Classroom piece
A classroom play is usually a short play that is intended for performance in schools . The classroom piece genre has been known since the 1980s at the latest. However, this type of play has only played an important role in the theater business since the turn of the millennium , so that many theaters now include a classroom play in their repertoire . The “Theater im Klassenzimmer” festival has existed since 2002, at which various German stages present their classroom pieces.
Formally, classroom pieces are often characterized by a comparatively frequent direct address to the audience , the school class, and a very small cast (usually no more than one actor ). In terms of content, an educational objective usually dominates . A new aesthetic situation arises in the classroom piece because - in contrast to usual theater pieces - the theater comes to the audience, not the audience into the theater. This also forms a possible point of criticism of the classroom piece, as it could devalue the theater as a venue.
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Wolfgang Schneider, Felicitas Loewe (Hrsg.): Theater in the classroom. When school becomes a stage. Baltmannsweiler 2006. p. 39.
- ↑ See archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Review by Tristan Berger on the book by Schneider / Loewe
literature
- Wolfgang Schneider, Felicitas Loewe (Hrsg.): Theater in the classroom. When school becomes a stage , Baltmannsweiler 2006, ISBN 3834000469