Bowker Biography:
Dale N. Le Fevre

Dale N. LeFevre started working with the New Games Foundation in 1975 as a volunteer. By 1976 he was office manager and Associate Director. In '77 Dale formed his own project taking New Games into schools while continuing to present workshops across North America for the Foundation until '79.

One turning point occurred in '77 when Dale presented at the Open University in England. The exposure New Games received enabled him to return in '78 - '79, ultimately to stay in Europe until 1987. Dale has given New Games workshops in 32 countries, including with Jews and Arabs in Israel, mixed races in apartheid South Africa, Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, and in '93-4 with Croats, Serbs and Muslims in Croatia. He has also worked in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

Dale's exploration extended to personal growth in his life and work. This lead him in a fresh direction: to create his own book in '83 of his experiences called NEW GAMES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. Originally self-published in Europe, it was eventually published in 4 other languages, and in the U.S. in 1988. In '95, his book PARACHUTE GAMES came out, and in '02 BEST NEW GAMES appeared.

His interest in video lead to another direction: his co-productions of THE NEW GAMES VIDEO ('86), NEW GAMES FROM AROUND THE ('88), NEW SOCCER (For Fun and Skills) ('93), COOPERATIVE GROUP GAMES ('97), SKILL GAMES ('99), and THE NEW PARACHUTE GAMES VIDEO ('02), and THE NEW GAMES CD-ROM ('02).

 

Email: dale@inewgames.com
Web: www.inewgames.com
Address: Dale N. Le Fevre
P.O. Box 1641
Mendocino, CA 95460 USA
Phone: (707) 962-0514