Theatre, Dance and Performance Training Journal (TDPT)
Special issue: Performer Training in English as an Additional Language
To be published in June 2026
Call for contributions, ideas, proposals, and dialogue with the editors

Guest Editors: Dr Evi Stamatiou, University of East London ([email protected])
Hansel Tan, Villanova University ([email protected])
Dr Mario Moya, University of East London ([email protected])
Training Grounds Editors: Aiden Condron and Proshot Kalami

Training in English as an Additional Language (Issue 17.2)
Over the past 15 years, performance training has increasingly focused on fostering inclusive practices that embrace diverse and intersecting identities within Higher Education (HE) and other training settings. Among the barriers faced in performer training, English as an Additional Language (EAL) has emerged as a central concern for many practitioners and scholars. This special issue will explore intersections between performer training and EAL in a variety of settings, including laboratory-style studios, ensemble-based practices, devising, circus, applied theatre, community theatre, and interdisciplinary and intercultural forms.