MONDAY 26. 9.
9.00 – 13.00 | The Andrej Sládkovič Grammar School
CREATIVE WORKING SESSION on LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE led by theatre lecturers Barbora Jurinová and Veronika Kořínková – Willems (SK). THEATRE CLASSICS IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL for secondary school teachers and others interested in the subject. Participation on application. In cooperation with the Theatre Institute in Bratislava.
The legendary love story, moreover, in a comic book! Likely to enthral students. As teachers, we often pain ourselves how to captivate our learners, if the study matter is a text in verse, moreover in an odd word order, full of metaphors and lines. At the workshop, we will test activation methods inspired by theatre and stage text prepared directly for your teaching. This is not a stage adaptation of the text, but a set of techniques and exercises that stir students to understand character and situation, its nature, ways out, and solve problem situation/conflict. At first glance, not all activities may be directly related to Shakespeare’s text. Yet, in a shared context, they create a plastic image, motivate students and aid deeper understanding of the plot.
Moreover, together we might even discover new meanings for Romeo and Juliet …
The workshop Romeo and Juliet in Graphic Novel (Stage Classics in the Graphic Novel) was created within the framework of the learning programme for secondary school student. It is implemented by the Theatre Institute as part of the international project Classics in the Graphic Novel. The workshop was prepared by the EDUdrama association in April and May 2022 and was attended by students of the 1.G class of The C.S. Lewis Bilingual Grammar School in Bratislava.
The Theatre Institute participates in the international project Classics in Graphic Novel together with the Slovenian Theatre Institute from Ljubljana and The Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw with kind support from the European Union within the Creative Europe – Support for European Cooperation Projects 2019 scheme.
TUESDAY 27. 9.
9.00 – 13.00 | Elementary School Slobodného slovenského vysielača
CREATIVE WORKING SESSION on LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE led by theatre lecturer Michaela Váňová (CZ). THEATRE OF ATTITUDE OR FORUM THEATRE AND ITS USE IN TEACHING as part of personality development and social upbringing. For teachers at elementary schools level 2, and others interested in the subject. Participation on application. In cooperation with the Minor Theatre in Prague.
All of us feel oppressed at some point in our lives. Be that internally or externally. Forum theatre is a technique that teaches us to recognise and confront oppression. It teaches us to look for a solution strategy in difficult situations. Brazilian stage artist Augusto Boal created forum theatre as a tool to stimulate the society. It can help teachers with personal development – learners’ social skills, critical thinking, facilitation of sound atmosphere in classroom, as well as deepening of their own pedagogical self-reflection. As this theatre & teaching technique rests in the question “What possibilities do I have to change something?”, our work will be conceived through experiences. We will see examples of forum theatre productions, get acquainted with the fundamental principles of oppression, and try to find a solving strategy. The creative working session aims to point out that, if it is possible to change what is happening in the world of fiction, an individual can achieve the same in real life.
THURSDAY 29. 9.
9.00 – 13.00 | Elementary School Slobodného slovenského vysielača
CREATIVE WORKING SESSION on LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE led by theatre lecturers Barbora Jurinová and Veronika Kořínková – Willems (SK). 4 PHASES, application of theatre methods in general learning subjects at elementary schools level 1. Drama techniques that invigorate teaching and deepen knowledge. Workshop for level 1 elementary school teachers and others interested in the subject. Participation on application. In cooperation with the drama centre EDUDrama in Bratislava.
Each lesson has its own structure related to the content covered. Incorporate energisers into individual phases – techniques that will invigorate the teaching whilst deepening knowledge. Play it out! Through four phases of exploring the content (e.g. literary work, visual image, historical event, conflict situation, or mathematical solutions) – associative perception, analysis of formal execution, content analysis and search for context – you will learn how to set up and incorporate drama education methods in your teaching. Taste them yourself in a creative setting and fun atmosphere.
WEDNESDAY 28. 9.
9.00 – 13.00 | Puppet Theatre at the Crossroads
International panel discussion LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE
Speakers from Norway, Finland and Slovenia share good practice in learning through theatre within education. The event is also an opportunity to identify the current state of formal and informal cooperation between theatres and schools in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with guests from the Czech and Slovak context, and to explore the possibility of symbiosis between theatre and schools . In cooperation with the Theatre Institute in Bratislava. Consecutive interpreting is arranged for the event.
FRIDAY 30. 9.
10.00 | Puppet Theatre at the Crossroads
Creative working meeting: DISCUSSING THE FESTIVAL. Invited guests.