Dramatic learning and Indigenous creativities: A kinship approach

When it comes to educating for innovation and creativity, within the educational policy realm there is little recognition of Indigenous approaches to creativity and embodied artforms such as drama and theatre. However there are important stories to be told about how we can realise creative futures which draw upon learnings from the most ancient of traditions. These include artforms that have been central to my research, including storytelling, drama and theatre, and the many great stories about creativity and innovation that emerge from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures. This chapter will focus on notions of a ‘kinship’ approach to creativities, drawing upon learnings from two case studies related to drama and Australian Indigenous arts, people, cultures, approaches and ways of knowing, identifying perspectives and approaches that others can learn from.