Introduction to theatre education at school

This paper deals with a field of work that has developed rapidly in recent decades: theatre education. Particular attention is paid to the areas of influence of theatre education processes and to the school context. In addition to explaining the possibilities for personal development, aesthetic education and learning processes at the social level through theatre education, the thesis also examines theatre as a subject of instruction. 'Theatre at school - why, what for and how?' could be formulated as a central theme of the work. Finally, an interview was conducted with a professional theatre educator on these topics, combining some theoretical approaches with reports from experience and thus translating them from the abstract into the concrete.

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Raphael Schaller, BEd, born in 1993. 2013-2016 Bachelor's degree in German and Music Teaching for New Middle Schools at the University of Education Upper Austria. Currently studying for a Master's degree in Theatre Education at the University of Education Linz. Since 2003, he has worked in various roles in children's and youth theatre, including acting, assistant directing, set design, layout, coaching and much more.