Study Guide

Objective

Knowledge and understanding
- Understand the benefits and synergy effects that successful audience relations will generate for the audience as well as for the art form
- Know about and be able to talk about different examples of successful audience relations in the Nordic countries and in Europe
- Make an overview of the fields of work audience relations

Skill and ability
- Be able to produce and execute an audience relations project based on drama-pedagogical methods, in collaboration with a theatre or another institution
- Possess the tools and methods needed for giving the participant (the audience) the possibility of getting to know the art form in a deeper way, to lower the threshold between stage and audience
- Be able to give the participant the necessary understanding, insight and specific terminology to enable them to communicate and reflect on their experience

Mindset and evaluation ability
- Be able to meet the audience in a natural, relaxed, pedagogical and humble manner

Content

Theory, practice and different forms of audience work
Different audience works in culture and arts
Production of an audience work for a theatre performance

Location and time

4.10.2022-31.10.2022, Pietarsaari

Materials

-Roos Sjöberg, J. (2000), I gränslandet mellan scen och publik. Nycklar till teater - med drama som metod. DPM. Borlänge
-Dahl-Tallgren, N. (red.) (2011) Publiken i huvudrollen. En introduktion till publikarbete. Sciptum förlag AB
-Maitland, H. (1997) A Guide to Audience Development, Arts Council England
-Haggren, Larsson, Nordwall och Widing (2008) Deltagarkultur. Bokförlaget Korpen
-Pedagogical material in connection till theatre plays

Teaching methods

-Group discussions
-Workshop
-Group work
-Lecture about theory and practice
-Own work

Employer connections

Production of pedagogical material for a professional theater performance

Exam schedules

18th of 12th 2020

Student workload

135 hours

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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

Further information

The students shall after the course:
Knowledge and understanding:
-understand the benefits and synergy effects that successful audience relations will generate for the audience as well for the art form
-know about and be able to talk about different examples of successfull audience relations in the Nordic countries and in Europe
-have an overview of the fields of work audience relations

Skills and abilities:
-be able to produce and perform an audience relations project based om drama-pedagogical methods in collaboration with a theatre or another institution
-posess the tools and methods needed for giving the audience the possibility of getting to know the art form in a deeper way to lower the boarder between stage and audience
-be able to give the participants the necessary understanding , insight and specific terminology to enable them to communicate and reflect on their experience

Judgement and approach:
-be able to meet the audience in a natural, relaxed, pedagogical and humble manner

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

Production of an audience relation work

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

-Attendance less than85% or 60& plus compensation-doesn`t participate actively in the course
-doesn`t hand in the required assignments
-doesn`t understand the content of the course of studies

Qualifications

Subject pedagogy with focus on drama
Subject didactic theory and practice with focus on children and youngsters