Study Guide

Objective

Knowledge and understanding
- Be able to see people as individuals, and identify their needs
- Have moved the focus from themselves towards their actors/students
- Have gained a practical and theoretical understanding of theatre education on different levels
- Have an increased knowledge about group dynamics
- Be able to explain the theory of biological leadership

Skill and ability
- Be able to plan rehearsals/lessons with a functional dramatic arc
- Be able to make plans that make realistic use of time, content, and the given circumstances
- Be able to be flexible make conscious use of alternative leadership strategies
- Be able to integrate theory and practice in their pedagogical thinking
- Have gained an increased analytical awareness of their ability to evaluate, question and change their own professional practice as theatre pedagogues

Mindset and evaluation ability
- Have developed a greater security in the way they act and present their ideas
- See every person, every function and every role as an important part of the whole
- Have an increased understanding of the ethical and social dimensions of leadership
- Understand the importance of collegial cooperation in the development of the performing arts, applied theatre, and drama

Content

Strengths and weaknesses in own leadership
Creativity concept
dramaturgically thinking
Planning of work
Alternative leadership styles and educational responses in crisis situations

Location and time

3.1.-10.3.2022, Pietarsaari

Materials

-Kaisa Korhonen
Människan som Skådeplats, a translation from Ulrika Enckel, parts from Kiihottavasti totta. (2008)
-Yoshi Oida&Lorna Marshall The invisibel actor.(1997)
-Https://teaterförbundet.se Utveckling av konstnärlig process, organisation och ledarskap
-Thomas Lundquist Det biologiska ledarskapet. (2011).Liber

Teaching methods

-Group works
-Group discussions under tutorial
-Exchange of practical experiences
-Self-analysis on the base of process diary
-Orientation on project
-Portfolio method

Employer connections

The course is connected to the course Directing 2 which has a public performance

Exam schedules

Homeworks during the course
1 deadline for the written homework at the end of the course: 10.3.2022
2. deadline 15.3.2022
3.deadline 30.3.2022

Student workload

135 hours

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved requieres minimum grad 3
The student
-activelyparticipates in the course
-completes assignments independently and in a manner that showsinitiative
-hands in the required assignments on time
-understand the contence of the course of studies
-gathers information independently

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved requieres minimum grad 3
The student
-actively participates in the course
-completes assignments independently and in a manner that shows initiative
-hands in the required assignments on time
-understand the contence of the course of studies
-gathers information independently

Assessment methods and criteria

written and practical accomplishments during the course in relation to the course Directing 2

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

-Missed homeworks or examinations
-Attendance under 85% or under 65% witout compensation
-Doesn`t understand the contance of the course of studies

Qualifications

Subject didactic theory and practice with focus on professional theatre: Artistic leadership 1