Inculcate performing arts in education system, doyens say

IF “all the world’s a stage”, as William Shakespeare once said, then what better way to learn the ways of the world than through the stage?

While the performing arts have been used in teaching for ages, a more formalised form, known as Theatre-in-Education (TiE), was pioneered by the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, England, in 1965. Its mission was to utilise theatre and drama to provide a range of learning opportunities for young people.