CHILDHOOD IN CHILDREN THEATRES OF LATVIA SINCE 1991
Reinis Vejins
Pages: 492-502
Published: 13 Dec 2022
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Abstract: The article focuses on Latvian schools' theatre repertoire from 1991 to today. The study aims at analysing school theatre movement in Latvia over the span of 30 years to reveal (1) how the repertoire of school theatres meets children's educational needs, and (2) how the repertoire of school theatres communicates childhood concerns. The article defines four dimensions of the analysis of school theatre repertoire: (1) educational goals of school theatres; (2) production budgets; (3) stage and technical facilities; (4) selection of play genres. The study pools in the data from programmes of 40 school theatre festivals, media publications, photographs, theatre festival regulations and video materials from shows at theatre festivals. The study reveals that the repertoire of school theatres is in line with the educational needs of children only in part, i.e. that creativity prevails over technical constraints. Likewise, a certain “monopoly” of local writers, which affects the boundaries of childhood cultural space is worth mentioning. Additionally, the study suggests that repertoire of school theatres should address childhood realities more convincingly in the future.
Keywords: school theatre, theatre pedagogy, children theatre repertoire, children’s theatre festivals
Cite this article: Reinis Vejins. CHILDHOOD IN CHILDREN THEATRES OF LATVIA SINCE 1991. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives 20, 492-502 (2022). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002542/
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