Pensar la literatura dramática desde la acción de escribir

Abstract

The teaching of dramatic literature in the framework of Drama Schools must be global and humanistic, and could also include acting, writing and staging. From a pedagogical point of view, these teachings demand that students develop their creativity, capacity for expression and receptivity.  Linked to the stage, they must also reflect on the social environment and contemporary reality. Creativity and imagination are essential tools in artistic practice and pedagogy. When applied to dramatic literature, they offer the possibility of providing students with a new vision of the theoretical contents and dramatic texts. Their importance is paramount in the understanding of the processes and structure of the plays discussed in the classroom. Imagination and criticism are not mutually exclusive realities. Both operate together and constitute a different way of looking at theatrical art: the art of the word, in which dramatic literature participates. Creating in order to understand and encourage places of encounter and debate. Creativity brings students closer to the creations of playwrights, but also to the society in which they are immersed. Thinking about theatre in practice, through creative exercises involving actionwriting, enables drama students to question the relevance of a text or its relationship to their own present.