THE (HI)STORY OF IDEA Webinar on 21st May 

"A Life Dedicated to Peace Education" Webinar on 25th May

International Arts Education Week 23-29 May: Arts Education for Peace 

Support the Participants of the Young IDEA Lab 2022!

Registrations for the 2022 General Council Meeting in Reykjavik are open until 6th June

Advertisement for SIGs for the Congress in Iceland on 20th April 

2nd Webinar Stop Ecocide, Start Good Living! on 7th May 

World Alliance for Arts Education Message Concerning Recent Violence Around the World

WHAT IS IDEA?

IDEA is an international not for profit association. It is the peak body for drama/theatre and education. It operates across time zones, countries and cultures.

IDEA is open to national, regional and international associations and to other institutes, bodies, networks, organisation and individuals working in drama/theatre and education.

IDEA is an open and inclusive association. IDEA opposes discrimination on the basis of race, colour, national origin, language, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability.

General Council Meeting 2019; Lima, Peru

IDEA 25th Anniversary in Evora, 2017

WHAT IDEA DOES?

In overview, IDEA promotes and supports drama/ theatre and education through:

• Communication: Web page and social media

• General Council Meetings

• Publications

• Projects

• Research and Special Interest Groups

• Congress and events

• IDEA collaborations - World Alliance for Arts Education and others

OVERVIEW OF THE IDEA STORY

IDEA was founded in Portugal in July 1992 through the initial Congress in Oporto and was registered under Portuguese law in 1994.

While the international organisations for theatre such as ITI, ASSITEJ and AITA/IATA included education within their charters, IDEA was formed to foreground more strongly drama/theatre and education.

IDEA has provided an international forum for communicating about, promoting and advocating for drama/theatre and education in schools, communities and all fields of endeavor. It does this through advocacy, publications, projects, research, Young IDEA, congresses and conferences and collaborations.