{"product_id":"9781032831978-shakespeares-heartbeat","title":"Shakespeare's Heartbeat","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrama Games for Autistic People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eShakespeare’s Heartbeat \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a step-by-step guide detailing how to demonstrate, play and perform sensory games based on two of Shakespeare’s most popular plays with autistic people of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eShakespeare’s Heartbeat \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a step-by-step guide detailing how to demonstrate, play and perform sensory games based on two of Shakespeare’s most popular plays designed for autistic people of all ages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original games of heartbeats, eye contact and spatial awareness were created at the Glebe School, Beckenham, with a group of twelve autistic teenagers who met and played with Kelly Hunter once a week over three years, 2002-2005. This second edition brings the book up to date with the additional knowledge Kelly Hunter has gained since then as the founding artistic director of Flute Theatre, the world’s only Shakespearean troupe to focus on the needs of autistic audiences. The book includes the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new chapter dedicated to performing \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e with autistic audiences, including Hunter’s adapted, interactive performance texts of both plays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new resource for playing with younger autistic children and their families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new resource for playing with those who require a lower demand approach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new chapter with targets and techniques to understand the autism puzzle more clearly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew games based on \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e which have been created over the last ten years, in addition to the original games detailed in the first edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an indispensable learning tool for theatre practitioners, drama students, applied theatre students, teachers, autistic people and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56434703368566,"sku":"9781032831978","price":45.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36620008.jpg?v=1762842589","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032831978-shakespeares-heartbeat","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}