011) presents the rich “tapestry” of Iranian traditional performance which took root many centuries ago, before Iran came into contact with the West. He believes that those who are not familiar with Iranian culture may be truly surprised to discover ...en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationHossein Esmkhani, A. (2016) 'Iran – Infrastructure, historical and current developments in performative pedagogy', Scenario: A Journal of Performative Teaching, Learning, Research, X(2), pp. 99-106. https://doi.org/10.33178/scenario.10.2.9en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/scenario.10.2.9
dc.identifier.endpage106
dc.identifier.issn1649-8526
dc.identifier.issued2
dc.identifier.journalabbrevScenarioen
dc.identifier.journaltitleScenario: A Journal of Performative Teaching, Learning, Researchen
dc.identifier.startpage99
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12701
dc.identifier.volumeX
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDepartment of German, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/scenario/article/view/scenario-10-2-9
dc.rights© 2016, The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleIran – Infrastructure, historical and current developments in performative pedagogyen
dc.typeArticle (non peer-reviewed)en
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