Reclaiming the Natural Component through Theater Games

Authors

  • Vlad Bălan Ovidius University of Constanța, Romania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37130/yh9x2t49

Keywords:

reclaiming the natural component, learning through play, theater games, childhood games, theatre pedagogy, improvisation

Abstract

One of the most important objectives of the methodology of the ”I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Film for the Ist year Acting Department is “reclaiming of the natural component”, as it was initially formulated by Professor Ion Cojar, which involves the taking back in possession of a human potential unaltered by the norms of society, free from fears and anxieties, available for the act of creation. The research seeks to demonstrate that theater games are the main tool that facilitate this process, the student retracing under guidance the same stages of play from the first years of life. To support this idea, a parallel will be drawn between the theater games which the student meets in class work at the National University of Theatre and Film (UNATC) and the games played instinctively in early childhood. The main idea of this approach is that theater games are not only a tool for learning, but rather for re-gaining skills, for re- learning and re-discovery.

Author Biography

  • Vlad Bălan, Ovidius University of Constanța, Romania

    Vlad Bălan graduated from the doctoral school of the ”I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Film in 2021. In the last year of his master's degree and his four years of doctorate, he was an assistant at the Acting Department, BA level, class of Associate Professor Andreea Vulpe. In parallel, he worked as a trainer at numerous teen festivals such as ID Fest, T4T, Aplauze. He was also a teacher for Școala de Bine, a project initiated by the Act Theatre, which aimed to bring non-formal education to disadvantaged schools and high schools, with over 200 beneficiaries. At the Ioanid School, he was a theatre teacher, working with children from primary, secondary and high school. Currently, he is an actor at the Nottara Theatre in Bucharest, actor and director alongside the Unteatru team, associated teaching staff at the Ovidius University of Constanța.

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Published

2022-06-05

How to Cite

Bălan, V. (2022). Reclaiming the Natural Component through Theater Games. CONCEPT, 24(1), 185-199. https://doi.org/10.37130/yh9x2t49