En ny generation lärostycken: Frågor till de införstådda.

En ny generation lärostycken: Frågor till de införstådda.

By John Hanse

This thesis takes the play as a historical idea of a theater produced in relation to a political movement. Through participation in the collective creation of two theater performances, Violence & Pedagogy and Body & Punishment, the dissertation work becomes part of the learning of two social phenomena, with the aim of answering the question: How can I take part in the creation of a new generation of curricula? One starting point is a critique of views where theater audiences are seen as passive and need to be activated, or ignorant and need to be enlightened. Another starting point is that art is part of human learning, even when learning is not a defined goal. As possible answers to the question, through reflections in and on the work process, specific artistic knowledge and results are presented that can be examined and tested by others. The two performances, and experiences from working with them, are presented as examples of ways of thinking, acting, meeting and learning through theater.

The thesis work contributes with concrete examples and descriptions of working methods that are applied and problematized in practical work. As a summary of lessons learned in the thesis work and an attempt to point out a direction for the future, five principles for a new generation of apprentice plays are presented. The scripts found in the final part of the thesis constitute both documentation of the two performances and manuals for working with them.

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