Abstract

This paper explores the transformative learning potential of an experiential, theatre-based workshop titled, Down the Rabbit Hole. Lewis Carroll’s story, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is a tale in which Alice goes down a rabbit hole and embarks upon a fantastical and transformative journey of self with others. Loosely based on this story, in this workshop we encourage learners to take an embodied journey down the rabbit hole by tuning into the personal call for adventure, identifying active stories, and initiating a journey of discovery through theatre-based activities. We explore the transformative potential of this workshop by drawing from Yorks and Kasl’s two-part taxonomy of expressive ways of knowing, which speaks to (a) creating a learning environment conducive to whole-person learning and (b) working with learners within that environment. We use this taxonomy to frame a discussion of how we create environments conducive to transformative learning and how we use theatrical conventions to work with participants in such environments. In so doing, we advance Dirkx’s notion that transformative learning can be an on-going, mythic journey of the soul and discuss how we draw upon embodied methods and theatrical conventions to provoke our collective creative potential.

摘要

本文探讨了一个名为“兔子洞”的体验式戏剧研讨会的变革性学习潜力。刘易斯卡罗尔的故事，爱丽丝梦游仙境，是一个故事，爱丽丝掉进了一个兔子洞，开始了一段梦幻般的自我与他人的变革之旅。粗略地基于这个故事，在这个工作坊中，我们鼓励学习者通过调整个人对冒险的呼唤，识别活跃的故事，并通过基于戏剧的活动开始探索之旅，踏上一段穿越兔子洞的实体之旅。我们通过借鉴 Yorks 和 Kasl 的表达方式的两部分分类法来探索本次研讨会的变革潜力，其中涉及 (a) 创造有利于全人学习的学习环境，以及 (b) 在该环境中与学习者合作. 我们使用这个分类法来讨论我们如何创造有利于变革性学习的环境，以及我们如何使用戏剧惯例与这种环境中的参与者合作。通过这样做，我们推进了 Dirkx 的概念，即变革性学习可以是一个持续的、神话般的灵魂之旅，并讨论我们如何利用具体方法和戏剧惯例来激发我们的集体创造潜力。