Implementing Devised Theatre with Teenagers: Methodology and Design

Abstract

The paper presents our pedagogic approach for implementing device theatre principles in working with teenagers. These principles converge to our research of the innovative concepts in the pedagogy field that emphasizes the role of the spontaneity and improvisation in the teaching process. This way of exploring the Drama Art allows to the subject-students to discover and to became aware of their most intimate thoughts and to integrate them into an artistic message. The defining principle of our pedagogic approach is the construction from the perspective of a finite artistic product which should be the transmitter of a message born from a personal stake, intimate, emulated in the consensus of the member of the group. In this way it is provided an adequate motivation of participants having a well-defined common goal. Also following this approach there are created pertinent occasions for accessing the training specific to the actors.