AATE 2025 National Conference

Share and embody meanings related to your own teaching artistry, theatre for youth, applied theatre, or partner organization collaborator praxis connected to the conference’s thematic inquiries. Explore the “individual” and “collaborative” narratives of tradition, change, and progress from two emerging partners (Indiana University-Indianapolis, represented by Assistant Professor Emilio G Robles and REACT Theatre, represented by Executive Director Justin Wade) who come from divergent contexts and perspectives, yet are united by shared goals. Learn about the serendipitous juncture where both individuals and “partner entities” find themselves related to these key ideas amplified in their stories and yours. Make connections to your own dualities as artist-educators, artist-administrators, or artist-activists and your own unique contexts. Reflect on takeaways, share curiosities, and feedback to foster the creation of informed networks of supportive and reflective praxis around presentation content, led by shared interests in partner collaboration, the development of teaching artists, and youth-centered devised work.